Once again, I found myself in a Science vs Religion argument with my unenlightened ex. We’d watched a recent BBC Horizon documentary entitled Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong. Science shows isn’t usually his preferred viewing, especially any kind of doco about how the universe was actually made, but for some (obvious) reason, [...]
I used to play on a Christian soccer team, not for any philosophical reasons obviously, but more out of convenience and availability, and boredom… I am no longer welcome on that team. But back then, I was involved in a friendly, post-game argument with the team captain over an after-game beer. So you’ve all [...]
SEATTLE – Hundreds of people are gathering in Seattle this weekend to hear a strong message about faith – but no one in the audience believes in God. The convention is sponsored by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a national group of more than 16,000 people who say faith in God is waste of time.
From a purely scientific point of view, atheists argue against the existence of God because there is no evidence to support such a being. It is simply the nature of “belief” – and the reason why religion is still rife in civilized society – that a belief does not require proof. But Christians argue: [...]
Most denominations incorrectly believe the fourth commandment refers to Sunday. The Catholic church amazingly acknowledges this fact. Many of their official writings point to the fact that they changed the Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday.
Since the dawn of humanity, civilizations have created myths to explain our origins. Grounded not in fact, but in belief, the thousands of different creation myths all share one common thread… The Supernatural.
Ten tweets from this week: RT @DEEVUHH: A belief is not truth simply because it’s useful #atheism, #atheist, #religion # Atheist Billboards sponsored by the American Humanist Association http://tr.im/zgTg “Millions are good without God” #atheist # RT @Jumile: NEVER has a book title been more accurate (pic): http://imgur.com/4aSFg.jpg #skeptic #atheist #comedy # Slogans promoting [...]
Below is what I consider the best argument for lacking belief in any religions or gods. What makes this argument so powerful is that it covers any religion, and best of all, I don’t make the argument, you do. How strong the argument is really depends on how honest you can be with yourself. In [...]
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
I used to think we evolved from apes; Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection seemed pretty watertight. But in doing research for this show, I came across a theory that deviates from Darwin’s. I just found it in a dusty old book in a library – it’s called “The Bible”.
I started this blog when I was dating a Seventh-day Adventist. I’ve always been an atheist as long as I can remember, even with a somewhat religious upbringing, but I wanted to try and respect her superstitions as best I could. We had some lively debates, but agreed to disagree when it came to religion - I get that a belief is just that, an unfounded belief.
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