February 10, 2012 1:10pm by Steve | 
Isn't this always the way?
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Sam Harris – Great Quote I challenge anyone here to think of a question upon which we once had a scientific answer, however inadequate, but for which now the best answer is a religious one.” – Sam Harris After pondering that, now think of it the other way around. Doesn’t it become obvious [...] I was reading through some blog comments just now and the thread was getting heated with respect to believers versus atheists when this little gem of a comment popped out of nowhere. It is beautiful and perfect. A pro-religious comment cannot (by its very own nature) be well-argued, as it is not based on [...]
photo: Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun “The Army may not think atheism is a faith, but in fact atheist chaplains could help an atheist service member just as a Christian or Jewish chaplain can fortify believers. Army Capt. Ryan Jean, an intelligence officer at Ft. Meade, Md., is an atheist who [...] This is an amazing piece written by athiest Edwin Kagin. There is a lot of important information crammed into this eloquent (and correct!) envisioning of this famous response. It should be noted that Mr. Kagin writes with a humorist edge. His writing is solid, educational, amusing, and does not pull punches. Dear Virginia, No, [...]  Tags: atheist, beauty, belief, christmas, kagin, reality, virginia Category: Keys to Understanding, Silly Religion
Ooooo! Christmas! Christians frequently enjoy announcing their exclusive right to the “real” Christmas. After all, Christ is the reason for the season, right? Not really. Well not at all, actually. Sure, Christians celebrate Christmas in December, but the birth of Jesus is now believed to have happened some time in the month of [...] They also believe that: Radioactivity is a human invention, and Humans lived side by side with dinosaurs Frankly I’m not incredibly surprised by this. As others have already commented, you would probably get the same results (possibly worse) by polling residents of the bible belt in the United States. And if anybody wants to [...] via cracked.com The devil, also known as Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, Mr. Scratch, Old Nick and Al Pacino, is the cloven-hoofed, pitchfork-wielding, red-skinned, horned king of hell and founder of the metal genre of music. He’s also a gambler and a businessman, willing to make bets or contracts with you and [...] By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times Story posted 2010.09.27 at 09:07 PM PDT If you want to know about God, you might want to talk to an atheist. Heresy? Perhaps. But a survey that measured Americans’ knowledge of religion found that atheists and agnostics knew more, on average, than followers of most major faiths. [...] There is no better Carl Sagan. Everyone should be given the gift of this amazing monologue. We should all be so gifted with writing of such perfect clarity and eternal relevance. |
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