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The Ten (Liberal) Commandments – from NYT circa 1951
May 6th
My buddy sent me this. I thank him, for it is truly inspired. I need not add anything; but felt absolutely compelled to share. Take from it what you will:
It originally appeared in the December 16, 1951, issue of The New York Times Magazine, at the end of the article “The best answer to fanaticism: Liberalism.”
Know who else was an atheist??? Hitler! (and other arguments of this type)
May 4th
Irrespective of whether you accept that the earth is getting hotter, you will hopefully find this attempt to argue against it embarrassingly tragic. It’s amazing to see such a blatant and epic ad hominem fallacy in billboard format. I can only hope that, as the Guardian article says, supporters of heartland.org will pull their funding and distance themselves from such idiocy.
Effeminate Children? That’s a paddlin’
May 2nd
Could something this abhorrent have ever come from anything OTHER than a religious figure??
North Carolina Baptist Pastor Sean Harris expresses his belief that parents of soft kids should “man up” and punch them. Wow.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/02/north-carolina-pastor-sean-harris-urges-parents-to-man-up-and-punch-effeminate-children/
Five Reasons Prayer is Bad
Apr 6th
If you aren’t familiar with Matt Dillahunty and The Atheist Experience, I highly recommend looking them up. They do a weekly show on public access television in Austin, TX. They also have podcasts of their shows, videos on their website, and many other ways to interact with them.
On January 15th of this year, the hosts were Russell Glasser and Dan Baker. The show was entitled “The Failure of Prayer”. Around twelve and a half minutes in, Dan begins to speak about his “five reasons prayer is bad”, as well as a follow-up example for each. Here are the Coles Notes of what he said: More >
Morality, revisited.
Apr 4th
My friend recently posted a blog on morality. He decided he’d go with the argument that objective morality necessitates the existence of god. Objective morality exists, therefore god must exist.
Here is my answer to his blog posting. Let me know what you think. Am I way off base? Feel free to comment on his blog, too; he’d love the traffic, even if you disagree! More >
A Personal Story…
Mar 25th
It seems to be the quickest way to polarize a relationship, bring something like personal beliefs into the conversation. To be honest, I thought I was the kind of person that could be fine with others believing whatever they wanted. That is partly still true – but if I’m being honest with myself, it bothers me when I think about some of my friends subscribing to such ridiculous beliefs – even if they don’t see them as ridiculous. So, I’m forced to put it aside and forget it exists when we are together. I choose to do this because, religious differences aside, I truly value my friends and the time we spend together.
One such friend is someone I have been close to for a long time. We went to university together, met within the first week of school, and graduated 4 years later with the same degree. In third and fourth year we were roommates. Honestly, the guy is a brother to me. More than that, whenever I needed help with any subject, I could ask him. Before knowing me for four months, he spent a total of about 20 hours helping me study for a final exam that I had no chance of passing. He did this even though he also had this exam (as well as five others) to study for. What I’m saying is, he’s a great guy and he’s very smart. More >
It’s Just So Infallible!
Mar 25th
Here’s a list of inconsistencies I picked up while browsing online (for something completely different).
It blows my mind that some of these are from THE SAME BOOK! It makes me wonder if believers have actually read their bible! I mean, anyone with an ounce of objectivity should be able to see this book for what it really is: ancient fiction; most of which is no longer applicable in today’s world – not that it was moral 2000+ years ago either. How can they miss the mark by so much?
Oh well, enjoy!
Two Hate Crimes, One Week (Allegedly)
Mar 25th
Wow… So two major hate crimes seem to have occurred in the span of one week; ultimately resulting in the death of 17 year old Treyvon Martin; and a Muslim mother of five, Shaima Alawadi, who (earlier today) has succumb to her injuries. She was beaten with a tire iron in her own home and left in a pool of her own blood. The perpetrator left a note beside her: More >
Braco – The Gaze of Miracles
Mar 13th
Although the site primarily deals with theistic material concerning the major world religions, it is important not to forget to be skeptical about the quiet little “miracles” happening in the corner of the proverbial room. More >
Bill Nye on Evolution
Mar 7th
Bill Nye – my favourite scientist as a child and one of the best still to this day – nails it on evolution.
http://bigthink.com/ideas/42742
Plus, he rocks a mean bow tie.
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