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No worries, Dianne. We're all frustrated with the current situation. (Or I am, anyway.)
I apologize for my last comment. Trump's election is the fault of Trump voters and no one else (well, Putin,…
And thank you everyone who decided that Biden wasn't pure enough for you and stayed home: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/incoming-trump-team-is-asking-white-house-national-security-council-civil-servants-about-their-loyalty Incompetent NSC means…
_Railsea_ by China Mieville has ampersands as part of the story-- both text and symbolism. A genuinely weird surrealist novel.
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Category Archives: Atheism
What Stephen Fry Would Say To God
Transcript: Gay Byrne: Suppose it’s all true, and you walk up to the pearly gates, and are confronted by God. What will Stephen Fry say to him, her, or it? Stephen Fry: I’d say, bone cancer in children? What’s that … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism
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Is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Unconstitutional?
Sasha Volokh brings up the question with a quote from Justice Stevens’ concurrence in City of Boerne v. Flores. ((I say “from,” but technically, the quote isn’t “from” Stevens’ concurrence – it is his entire concurrence.)) In my opinion, the … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-atheism, Atheism, Supreme Court Issues
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Atheists Don’t Believe In Objective Morality. Deal With It.
Over at Popehat, Clark argues that “modern atheists have an incoherent world view.” After a great deal of back-and-forth in comments, Clark clarified his argument: My thesis is this, and this alone: Most atheists are, or act as if they … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism
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So What Is The Church For?
Stephen Fry: The Church is very loose on moral evils, because, although they try to accuse people like me, who believe in empiricism and the Enlightenment, of what they call ‘moral relativism,’ as if it’s some appalling sin, where what … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism
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If there is no Objective Moral Truth, how do you know that it’s bad to be unkind or unjust?
As I understand it, an “objective moral truth” would be a morality that exists outside the human mind. In this view, a moral statement like “theft is wrong” has a truth independent of human belief, like “the moon orbits the … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Civility & norms of discourse
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On atheism
On Saturday the 17th February 2001, I realised I had no faith in women’s magazines or God. I was at the hospital – I wasn’t sick – I was visiting my best friend (she’ll be known as Betsy for the … Continue reading
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My God-Given Right To Be An Atheist
From Jonathan Tweet (click through to read the whole thing): Certain religious sayings make more sense when you insert the word “nothing” in place of the word “God.” “When you die, you become one with God.” “They’re in God’s hands … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, crossposted on TADA
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The Pew Religious Forum Quiz
How much do you know about religion? And how do you compare with the average American? Here’s your chance to find out. Take our short, 15-question quiz, and see how you do in comparison with 3,412 randomly sampled adults who … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, crossposted on TADA, Whatever
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xkcd: Athiests
From xkcd; via Blag Hag. Transcript: Man: “Personally, I find atheists just as annoying as fundamentalist Christians.” Woman: “Well, the important thing is that you’ve found a way to feel superior to both.”
Posted in Anti-atheism, Atheism, Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA
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Two Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert
If you’re ever feeling down about your life, feeling like you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, just ready to give up, take a gander at how Roger Ebert is holding up. The longtime writer and movie critic … Continue reading
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