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2.5yr
Is this the new /r/atheism?
Since I've abandoned Reddit, I find myself looking for content similar to what I was subscribed to on there. ... read full post
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2.5yr
What's the harm in religious fundamentalism?
http://whatstheharm.net/religiousfundamentalism.htmlThis site is a great resource for people who insist that there's no harm in letting people believe what they want. While everyone has the right to make that choice for themselves, that's different from claiming there's no harm in believing things that can't be proven true, and sometimes can be demonstrably proven to be not true.
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2.5yr
The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin
https://www.newsweek.com/2015/01/02/thats-not-what-bible-says-294018.htmlReligious rationalizers twist phrases and modify translations to prove they are honoring the Bible's words.
An oldie but a goodie...
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2.5yr
Criticisms of EXODUS ep. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T976kWrA6kERationality Rules takes on the table again
17
2.5yr
People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened (Also known as "original sin" in Levant mythology)
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/people-can-be-convinced-they-committed-a-crime-they-dont-remember.html14
2.5yr
Sense of Betrayal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/hamtramck-michigan-muslim-council-lgbtq-pride-flags-banned?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherHow are they surprised. Elect a Muslim majority to your city council and first they do is start banning things based on their religion. No different then the GOP and their christian agenda.
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2.5yr
Favorite atheist quotes
What are some of your favorite quotes about atheism?
"Christianity is the religion of love the same way Islam is the religion of peace." - Richard Dawkins
I added a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi for fun.
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2.5yr
George Carlin --- Religion is Bullshit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuEThis has been reposted so many times, but this is a new site and there's no telling who might have missed it. Uncle George at his best, talking about how the religion scam works (Christian specific).
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2.5yr
Utah Republicans are furious schools banned the Bible to comply with their book-banning law
https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/utah-republicans-are-furious-schools8
2.5yr
Science Saved My Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w2M50_Xdk12
2.5yr
Online atheism has been around for a long time, longer than the internet, even.
https://community.fortunecity.ws/meltingpot/israel/871/quotes.htmlThis is the Atheist Fortune Cookie file. The writings of the ancients, a massive collection of quotes, both silly and profound, criticizing religion from the dawn of the online era and earlier. They should not be forgotten.
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2.5yr
The only debate on Intelligent Design that is worthy of its subject
https://abstractfactory.blogspot.com/2005/10/only-debate-on-intelligent-design-that.htmlAn oldie but a goodie
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2.5yr
Religious fruitcake art
Any interest in one thread where we post bizarre religious art and comics?
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2.5yr
Respect should go both ways
17
2.5yr
Jesus and Mo - International Day of Blasphemy
https://www.jesusandmo.net/wp-content/uploads/dread2.png
For some reason this site isn’t friendly to mobile users, so I linked directly to the image. Here’s the link to the source: https://www.jesusandmo.net/comic/dread2/
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2.5yr
Dying out loud
https://onlysky.media/dwarnock/dying-out-loud/Dave Warnock is a former evangelical preacher who was diagnosed with a terminal case of ALS (aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease") in 2019. He was given three to five years to live, and he's chosen to spend that time focusing on life rather than ruminating about his impending death. Based on a web search, he's been actively speaking about his experience as recently as April of this year. ... read full post
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2.5yr
All the gods I don't believe in
https://i.imgur.com/4enbMXs.jpg
Everyone has a different definition of the god(s) they believe in and this creates a moving target for the atheist expressing skepticism regarding those beliefs. There are at last count something on the order of over three thousand different gods that humans have worshiped; here's a non-canonical list of them. In addition, there are thousands of sects within various religions all claiming to worship the same god but attributing different personalities to them effectively creating new gods in the process. Then there are Deist gods who are undefined but nevertheless divine by nature and pantheism which holds that the universe and everything in it is some sort of manifestation of godhood. It's exhausting. So here I will go through a top-level list of gods I don't believe are real. ... read full post
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2.5yr
Asking forgiveness from...God?
https://onlysky.media/jpearce/asking-forgiveness-from-god/Jonathan Pearce examines the philosophical problems of substitutionary atonement and the consequences for victims when believers claim that their god has forgiven them.
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2.5yr
20th-century science assimilation
I've always heard that it takes a long time for new science to penetrate to the awareness of the general public. Centuries even. I think the physics of the 20thcent. will create a kind of atheistic mysticism in humanity over the next century or two. ... read full post
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2.5yr
Study shows many American atheists hide their non-belief
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/study-shows-many-american-atheists-hide-their-non-belief/We've come a long way in the last thirty years, but we still have farther to go. We can't say we live in a truly secular society if people can't be open about their faith or lack. Too many communities feel entitled to punishing anyone who doesn't conform to their expectations.
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2.5yr
It creeps me out how street preachers can run on full autopilot.
I'm a volunteer clinic defender at Planned Parenthood so i deal with street preachers a lot. This weekend a street preacher also started interfering with the crowd at the pride parade. In both cases, I primarily try to interfere, interrupt, and distract them to prevent them from harassing their targets. ... read full post
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2.5yr
When your faith is so heavenly minded, it's no earthly good
https://onlysky.media/ncarter/when-your-faith-is-so-heavenly-minded-its-no-earthly-good/Neil Carter is an atheist and secular blogger who has written some amazing stuff about deconstruction and the problem with modern Christianity and Christians. He hasn't updated in a while, but this is one of the last things he posted on onlysky.media.
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2.5yr
Christian nationalism and biblical literalism independently predict conspiracy thinking, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/2023/06/christian-nationalism-and-biblical-literalism-independently-predict-conspiracy-thinking-study-finds-165550A new study has found that both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism are independently associated with a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. When people believed in both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism, their distrust of government officials increased significantly. The findings, published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, provide insight into the sociocultural factors that contribute to the spread and persistence of conspiracy beliefs in certain populations. ... read full post
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2.5yr
Satanic Temple, Hindu leaders speak out after religious charter school vote
https://kfor.com/news/local/satanic-temple-hindu-leaders-speak-out-after-religious-charter-school-vote/Evidently TST says they may consider opening a publicly funded school in OK after the state approved public funding for a Christian school. I hope they do.
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2.5yr
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
https://apnews.com/article/pat-robertson-dead-christian-broadcasting-700-club-91299d0953c014ca6860fe545cac793ePat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93.
Robertson’s death Thursday was confirmed in an email by his broadcasting network. No cause was given.