Tag: belief
member name: Tristan Russell
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January 24, 2008 07:33 PM EST --
Being a nonbeliever in Small Town America, I'm frequently running into the religious. After they realize that I don't believe what they do, the question they quickly ask is: "so then, what . . .
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June 13, 2008 12:36 PM EDT --
Myth #9: "There are no atheists in foxholes"
This myth is akin to the idea that, when pressed with fear for their life, atheists will cry out to God. This idea is ridiculous in . . .
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June 24, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
Earlier this month, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed a measure co-sponsored by state Rep. Sally " Gays are Worse than Terrorism " Kern. Thanks to everyone who wrote emails and letters, . . .
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March 07, 2008 03:49 PM EST --
Professor PZ Meyers has another excellent post on his Pharyngula blog today: An atheist's creed. Notice it's " an atheist creed"...atheists as a whole have no "creed" . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:22 PM EDT --
Since its triple points week here on Gather, I figured I'd try to make the most of it. This article will begin a series of common myths and misconceptions regarding atheism . Whether you're . . .
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June 11, 2008 12:24 PM EDT --
Myth #5: Atheists do not believe in objective moral standards.
Like so many of these myths, they generalize nonbelievers and then equate morality with the supernatural. I'll . . .
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September 15, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
It’s amazing to think that many people in today’s modern society hold faith up as a virtue. I am not one of those people. There is no sense in replacing reason and evidence with faith -- . . .
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March 19, 2009 06:52 PM EDT --
[This is re-posted from my March 18 blog post ]
Most people are stupid. I've probably said a thousand times by now that the education in this country is atrocious, and our critical thinking skills . . .
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February 27, 2008 10:27 PM EST --
Ms. Marilyn " Merry Sunshine " Mackenzie recently posted an article in which she wondered "what Thomas Jefferson really meant" about founding America for Christianity. I take . . .
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February 26, 2008 03:32 PM EST --
Hello everyone!
Well, it looks like I'm *finally* getting better . I thought I'd share with you some of my favorites from YouTube and the blogosphere in general. We freethinkers . . .
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May 01, 2008 12:03 AM EDT --
Since I can't seem to figure out how to spotlight articles I wrote before the new Gather update, I've decided to list them here and spotlight this article. This will be a collection of all . . .
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February 01, 2008 03:17 PM EST --
This is my refutation to a post by Ryan McReynolds titled " God vs. Science? or did Science forget it's creator? "
I'll attempt to keep my rebuttals short, because I don't . . .
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June 09, 2008 11:41 PM EDT --
Myth #2: Atheists are stubborn and closed-minded.
The second myth for today involves the tired old attack that we non-believers are just too stubborn to hear "the knock", as they say. . . .
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June 10, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
Myth #3: Atheism is dangerous to society.
Today's first myth concerns the danger not believing in a god can pose to cooperative societies in general.
I think that right off the bat, atheism . . .
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July 18, 2008 01:48 PM EDT --
Ever since I can remember, I've always disliked mustard. We all develop our own tastes, and those tastes change as we grow. But for years I would send back a burger if it had mustard . . .
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January 30, 2008 04:48 PM EST --
If I told you, "I had cereal for breakfast today", would you believe me? I mean, it's a common breakfast food. Maybe you know me, or maybe you've seen me eat cereal . . .
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February 07, 2008 07:03 PM EST --
The door didn't creak when she pushed her way in from the rain-soaked street. This was unusual; she had always recalled that unique creak the old wooden door would offer up to the parishioners. . . .
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February 19, 2008 06:58 PM EST --
Ugh...the Devil is keeping me down !
Whenever I'm sick, I usually like some kind of soup. Chicken soup is always good. The meme is so popular that a series of books have even been . . .
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March 22, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
It's the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter , and I woke up wondering something...
Christians, help me out!
Two thousand years ago, what was Jesus doing ? I know the story is . . .
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June 12, 2008 08:03 PM EDT --
Myth #8: Atheists hate God
Anyone with a god might feel the urge to tell a non-believer of that god that they "hate it". We here this all the time: "You just hate (or are mad . . .
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