Tag: rational thinking
member name: Tristan Russell
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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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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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January 12, 2008 12:50 PM EST --
We are rationally thinking creatures. We use rational thought every day. Just take some time and ponder it. Do you stop at the stop light when it's red? Do you swim in scalding hot water? Do . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:48 PM EDT --
Most of you should know British comedian Pat Condell , whose awesome videos criticizing religion are among the highest ranked on YouTube.com. If you don't, I highly recommend them.
Many . . .
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July 07, 2008 07:09 PM EDT --
Hi all. Just letting you know there's a new social networking site just for atheists, humanists, and freethinkers called Atheist Nexus .
Join now and add me as a friend!
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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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June 10, 2008 08:38 PM EDT --
Myth #4: Atheism is responsible for the greatest crimes in human history.
Any nonbeliever who's ever engaged a theist has heard this myth before. Most believers have used it, or at least . . .
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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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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 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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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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September 25, 2008 06:26 PM EDT --
In my previous "share", I prompted a quite lengthy dialog with several Gather users. This thread is a continuation of those discussions , as well as an opportunity to talk with others. . . .
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February 05, 2008 08:27 PM EST --
In a fit of curiosity, I visited AllAboutGod.com and eventually made my way to a page that hoped to answer the question, "Does God Exist, Scientifically?'
After going on about how "creation" . . .
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June 11, 2008 10:02 PM EDT --
Myth #6: Atheism is a religion.
Hopefully you've been following along and have read the Myth #1 . If you have, you know that an 'atheist' is a person who lacks god-belief. . . .
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August 05, 2008 05:28 PM EDT --
My readers have probably noticed that I've been taking it easy online. I haven't made a Gather article, blog post, or YouTube video for a while now. Don't worry, I'm just taking . . .
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February 04, 2009 07:19 PM EST --
This is a simple, corny article of introduction (or re-introduction, for those who know me). Please comment below and introduce yourself to the group!
I'm The Small Town Atheist, . . .
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