Tag: secularism
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 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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July 01, 2008 07:25 PM EDT --
Our nation's birthday is once again upon us. It seems like it was only a year ago when were celebrating our independence from tyrannical dictatorships and oppressive religious ideals by blowing . . .
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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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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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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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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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January 21, 2009 06:06 PM EST --
Some of my recent online augmenting has prompted several trips to the book of Genesis , and subsequently sparked a few nits that I haven't picked yet. Ergo, here are three mini-rants dealing with . . .
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August 11, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Anyone else see our Commander-in-chief at the Olympics last night? Here's some wonderful quotes from our President :
"..if you're a religious person, you understand that once religion . . .
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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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June 12, 2008 12:22 PM EDT --
Myth #7: Atheism leads to Darwinism.
It's funny how many of these myths are used by Ben Stein in his new movie , huh? Well, maybe not funny, more like sad, really. A lot of people . . .
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October 08, 2008 07:05 PM EDT --
Due to recent conversations, I've been challenged to provide an answer to the religious-based question: "What could atheism ever provide?"
I can only answer this question for myself, . . .
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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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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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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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June 13, 2008 08:15 PM EDT --
Myth #10: Atheism can't give you the meaning of life.
Actually, this myth is true. Atheism isn't supposed to provide you with a meaning to life. If you've been following . . .
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