Articles related to "Atheism"
Reasons to Reject Atheism
Many critics of Christianity stubbornly cling to the notion that there is no God. This article takes a look at why atheism is unworkable and unprovable.
atheism • god • christianity • human • nature
Many critics of Christianity stubbornly cling to the notion that there is no God. This article takes a look at why atheism is unworkable and unprovable.
atheism • god • christianity • human • nature
Atheism in a Post-Religious World - Book Review
Tremblay labels religion a swindle and mental terrorism and explains, convincingly, why he chose these epithets. He demonstrates the inextricable link between the belief in the afterlife and immorality and castigates religion's intolerance coupled with its ever-shifting philosophical goalposts. Its dogmatism leads to a loss of experiential richness and to negative cognitive consequences to both the believer and his milieu.
philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
Tremblay labels religion a swindle and mental terrorism and explains, convincingly, why he chose these epithets. He demonstrates the inextricable link between the belief in the afterlife and immorality and castigates religion's intolerance coupled with its ever-shifting philosophical goalposts. Its dogmatism leads to a loss of experiential richness and to negative cognitive consequences to both the believer and his milieu.
philosophy • mind • ethics • robot • turing
Atheism: A New Freedom?
Some elements in society think atheism is a new fad. It is now popular to not believe in god, but is that true in society that for years has been defined by belief.
atheists • non-belief • disbelief • religious tolerance • religious belief
Some elements in society think atheism is a new fad. It is now popular to not believe in god, but is that true in society that for years has been defined by belief.
atheists • non-belief • disbelief • religious tolerance • religious belief
Common Myths about Atheism
The term "atheist" has a negative connotation for many. This blanket term for non-believers is laden with baggage. What is widely attributed to atheists is often wrong.
myths about atheism • living without god • richard dawkins • the out campaign • atheist morality
The term "atheist" has a negative connotation for many. This blanket term for non-believers is laden with baggage. What is widely attributed to atheists is often wrong.
myths about atheism • living without god • richard dawkins • the out campaign • atheist morality
The meaning of atheism
A text by Haldeman-Julius prompts reflection on the role of atheism in society.
atheism • society • haldeman-julius • religion • bigotry
A text by Haldeman-Julius prompts reflection on the role of atheism in society.
atheism • society • haldeman-julius • religion • bigotry
The Universe Defies Atheism
Atheism has few answers when presented with the origin and nature of the universe. This article explains why.
universe • origin • human • life • complex
Atheism has few answers when presented with the origin and nature of the universe. This article explains why.
universe • origin • human • life • complex
What does fighting for Atheism mean ? (I)
In this first part, Hans Atrott discusses his view of the mechanisms by which Christianity excuses all crimes and abominations.
christianity • christian • jesus • nietzsche • atheism
In this first part, Hans Atrott discusses his view of the mechanisms by which Christianity excuses all crimes and abominations.
christianity • christian • jesus • nietzsche • atheism
What does fighting for Atheism mean ? (II)
In the second part, Atrott discusses the Christian perversion of morality for power.
atheism • atheist • religious • reason • divine
In the second part, Atrott discusses the Christian perversion of morality for power.
atheism • atheist • religious • reason • divine
Faith and Reason
Reason versus faith. Can an intelligent person believe in God today or has science replaced God? Is it possible to be a person of both reason and faith?
faith and reason • on faith and reason • faith versus reason • faith vs. reason • how to believe in god in the 21st century
Reason versus faith. Can an intelligent person believe in God today or has science replaced God? Is it possible to be a person of both reason and faith?
faith and reason • on faith and reason • faith versus reason • faith vs. reason • how to believe in god in the 21st century
Sedam's Joseph
Discounting the viability of virgin birth, the speaker of Malcolm M. Sedam's "Joseph" poses as Joseph to act as an iconoclastic myth buster.
malcolm m sedam • joseph • postmodernist betrayal • iconoclasitc • myth buster
Discounting the viability of virgin birth, the speaker of Malcolm M. Sedam's "Joseph" poses as Joseph to act as an iconoclastic myth buster.
malcolm m sedam • joseph • postmodernist betrayal • iconoclasitc • myth buster
Separation of Church and State
Many people seem to be confused over the meaning of the term "separation of church and state". How is it relevant to our lives in America?
separation of church and state • roger williams • jefferson • religion • religious freedom
Many people seem to be confused over the meaning of the term "separation of church and state". How is it relevant to our lives in America?
separation of church and state • roger williams • jefferson • religion • religious freedom
The Case for Miracles
Miracles and spirituality are often dismissed as "hocus-pocus" superstition. Is this dismissal legitimate? This article says no.
miracles • supernatural • spirituality • superstition • hume
Miracles and spirituality are often dismissed as "hocus-pocus" superstition. Is this dismissal legitimate? This article says no.
miracles • supernatural • spirituality • superstition • hume
We Hold These Truths
Many people today question whether religious or philosophical truth is possible to know. The Founding Fathers didn't.....and thankfully so.
july • fourth • founders • declaration • wisdom
Many people today question whether religious or philosophical truth is possible to know. The Founding Fathers didn't.....and thankfully so.
july • fourth • founders • declaration • wisdom
A comparative Look at Athiesm and Paganism
This is to help answer the Question, "Is Paganism the same as Atheism?" People often confuse the two. It will also look to a certain extent at how both paths coexist together as an option to Christianity.
paganism • wicca • atheism • spirituality • paganism
This is to help answer the Question, "Is Paganism the same as Atheism?" People often confuse the two. It will also look to a certain extent at how both paths coexist together as an option to Christianity.
paganism • wicca • atheism • spirituality • paganism
God as mechanistic nature
A real god, as far as we can imagine it, would be a creature of science-fiction - it would certainly have no relation to human experience.
free will • prayer • atheism • atheist • religious
A real god, as far as we can imagine it, would be a creature of science-fiction - it would certainly have no relation to human experience.
free will • prayer • atheism • atheist • religious
Hatred of good and evil (I)
In this first part about moral judgment, I discuss why atheism and its related ideas are hated : because they are a threat to religious comfort.
religion • salvation • hatred • christianity • atheism
In this first part about moral judgment, I discuss why atheism and its related ideas are hated : because they are a threat to religious comfort.
religion • salvation • hatred • christianity • atheism
Infidel and proud - Interview with Reginald Finley
An interview with Reginald Finley, the host of the "LIVE with the Infidel Guy" online show.
infidel • infidel guy • black • blacks • church
An interview with Reginald Finley, the host of the "LIVE with the Infidel Guy" online show.
infidel • infidel guy • black • blacks • church
Introducing: The Theology Corner
Atheism considered
christian • rock • music • atheism • larry norman
Atheism considered
christian • rock • music • atheism • larry norman
Lessons From Tiananmen Square
More about the slaughter and imprisonment of the great unwashed or anyone else who disagrees with the Chinese government, and why I care about what's going on half the world away.
china • falun gong • tiananmen square • communism • cults
More about the slaughter and imprisonment of the great unwashed or anyone else who disagrees with the Chinese government, and why I care about what's going on half the world away.
china • falun gong • tiananmen square • communism • cults
Looking at atheist commandments
Some simple 10-points guides to living that beat the Bible or humanism hands down.
ethics • commandments • principles • rules • survival
Some simple 10-points guides to living that beat the Bible or humanism hands down.
ethics • commandments • principles • rules • survival
Revelation: Qur'an part 2
In the second part of this article, Shlomi Tal examines the dualism and lack of science in the Quran.
islam • muslim • quran • allah • belief
In the second part of this article, Shlomi Tal examines the dualism and lack of science in the Quran.
islam • muslim • quran • allah • belief
Satan as a tool of evasion
Belief in Satan is an excuse for ignoring the complex reality of evil.
satan • belief • evil • morality • moral
Belief in Satan is an excuse for ignoring the complex reality of evil.
satan • belief • evil • morality • moral
The agnostic fallacy
Agnosticism pretends to be a reasonable alternative, but it is a fallacious position.
agnostic • agnosticism • knowledge • post-modernist-post-modernism • atheism
Agnosticism pretends to be a reasonable alternative, but it is a fallacious position.
agnostic • agnosticism • knowledge • post-modernist-post-modernism • atheism
The Gallup International Millenium Survey
A recent worldwide survey about religiosity gives us good and bad news.
survey • religion • religiosity • statistics • demographics
A recent worldwide survey about religiosity gives us good and bad news.
survey • religion • religiosity • statistics • demographics
The Gospel according to Bruce
I analyze the theology presented, and implied, by the movie "Bruce Almighty". I find it to be little more than liberal Christianity cloaked in more vagueness and contradictions.
liberal • liberal christianity • christianity • theodicy • theodicies
I analyze the theology presented, and implied, by the movie "Bruce Almighty". I find it to be little more than liberal Christianity cloaked in more vagueness and contradictions.
liberal • liberal christianity • christianity • theodicy • theodicies
The Jesus myth
With Easter coming, we are reminded that there is no historical evidence for Jesus, and that Christianity is based on a myth with no basis in fact.
jesus • christ • easter • bible • christian
With Easter coming, we are reminded that there is no historical evidence for Jesus, and that Christianity is based on a myth with no basis in fact.
jesus • christ • easter • bible • christian
The statistical god : Deus In Machina
Belief in synchronicity as God is moer credible than belief in a personal god, but still subject to many problems, including a misunderstanding of design inferences.
synchronicity • life-force • probability • design • statistics
Belief in synchronicity as God is moer credible than belief in a personal god, but still subject to many problems, including a misunderstanding of design inferences.
synchronicity • life-force • probability • design • statistics
The Ugly Side of Humanism
Is humanism an anti-individualist ideology ? Quotes from various humanist documents would seem to indicate that this is the case.
atheism • humanism • humanist
Is humanism an anti-individualist ideology ? Quotes from various humanist documents would seem to indicate that this is the case.
atheism • humanism • humanist
Where are we going?
Orthodox Christianity in Albania and South Africa, and one's personal relationship with God.
orthodox • christianity • orthodoxy • church • faith
Orthodox Christianity in Albania and South Africa, and one's personal relationship with God.
orthodox • christianity • orthodoxy • church • faith
Where is the faith ?
According to recent surveys, 40% of Christians are atheists and 49% of Christian pastors do not follow the Bible. We seem to have conclusive proof that Christianity's statistics are a Big Lie.
pastors • pastor • bible • biblical • god-concept
According to recent surveys, 40% of Christians are atheists and 49% of Christian pastors do not follow the Bible. We seem to have conclusive proof that Christianity's statistics are a Big Lie.
pastors • pastor • bible • biblical • god-concept
The Case for a Divine Cause
The Bible begins with a simple declaration: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) No other part of the Bible is as hotly contested.
cosmological • universe • god • creator • evolution
The Bible begins with a simple declaration: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) No other part of the Bible is as hotly contested.
cosmological • universe • god • creator • evolution
Movie Review--Bill Maher's Religulous
Bill Maher's documentary Religulous sets out to ask true believers of all faiths--Christianity, Judaism and Islam--what all the fuss is about.
bill maher religulous • atheism christianity judaism islam • lionsgate films • politically incorrect • controversial religious films
Bill Maher's documentary Religulous sets out to ask true believers of all faiths--Christianity, Judaism and Islam--what all the fuss is about.
bill maher religulous • atheism christianity judaism islam • lionsgate films • politically incorrect • controversial religious films
Raleigh's Secret Society
Elizabethan England breeds secrecy in an age of religious and intellectual persecution, causing many intellectuals to go underground.
secret societies • sir walter raleigh • thomas harriot • john florio • christopher marlowe
Elizabethan England breeds secrecy in an age of religious and intellectual persecution, causing many intellectuals to go underground.
secret societies • sir walter raleigh • thomas harriot • john florio • christopher marlowe
Evil is as evil does
The argument from evil - why the notion of the omnibenevolent god is philosophically bankrupt.
atheism • atheist • religious • divine • god
The argument from evil - why the notion of the omnibenevolent god is philosophically bankrupt.
atheism • atheist • religious • divine • god
Extra, Extra, Read All About It. . .
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
christianity • charismatic movement • evangelicals • fundamentalists • world affairs
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
christianity • charismatic movement • evangelicals • fundamentalists • world affairs
Extra, Extra, Read All About It. . .
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
christianity • charismatic movement • evangelicals • fundamentalists • world affairs
Flash!!! You think Christianity is going down the tubes, that Islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet, that the New Age is acutally making inroads into modern culture, that God is dead? Fat chance. Read this little blurb from World Net Daily. No matter where you stand on the issue, you'll be enlightened.
christianity • charismatic movement • evangelicals • fundamentalists • world affairs
Is Armageddon Just Around The Corner?
The end of the world. We've been hearing about it for years. The churches, the missionaries, even the movies all send out the message that Jesus Christ is about to return and the vast majority of us are bound for hell. I'll bet you think you're not one of us, right? You're going to heaven, right? Well, let's see what you think after reading this article.
armageddon • endtimes • christianity • new thought • love
The end of the world. We've been hearing about it for years. The churches, the missionaries, even the movies all send out the message that Jesus Christ is about to return and the vast majority of us are bound for hell. I'll bet you think you're not one of us, right? You're going to heaven, right? Well, let's see what you think after reading this article.
armageddon • endtimes • christianity • new thought • love
Memento: Blueprint of a Monster
Humanist social commentary about vengeance and review of the movie <I>Memento</I>.
memento • revenge • vengeance • retribution • humanism
Humanist social commentary about vengeance and review of the movie <I>Memento</I>.
memento • revenge • vengeance • retribution • humanism
Mental terrorists
Belief in an afterlife can be mentally damaging, and ultimately lead to disaster.
terorrism • terrorists • afterlife • belief • death
Belief in an afterlife can be mentally damaging, and ultimately lead to disaster.
terorrism • terrorists • afterlife • belief • death
The Christianity/Sado-Masochism Connection
Alison tells us that the Christian religion is suspiciously like sado-masochism in its submissive aspects.
sex • sexuality • christian • christianity • s&m
Alison tells us that the Christian religion is suspiciously like sado-masochism in its submissive aspects.
sex • sexuality • christian • christianity • s&m
The design inference
Religionists are now forced to attack the foundations of science and rational thought. We cannot ignore those attacks.
science • scientific • design • probabilities • natural law
Religionists are now forced to attack the foundations of science and rational thought. We cannot ignore those attacks.
science • scientific • design • probabilities • natural law
The monstrosity of Christian belief
Christian belief is evil in nature, not just a good ideology that has been perverted by fallible humans.
crime • criminal • criminals • criminality • evil
Christian belief is evil in nature, not just a good ideology that has been perverted by fallible humans.
crime • criminal • criminals • criminality • evil
What are New Age Perspectives? - resubmit with finishing touches
What are New Age Perspectives? This initial article provides the Contributory Editor's thoughts on what New Age Perspectives are and are not.
new age • new age perspectives • religion • christianity • judism
What are New Age Perspectives? This initial article provides the Contributory Editor's thoughts on what New Age Perspectives are and are not.
new age • new age perspectives • religion • christianity • judism
Daniel Dennett: Breaking the Spell
Though Daniel C. Dennett sides with incendiary atheist Richard Dawkins, he offers a friendlier, more measured voice in the debate over science and religion.
science and religion • atheistic books • dennett breaking the spell • darwin and evolution • richard dawkins and religion
Though Daniel C. Dennett sides with incendiary atheist Richard Dawkins, he offers a friendlier, more measured voice in the debate over science and religion.
science and religion • atheistic books • dennett breaking the spell • darwin and evolution • richard dawkins and religion
Do Atheists Really Just Hate God?
It is a common misconception among the faithful that atheists are simply believers who have grown so angry with God that they turn their backs on their faith. Not so.
atheists really just hate god • angry at god • thou shalt not mock my faith • myths about atheism • living without god
It is a common misconception among the faithful that atheists are simply believers who have grown so angry with God that they turn their backs on their faith. Not so.
atheists really just hate god • angry at god • thou shalt not mock my faith • myths about atheism • living without god
Religion's Role in American Life
This article discusses the role religion plays in our lives. The article contrasts benefits and drawbacks and attempts to summarize competing findings in the literature.
benefits and drawbacks of religion • religion’s role in lifestyle • faith and healing and quality of life • christopher hitchens and religion • american community and religion
This article discusses the role religion plays in our lives. The article contrasts benefits and drawbacks and attempts to summarize competing findings in the literature.
benefits and drawbacks of religion • religion’s role in lifestyle • faith and healing and quality of life • christopher hitchens and religion • american community and religion
What's the Big Deal About Other Religions?
Ankerberg and Burroughs have written a useful resource for understanding biblical Christianity and how it compares to other religions.
what's the big deal about other religions? answeri • john ankerberg • dillon burroughs • books about religion • books about christianity
Ankerberg and Burroughs have written a useful resource for understanding biblical Christianity and how it compares to other religions.
what's the big deal about other religions? answeri • john ankerberg • dillon burroughs • books about religion • books about christianity
Winning Pascal's Wager
Philosopher Blaise Pascal famously suggested that believing in God was the best default position, since it would allow at least a chance of entrance into the afterlife.
winning pascal's wager • angry at god • pascal's wager • myths about atheism • living without god
Philosopher Blaise Pascal famously suggested that believing in God was the best default position, since it would allow at least a chance of entrance into the afterlife.
winning pascal's wager • angry at god • pascal's wager • myths about atheism • living without god
Atheist's Heavenly Predictions
A brief look at the near death experience of atheist Howard Storm who, after spending time with Jesus in the afterlife, received several heavenly predictions.
howard storm • afterlife • jesus • heavenly predictions • near death experiences
A brief look at the near death experience of atheist Howard Storm who, after spending time with Jesus in the afterlife, received several heavenly predictions.
howard storm • afterlife • jesus • heavenly predictions • near death experiences
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