February 2012
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Reasoning with Unreason
From The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science - source HERE.
By ARONRA
I googled the words ‘reason rally’ and was not at all surprised to see that several Christian groups intend to flood the national mall to prostelytize the heathen infidels. Amusingly some of them are using the term ‘TRUE reason’ -as if yelling the word, ‘TRUTH’ conceals the...
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nonplussedbyreligion: Secular Parenting: Retelling... →
nonplussedbyreligion:
I found this over at Free Thought Blogs. I’m not sure how I feel about altering the stories. To me Bible stories are works of fiction, just as Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and most fairy tales. We don’t edit the poison apple, or the wolf eating Grandma when telling those stories, because…
I’m guilty of modifying the stories when the kiddos are young. It...
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Dear theists intent on converting an atheist:
Please know that darn near every atheist you will encounter that was once Christian (including myself) has already heard every single argument for a god and have found them insufficient. They most likely know the Bible better than 80% of believers and they know more about other world religions than 95% of the population. There are no new arguments. Everything Christians believe is based on a book...
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Science and Religion - in brief
Wow. So that little story about my son and me last night has gotten over 200 notes already and is still going. Usually my posts reach a very small audience of non-believers so explanations and clarifications aren’t necessary. This one has gone a bit beyond the usual crowd. :-)
First, there is no one way to parent and eliminating religion isn’t a requirement for raising curious...
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“Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.”
– Isaac Asimov
(via nonplussedbyreligion)
capturethebomb replied to your post: axiomaticallyalyssa replied to your post: Why…
The sad part of this is that it is very likely that when the two collide, it will be catastrophic and rip apart the galaxies to equalize into a new, larger galaxy.
I never lie to my children, but I might omit the “rip apart the galaxies” and “total destruction” phrases when we talk...
axiomaticallyalyssa replied to your post: Why don’t they care about this stuff?
Woah, I thought the Milky Way and Andromeda were going to collide eventually? Also, you sound like the coolest mom ever.
Ooooo… quick google search says that you are right - they are moving towards each other and could potentially collide in 3-5 billion years. That wasn’t in either book we read!
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Why don't they care about this stuff?
My 7-year old picked out a book about our solar system for our bedtime story tonight. (My 22-month old was thrilled with this choice as she loves to say “Jupiter has 63 moons” every time we come to a page with Jupiter on it…though now that I type that I wonder if that is still accurate? This book was published in 1998…. hmmm…)
Anyway, when we got to the pages...
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“If we lose the illusion of faith, the consolation of God, and the fables of...”
– Michel Onfray (via askepticsjourneythroughthebible)
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“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts,...”
– Shel Silverstein (via theilluminatedatheist)
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I love Ash Wednesday!!
I was the ONLY one that showed up for my yoga class tonight besides the teacher. We assume because it is Ash Wednesday. So… hour and a half private class for me!
I LOVE being an atheist! (And yoga, too.) ~JJ
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Stylist refuses to cut NM gov’s hair over same-sex... →
We need a lot more of this.
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Faith Isn't Trust
deconversionmovement:
When you hear someone say, I trust god, they’re saying that they’re willing to take life as it comes. There is no god; thus, he doesn’t control what happens or what doesn’t happen in a given life. A Christian would say: “I leave it in god’s hands.” So, they interview for the job and if they don’t get it, they say: “it wasn’t god’s will.” If they do, they say: ...
A useful analogy.
theilluminatedatheist:
I think about religion the same way I think about cigarettes.
I don’t smoke, and I don’t have a problem with people smoking around me, although sometimes it’ll be a bit much and I’ll either ask them to keep their distance or I’ll distance myself.
I feel like the world population as a whole would be healthier if cigarettes didn’t exist.
Yeah, they’re harmful and deadly,...
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Five hours later...
A huge THANK YOU to everyone that responded to my post earlier - you all calmed me down, gave me ideas, and solidified my belief that the tumblr community is amazing. I stole shamelessly from some of you (KIM) and paraphrased some of the other replies to form the response below. Again, thank you. You all are fantastic.
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“If you cling to religion because of comfort in the familiar, and fear of the...”
– Written on Recovering from Religion’s facebook wall.
ashesaoirse replied to your post: It is not ours to decide
JJ…can I punch this person in the balls? I’ve told Kim why this upsets me. This mentally is utterly baffling and is ALWAYS from someone who hasn’t experienced real evil.
You can absolutely come and punch him in the balls. It’s not usually my thing, but this time I might just make an exception and join you on it. ~JJ
It is not ours to decide
Did this just happen??
I’ve had an ongoing conversation taking place with a very persistent theist for the last several months. Today reached a new low.
I was basically asked “How do you explain answered prayers?” and I responded with this:
If you can thank god, you can blame him. So… if you want to thank god for answering a prayer for a job, for example, a job which...
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“I’d tell myself to listen to what is actually being said with critical and...”
– Tim Prowse (a former United Methodist Pastor) in an interview with Sam Harris. You can read the full interview here.
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“The whole point of religious faith, it’s strength and chief glory, is that it...”
– Richard Dawkins (via theanti-theist)
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whydidhechooseme asked: What evil do you think God...
deconversionmovement:
All of the misogyny, homophobia, human sacrifice, murder, and sexual perversity mentioned in the Bible. Further, if one can thank an individual, one can blame said individual. You thank god for a new job; I’ll blame him for the starvation in Africa, the sex trafficking of children, the abuse of children, and the cancers in children. I’ll blame him for the high infant...
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Musings from a former anti-choicer
I love babies.
I used to think that mattered in the abortion debate. But it doesn’t.
I believed there was no such thing as an “unwanted” child.
I used to think that mattered in the abortion debate. But it doesn’t.
I believed life began at conception.
I used to think that mattered in the abortion debate. But it doesn’t.
Because the only thing that matters in...
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Minnesota: Atheists Unveil New Billboard
nonplussedbyreligion:
Billboard in Minneapolis by Minnesota Atheists. Photo by Lynn Fellman.
Read more here.
JJ this is for you. ~ Kim
Yay us!! Thanks for finding this, Kim! ~JJ
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Vagina Is For Probers
posted by DAN SAVAGE on THU, FEB 16, 2012 at 6:21 AM
So… are you up on this law that was passed by the GOP-dominated state legislature in Virginia and that Virginia’s anti-lady, anti-gay, anti-choice, anti-sex Republican governor has pledged to sign?
The Virginia state House of Delegates voted 63 to 36 to pass a bill requiring that women seeking abortions undergo a transvaginal...
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“It’s a giant leap of illogic to go from that kind of god [an “un-provable” and...”
– Lawrence Krauss (from his discussion with Richard Dawkins - Something From Nothing)
I know Kim already recommended this video - if you get a chance, it really is excellent. Dawkins and Krauss doing what they do best. ~JJ