Also, "You're taking that out of context."
And let's not forget, "That's metaphorical, it's not meant to be literally."
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
I contend - Stephen Roberts
Unless you're a Hindu, then I may believe in several gods fewer than you do, but I find your temples and your vegetarian feasts fun to attend.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Did you know? John Quincy Adams
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
-First Amendment, Constitution of the United States of America
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between church and State.
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Danbury Baptist Association, CT., Jan. 1, 1802
Neil deGrass Tyson - The problem
Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks it. In fact, the only problem I have with this quote is that the idea of "success" is so skewed towards wealth and fame. As long as you realize that being a successful person isn't necessarily about making money or being famous then you won't start taking this quote down the wrong path.
Michael Sherlock - Must I really explain
Yeah, you think it would be self evident at some point. It is amazing just how resistant most believer are to seeing the plain truth of just how out dated and offensive their primary texts are.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The god of Abraham
But, his son (who is actually him) is coming back any day now and then all those damn non-believers will be forced to admit that they were wrong. (And, for those that can't tell- that was sarcasm.)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Bill Maher - Faith means
I saw this episode. Bill paused after saying this and there was a nervous 1/2 second before the audience applauded it. I think we've been too conditioned to respect religious faith. We shouldn't respect it.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Religion is the ultimate slavery
Create a problem and then sell the solution to it- with no guarantees and no way to test the effectiveness of your product. Sounds like an amazing (and yet dishonest) business plan to me.
Religion: Daughter of hope and fear
I think it's normal to be somewhat afraid of the big, unanswerable questions. Why does anything exist? Do we cease to exist after we die? What's the purpose of all this? What's the purpose of anything? However troubling these questions can be, there's no point in accepting made up answers that can't be justified by any evidence.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Secular Parenting
All people should try to use reason and evidence to form their values. I'm not 100% sure that everyone is capable of it, but I'm guessing more would be if they didn't experience religious indoctrination in their youth.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
All of us practice selective atheism
The picture is kinda dorky (like, is the person depicted overjoyed with his lack of belief, or practicing tai chi against the amazing sunset), but the message is good.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Ehrman - I could no longer explain
But, for all the people whose existences here are horrible, they'll get a reward in the afterlife, don't forget that Mr. Ehrman. (That's sarcasm for those of you who can't tell.)
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
Galileo - I do not feel obliged
It's almost like that "lean not unto thine own understanding" scripture creates a logical paradox- I mean don't you have to have an understanding before you can choose whether or not to trust (ie. lean unto) it? But, if you're not to trust your own understanding... and so the paradox begins. I'm siding with Galileo on this one.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Spock - If this is your god
In a somewhat similar vein:
“When you come to look into this argument from design, it is a most astonishing thing that people can believe that this world, with all the things that are in it, with all its defects, should be the best that omnipotence and omniscience have been able to produce in millions of years. I really cannot believe it. Do you think that, if you were granted omnipotence and omniscience and millions of years in which to perfect your world, you could produce nothing better than the Ku Klux Klan or the Fascists?" -Bertrand Russell
“When you come to look into this argument from design, it is a most astonishing thing that people can believe that this world, with all the things that are in it, with all its defects, should be the best that omnipotence and omniscience have been able to produce in millions of years. I really cannot believe it. Do you think that, if you were granted omnipotence and omniscience and millions of years in which to perfect your world, you could produce nothing better than the Ku Klux Klan or the Fascists?" -Bertrand Russell
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Militants
“Ask a deeply religious Christian if he’d rather live next to a bearded Muslim that may or may not be plotting a terror attack, or an atheist that may or may not show him how to set up a wireless network in his house. On the scale of prejudice, atheists don’t seem so bad lately.” -Scott Adams
Dear religious people
My only hesitation about this idea is that much of the human race is emotional and irrational, as atheism becomes more popular, we will see many more non-rational atheists. However, atheists tend to be humanists and the humanist philosophy is far superior to nearly all religious philosophies.
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