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How to Become an Atheist
2011-03-12 07:14:00 There are two main hard and fast rules for anyone who would like to become an ?atheist.? If you are tempted, beware. It?s not an easy thing to do.The first rule is to ignore design in nature. You will see it everywhere?from the planets, to the atoms, to the seasons, to the design of the human body, to the design of the birds and the bees, flowers, fruit, feet, and even fungus. And, of course, the amazing human eye. Everywhere you look and everywhere you can?t look, you will see design.Now here?s the hard part: ignore your God-given common sense. Admit that everything man made is manmade, but be uncompromisingly adamant that everything in nature came from nothing, with no Designer. Once you have set aside your acumen to do this, crown yourself as being intelligent. Very. Then find other atheists who will confirm that you are indeed intelligent.The second rule is to ?believe.? This is very important, because if you let doubt in, it will let in fear, and that can be a scary thing when ...
By: The Good Report
Steve Martin?s Song About the Lack of Atheist Songs
2011-01-22 06:24:00 Last night, Amanda Marcotte tweeted a link to a pretty fantastic video of Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers performing an original song, ‘Atheists Don’t Have No Songs.’ I retweeted the link, posted the video on my Facebook, but also wanted to post it here because I think the majority of the people who ...
By: Menstrual Poetry
Beta Ray Bill, the atheist
2010-12-30 21:17:00 I couldn’t resist sharing the following: (source: Beta Ray Bill: The Green of Eden) In but 3 panels and with little dialogue, it summarizes not only atheism — including the idea that, even if something existed, to automatically worship that something would be nothing but a cowardly and loathsome way of grovelling –, but also ...
By: Way of the Mind
We Should All Support Atheist Organizations
2010-10-21 12:17:00 Blair Scott (American Atheists) recently posted an excellent reminder of why it is so important for atheists to join at least one of the fine atheist organizations that works to protect church state separation and advance atheist civil rights. He described the refusal of a city council in King County, NC to remove a Christian flag from a veteran's memorial. It did not bother the council one bit that displaying this flag was unconstitutional. It was only when they realized that it would cost them $300,000 to fight it in court that they backed down. As Blair said, it is a shame that we do not have any sort of Constitution police to enforce the provisions of a document about which we all claim to care so deeply. And this is precisely why we should all support at least one atheist organization of our choice - this has become the role they serve. The real story here is not that evil atheists are changing things for the worse in North Carolina but that American Christians sometimes act...
I'm an Atheist, and I Vote Too
2010-10-07 11:55:00 I have to drive past a billboard for the American Family Association, a prominent Christian extremist group, every day as I go to and from work. It shows a large button that says "I vote" next to the slogan "Remember in November" and prominently features the URL to the group's website: www.afa.net. I bet some of you have seen these too.As disappointed as I am with Congressional Democrats and particularly with the blue dog Democrat who currently represents the district in which I reside, this billboard strengthens my resolve to vote. I need to do my part to keep even worse politicians from being elected. I often lose sight of this, but I am reminded every time I pass that billboard.The billboard also reminds me that we atheists are doing ourselves a great disservice by not investing more time and energy in politics. With our numbers, we could be a potent force for the goals on which the vast majority of us could probably agree:Protecting separation of church and statePromoting quali...
Is the Atheist Movement Really Moving?
2010-10-05 12:12:00 I've been feeling increasingly burned out lately. It is mostly about work, but it cuts across the board. This is nothing new. I go through periods of feeling uninspired, and I suppose that is to be expected. They never last long, but it can be tough to write during them. I mention this because I'm writing this post off-the-top-of-my-head, and so I'm not even sure what it will be about. But I suspect it is coming more from my current mood than anything else. You've been warned.Activism is hard. I bet that any one of us could easily pick out 10 or more issues on which we would like to see real change. We might even work on a few of them from time-to-time. Progress feels too slow and can be tough to even detect at times. And I'd bet that most of us don't even see ourselves as activists, even when it comes to our shared interest in atheism.I have never been a patient person, and I recognize that this is one of my many personal faults. And yet, I can't help thinking that my growin...
Atheist America
2010-09-29 13:23:00 In the relatively brief span of time that there has been a United States, this country has been one of the more religious nations in the world. While religiosity has ebbed and flowed over the years, it has done so within a fairly small range. Americans have never experienced a period where a majority of their neighbors doubted the existence of gods, angels, and demons. This is a frequent cause of disappointment in the short-term, but when considered in a global context, it might also be a source of long-term optimism.The odds that any of us living in 2010 will live to see a United States relatively free from the clutches of religion are miniscule. Christianity is not going away any time soon, and while it sometimes appears that we are in the midst of a decline of religious influence, much of this progress will be obscured by the next period of religious "awakening" to sweep our nation. I know that sounds pessimistic, but it is based on the fluctuations of religious influence we hav...
Ask Teen Atheist #6
2010-09-04 13:56:00 Chadwell writes: I’m a 16 year old in highschool and I guess my natural cynicism lead me to question the dogma and ignorance of religion. I was a christian but I just figured that why would god send the only salvation to man kind to a single area and practically turn his all-mighty back on ...
News: Atheist Limited Edition Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal helps the poor!
2010-08-21 01:45:00 Atheist Limited Edition Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal The Atheist Limited Edition Heavy Metal Distortion Pedal- A re-skin of the Body Rot II distortion is limited to only 10 units with a portion of the proceeds going to Non-Believers Giving Aid. This organization is sponsored by Richard Dawkins and serves two distinct purposes: To send 100% of donated funds directly to two non-religious charities giving aid in Haiti: Doctors without Borders and International Red Cross. To provide an easy conduit for the non-religious to help those in desperate need, while simultaneously disproving that you need God to be good. When donating via Non-Believers Giving Aid, you are helping to counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans
Ask Teen Atheist #5
2010-03-27 16:51:00 Michael asks: I am 14. I was raised Catholic, and until about a week ago I was a firm believer. But last week I began to think. And the more I thought, the more it didn’t make sense. I’m pretty confident at this point that I don’t believe in God, and I’m pretty sure I’m ...
Atheist debates Christian space alien
2009-10-22 06:50:00 A debate supposedly took place, earlier today, between a prominent Chicago-area atheist and a space alien who is a Christian. The story of the debate was published in today's Bolingbrook Babbler, a tabloid newpaper that deals in fictitious news.
The Atheist Love Song: See by Happy Days Ahead
2009-08-14 19:25:00 As someone who dabbled in being in an atheist acoustic duo for over a couple of years, hearing of another similarly minded partnership makes me somehow feel warm and fuzzy inside. William of Happy Days Ahead shared their new songs at the Filipino Freethinkers mailing list and he has quickly made new fans out of ...
By: Atheista
Aliens & Atheist Absurdity
2009-07-21 16:08:00 My wife and I rented Knowing, a newly released (on DVD) movie with Nicolas Cage in it. I have to admit I love end-of-the-world, science fiction movies. Some of my favorites are Deep Impact, Independence Day and Core. There is a scene in Knowing, where the professor character that Cage plays, explains two competing views of ...
Today (FRIDAY) Is Atheist Pride Day
2009-04-26 03:21:00 Today is Atheist Pride Day on Facebook*! Participate by changing your Facebook profile picture this scarlet "A" (a symbol for the Atheist Out Campaign): And change your Facebook status to something like "I'm an atheist." More info here. Happy atheisting! * Note: This event was created and is being promoted by individual Facebook users ...
Atheist Aggression
2009-04-16 11:34:00 ---Technorati tags: [tagname]; [tagname]; incurable_hippie; [tagname].
Atheist Charity
2009-03-21 02:02:00 It always make me wonder when i hear an atheist call for total removal of religion in America as if there are no good side effects. Its not that i disagree with the former statement, i agree religion... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: The {e}Atheist
Born again Atheist
2009-03-12 23:18:00 I have always considered myself a straight forward, "hard core" (pun intended) Agnostic. I was the epitome of fence sitting. I have thought to myself 'This is the only correct logical position to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: The {e}Atheist
Atheist bus signs: a caption contest
2009-02-06 05:00:00 Over in the UK, the atheist bus campaign has been attracting a lot of media interest. Some Christian groups have chimed in with their own (predictably humourless) rival ads, and there have been various theological responses as well.So anyway, I reckon it’s time to settle this dispute once and for all – and what better way to resolve age-old metaphysical questions than with a caption contest? I’ll send a free book to the person who invents the best bus sign. (You get bonus points if your sign persuades someone to change their deepest beliefs.)
Atheist Group Wants God Reference Removed From Obama Swearing In Ceremony
2008-12-31 13:56:00 A popular Atheist group has filed suit in attempt to prevent Barack Obama from swearing to God during his presidential inauguration. The lawsuit has been filed before the U.S. District Court in Columbia by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. “So help me God” is the term in question here that the group wants taken out of the ...
Atheist Billboards?
2008-11-16 18:08:00 Ten atheism-promoting billboards will go up in Denver over the holidays and one in Colorado Springs; the message is simple: “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone” in white letters over background that shows a mostly-cloudy blue sky. These billboards are, reportedly being paid for by a Colorado atheist group but, since the ...
We Are Atheist. Resistance will be Ignored.
2008-11-09 18:43:00 Or something like that. Claiming to be about the “anti-religion agenda” on the social sites Digg, Reddit and YouTube, all this article really does is provide evidence that atheists use social sites and that Digg seems to be dominated by atheists. But, that’s the kind assessment. The unkind assessment is that it’s yet more “evidence” ...
By: Bligbi
?Atheist? =/= ?Alien?
2008-10-10 04:24:00 The workplace gives me a good bird’s eye view of how people in my country see atheists. There’s the weird “I was gonna tell you something but now I’m not because you might get offended” reaction, for one. And lately I’ve been more open about religion to more people. Luckily, the reaction’s not Bible Belt ...
Ask Teen Atheist, #4
2008-09-22 12:30:00 Curt asks: When you say you like Unicorns, are you refering to unicorns in the mythical sense or the IPU? I’m referring to unicorns primarily in the “cute cuddly illustrations you find on little girls’ pink Lisa Frank lunchboxes” sense. How can somebody not like unicorns? They’re so darn pretty! I’d always listed unicorns as my favorite ...
The Atheist Fish meets the Natural Fish
2008-09-04 21:30:00 1.One evening there was a small incident in the ocean. The sun had set and just a moment before, a fish had been very happy and joyous dancing in the sun rays in the infinite vastness of the ocean. She was dancing, swimming. The fish was so natural and innocent. There was not a slightest trace of doubt in her mind.But a moment later she met an atheist fish who said to her: "What are you dancing for? Why are you so happy? Why are you celebrating? It seems you are also a blind believer like those other ordinary fish. There is no joy and this ocean that you think you are in - where you are dancing and swimming and enjoying in - there is no such thing. Have you ever seen an Ocean?"The young fish became afraid. She had heard of this Ocean but she had never seen it.When someone is born in the Ocean, when someone grows in Ocean and has never gone out of the Ocean, then there is no way to see the Ocean. To see, some distance is needed, some separation, some gap is needed.The fish had heard ...
I am Jane Doe, and I am an atheist
2008-08-29 02:35:00 Holy Prepuce forwarded me this plea by Craig A. James (The Religion Virus), for all internet atheists to “come out” and post their real identities. My decision was due to a comment from my book agent, who asked, “What are you afraid of?” I had no good answer to that question. There was just a vague, ...
Yes, my atheist life is this boring.
2008-08-09 14:25:00 Excuses on why I haven’t posted in about a month now: Religion is no longer something I want to discuss with my parents. (However, I get more and more resentful that I have to sit and wait while they pray before dinner. At least I have breakfast and lunch elsewhere, and with co-workers who, while religious, ...
Atheist Nexus Controversy?
2008-08-03 10:00:00 I recently read a few blog posts regarding Atheist Nexus, a social site on the Ning platform for atheists. Apparently, not everybody agrees with some of the decisions made by the operators of this group. Sound familiar? It's nice to know that some people have their noses up everybody's asses and not just ours...but I digress. We set up a group there months ago which hasn't been utilized since the main site serves a similar function, but if you are into that format, please feel free to register at rationalresponders.ning.com. If there proves to be enough interest, we would be willing to spend the money necessary to improve the format over there. If you have already registered at Atheist Nexus, you can use the same login info.,Kelly
Interview with Teen Atheist
2008-07-20 11:26:00 I’ve been interviewed by The Pakistani Spectator! Granted, I feel slightly less special because the questions were canned (take a gander at the other interviews and you’ll see what I mean), but it’s nice to be interviewed anyway. Go check it out!
Ask Teen Atheist, #3
2008-07-16 11:45:00 Alissa writes: Hey. Okay, so I recently found your website and was reading around and I really want to talk to you. I’m 13 years old and I’m in the 9th grade. I know, some may think thats really young but I know that I don’t believe in god and I think I may be an ...
An Atheist and a Bear
2008-06-09 02:20:00 An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!", he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the cause was, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging right towards him. He ran as fast as he could. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing, He ran even faster, crying in fear. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pounding and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up, but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him. At that moment, the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...." Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky, "You ...
By: comedy zone
An Atheist and a Bear
2008-06-07 23:06:00 Brought to you by the monkeys at : World for fun An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!”, he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When ...
By: World for fun
Terrible Advice from Atheist Revolution
2008-06-05 22:08:00 VJack from Atheist Revolution has given some terrible advice about witnessing to atheists. He says not to do it. I advocate ignoring that advice completely. VJack says: I know your church says you are supposed to do this and that you’ll win friends and magic Jesus points for your efforts. I know your bible makes you ...
The Atheist and the Bear - Jokes of the week...
2008-06-01 09:06:00 The Atheist and the Bear An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the "accident of evolution" had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!", he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing. He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out "Oh my God!...." Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stop...
Atheist No More: Antony Flew
2008-05-29 02:10:00 Antony Flew has been one of the world’s most influential atheists. Recently, he published a book explaining how and why he has changed his mind. He now acknowledges God. For a great review of his book, and explanation of the arguments that eventually conquered Flew’s resistance to theism, check out this superbly written piece ...
Ask Teen Atheist, #2
2008-05-15 03:20:00 Hi. My name’s Emily and I’m 14. I’ve been athiest for about a year. I haven’t told my parents, and I still go to church with them. I don’t have the heart to tell them. Anyway, I’ve found one other atheist, my best friend. All of my other friends are very religious. I’m afraid to ...
Ellen Johnson: Not a Great Atheist Representative, IMO
2008-05-12 00:00:00 As some readers may already know, American Atheists has dismissed Ellen Johnson as its President. In hearing about this, I decided to check out a few Johnson YouTube videos, as I hadn't done so in quite some time. Upon watching two videos, I remembered why I never made it a ...
Why can?t the USA put their faith in an atheist?
2008-05-10 01:49:00 photo credit: rweir Pete Stark has broken the ultimate political taboo, as he came out of the closet, the veteran San Francisco Democrat recently became the first member of Congress to openly declare himself to be… an atheist!! By admitting he is not religious, Stark has, if nothing else, proven he has no ambitions for the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why can’t the USA put their faith in an atheist?", url: "http://learnsigma.com/why-cant--the-usa-put-their-faith-in-an--atheist/" });
What's Wrong Being An Atheist?
2008-04-29 19:06:00 So what are you? A Buddhist, a Christian, a Catholic, a Muslim or someone that ?belongs? to another religion? Or are you an Atheist? What made you become the person you are today, atheist or otherwise? Will you be willing to defend your beliefs through the rest of this post? I?ve been having lengthy arguments with one of my good Muslim friends about this whole idea of the existence of god. But this post is not about that. The argument on the existence of god is something which I would happily deviate from for I have no divine knowledge to be able to answer that. But as many would say, ?It?s a matter of belief?, and I?d like to stick with it. So the matter at hand is: What?s wrong being an atheist? My parents are Buddhists. (I don?t know how to define a Buddhist, but if the definition dictates that a Buddhist is someone who follows the teachings of Lord Buddha, then yes, they are Buddhists). So does that make me a Buddhist? To a certain extent, yes, I guess. I?ve bee...
Touched by an atheist
2008-04-21 07:28:00 In this short video, the American sketch comedy television program, MADtv, parodies the American television series, Touched by and Angel. George Carlin even takes the Pope to heaven.
By: ExChristian.net
[Ironic] Atheist church? It?s more likely than you think
2008-04-21 05:42:00 (Vermont Sunday Magazine)
Analyzing: Christian Bill O'Reilly vs Atheist Richard Dawkin [Digg]
2008-04-18 13:55:00 If individuals have not had a chance to view the short debate between Atheist Richard Dawkins and Christian Bill O'Reilly between belief or simple dis-belief they can view it here. There are some interesting conclusions one can draw from the short discussion these two individuals had.
101 Atheist Quotes
2008-04-14 11:44:00 From The Atheist Blogger. I knew less than half of them, and there are many gems in there. Some of my favorites: If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I ...
By: Way of the Mind
Where are the atheist leaders?
2008-04-13 22:52:00 If it weren’t for a blogger over on the Chicago Tribune it’s highly likely that many of us would have never heard of Monique Davis’ anti-atheist tirade. Since that time only one non-theist organization appears to have said anything and that was the Council for Secular Humanism which issued a press release calling for ...
By: Bligbi
Ask Teen Atheist, #1
2008-04-13 09:36:00 Hooray, somebody finally wrote in to ask me for advice! I would have answered this sooner, but my PC frickin’ ate my thousand-word response. Spurred on by the promise of a love letter (yay!), I finally got my lazy ass around to writing a new one. Feel free to give your own input to help Luke ...
?Bad Day? the cause of anti-atheist rant
2008-04-10 19:45:00 Monique Davis has apologized citing that she was upset and was, according to another Illinois representative, having a “bad day”. Well, I’m having a bad day myself. I’m catching a cold or something and I’m pretty sure I’ve managed to break one of my toes. My five year old is home sick and is doing ...
By: Bligbi
My favorite atheist
2008-04-10 06:46:00 Click on the title for a BBC interview. Of course the interviewer sounds like a dhimmi accusing her of being provocative when she merely speaks the truth about the reality of "The religion of peace". One is reminded, when he says that she is as provocative as an Islamist in the eyes of Muslims, of the movie quote, "Truth? You can't take the truth". I must read her book when it comes out. No doubt her publisher is due to be threatened.
By: Christian Quoter
Monique Davis deemed "worst person" for anti-atheist tirade
2008-04-10 01:28:00 Keith Olbermann’s worst person last night was none other than Rep. Monique Davis of Illinois for her anti-atheist tirade in which she stated that it was “dangerous for children” to even know of the existence of atheism and ended with ordering the target of her tirade, an atheist, out of the witness chair he was ...
By: Bligbi
Atheist father sues Catholic mother
2008-04-08 02:27:00 Here’s something to chew on. An atheist man has sued his Catholic ex-wife. At issue is the school their 14 year old son will attend. Mom and the son have chosen a Catholic school, but Dad wants him to attend a public school: As a practicing Catholic whose eighth-grade son, Michael, has always ...
By: Bligbi
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