Monthly Archives: July 2014

God is not alive: He does not meet the basic criteria for living things

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

In biology the definition of life is a little tricky. It’s rather difficult to make a single, coherent statement about what life is. Instead, biologists have a list of descriptive traits that define life. For the purposes of this post, … Continue reading →

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Why I’m anti-theist and not merely atheist

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

People become anti-theist for a reason. Through observation and experience, atheists sometimes cease being merely non-believers and take it upon themselves to criticize and condemn religion, particularly religious practices. As I’ve mentioned numerous times, I’ve been atheist all my life, … Continue reading →

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All babies are born Muslims (and other Islamic nonsense)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

Four points: All babies are born Muslims. All humans are at least subconsciously Muslims. Atheists don’t exist (because my roommate says so). Allah tricked Christians into being Christians.

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How I survived the clown revolution in Beirut

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

I don’t often make political statements on this blog. But the wars in Syria and now between Palestine and Israel sometimes hit a little close to home. At first glance this video looks like merely a statement about the strength … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions #45: How did Antiochus die?

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

Antiochus IV Epiphanes is a moderately important bible character, even though he doesn’t even appear in many versions of the bible. Antiochus is the main antagonist in the war against the Jews that culminated in the events that are now … Continue reading →

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Do atheists exist?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

We all read the article in Science 2.0 that said “Atheists might not exist.” I went to the sources and found that the author cited op eds instead of actual scientific research. So I did some digging on my own … Continue reading →

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The Genesis of Self-Immolation

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

In this video I present the findings of my research into self-immolation as a tool for contention. Although this project doesn’t necessarily have much to do with religion or atheism, it does briefly discuss how religion may have inspired many … Continue reading →

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Science suggests we have no free will: Implications on belief

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

In 1985 Benjamin Libet published a peer-reviewed paper where he instructed his test subjects to lift their arm while recording their brain activity. What he found was interesting. Brain activity increased before the subject had even decided to lift their … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions Collection and Commentary: New Video!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

Sorry for posting so many videos lately. Because it’s summer I have some extra time on my hands, but I start a new position on Monday, so videos and blog posts will slow down after that. In the meantime, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Sigh… I have reluctantly delved into the atheism and feminism debate.

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Rayan Zehn

This is more of a disjointed rant than anything else.

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