Yearly Archives: 2014

The Atheist Papers admin is a cat lover (we both thought you should know)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

This is Frankie, AKA Frank Sinatra, AKA Frankie Fitzgerald, AKA Pope Francis (the better one). He’s probably my favorite person in the world. Cats are good people 🙂 I call on other non-believers to post pictures of their beloved companion … Continue reading →

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“Atheism is a religion”: The fundamental flaw with this statement and how it undermines religious belief

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Is atheism a religion? Despite the fact that, no, it is definitely not a religion, the very question itself is self-defeating when asked by a religious person. I imagine that this post might be troll bait. There probably lurks someone (particularly … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions #26: Who does god respect?

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Respect. Sometimes you gotta give it in order to receive it, unless you’re in the military. Then you just give it. But when it comes to whether or not god can respect you, the bible is quite dubious. First let’s take Psalm … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions #25: Who raised Jesus from the dead?

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

A foundational tenet in Christianity is that Jesus was resurrected following his crucifixion. But how is he risen? Whose magic hand was responsible for the resurrection? According to John, Jesus H. Christ’s holy and holey dead hands raised himself! I’ve … Continue reading →

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Where are the Christian suicide bombers? Actually, closer than you think

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Robert Pape’s book Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism (2005) (I cannot recommend this book enough!!) is, arguably, to date the most extensive survey of suicide terrorism. In it, Pape argues that the general agreement that suicide terrorism … Continue reading →

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The Bible: Peer review, or it didn’t happen

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Peer review can be a bitch. The purpose of the peer review process is to determine the credibility of a researcher’s work prior to publication. The process is integral because it weeds out potential publications with results or methodologies that … Continue reading →

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Is god supernatural?: The conundrum of belief

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In a previous update, I made a claim in passing that “If god can interact with the natural world, then god ceases to be supernatural.” That is, any interaction between any god and the natural world can be observed. Such … Continue reading →

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The New Testament’s one real opportunity to condemn slavery; Paul does the Christian thing (and returns a runaway slave to his master)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Everyone knows that the bible, especially the Old Testament, condones slavery at every twist and turn. Indeed, it makes zero mentions or suggestions that slavery might be a bad thing. At every opportunity to condemn slavery, god instead condemns gathering … Continue reading →

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Jesus and 17,000 screaming fans cure Merle Haggard in time for Wichita gig

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m somewhat of a Merle Haggard fan. I think his music and vocal abilities are fantastic. His form of country music is what country music is supposed to be: gritty, raw, and anti-authoritarian. Somehow country music lost its edge around the … Continue reading →

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Is Silenceofmind an atheist troll?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Atheist bloggers everywhere might be familiar with silenceofmind (SOM), a Christian apologist serial commenter who appears to believe to know more about what atheists believe (and don’t) than the atheists themselves. SOM uses non sequiturs, kettle logic, arguments from ignorance, red … Continue reading →

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