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Yearly Archives: 2014
Bible Contradictions #20: Does god value foolishness?
Paul’s first letter to Corinth was a rave review of how awesome it is to be a fool. We have three different verses in which Paul insists that god really likes foolish people. 1 Corinthians 1:21 (god loves preaching fools), 1 Corinthians … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, Atheism, Bible Contradictions, Christianity, Christians, contradictions in the bible, Corinth, God, Jesus, Judaism, Paul, Religion, the bible
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Bible Absurdities: The biblical demonic pandemic
Call me a skeptic, but I don’t believe in demonic possession. There is absolutely zero empirical evidence of any kind to support the hypothesis that demons exist and sometimes set up shop in your lower intestines. Yet we see time … Continue reading
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Tagged Absurdity in the bible, Atheism, Bible Absurdities, Christianity, Christians, demonic possession, God, Jesus, Judaism, Religion
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Bible Absurdities: Very awkward conversation Moses MUST have had with god
Most people know the story of Moses. He was a Jew, kidnapped by the Pharaoh and raised a royal, decided he liked gefilte fish more than those grapes you always see pharaohs eating, sat idly by while god committed mass … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, Deuteronomy, Exodus, God, God of Abraham, Islam, Judaism, Moses, Religion, the bible, the story of Moses
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Anne Rice calls out Christian bigotry on her Facebook page
I saw this today on Anne Rice’s Facebook page. I don’t read fiction that often (except for religious books), but I think Anne Rice is beautiful.
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Tagged Atheism, bible, bible quotes, Christianity, Christians, Ellen Page, Gay marriage, Gay rights, God, Jesus, Religion, the bible
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Husband beats wife to death, plays recording of Quran in the background
Because I used to live in Beirut, I tend to keep up with the news coming out of Lebanon. Last week I came across this article about a man in the Beirut neighborhood of Al-Tariq al-Jadideh who beat his wife to … Continue reading
Atheists and the indefinite article: Maybe we should drop the ‘an’
The indefinite article is used to show that there is something else available. For example, we might say, “I am a male,” as opposed to “female.” We could also say “I am male,” dropping the indefinite article. Both are correct, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, atheist group, God, indefinite article, Religion, vegan lifestyle
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An atheist in Beirut: The beauty of Islamic music
I’ve mentioned before that I used to live in Beirut. I lived in Hamra, in an awful apartment called Residence Haddad, off of Makdessi Street. My room was on the second floor, and I learned to drown out the roar … Continue reading
The alternate god: Why can’t religious people worship the god they wish existed?
A few months ago I conducted a totally legit scientific poll* of my Facebook friends. I asked a simple question to my friends of faith: “Let’s assume that god exists, but he exists in a different form from what you believe. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, God, God of Abraham, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Religion, the bible
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Don’t like your circumcision? Sin. It’ll grow back (according to the Apostle Paul)
On Facebook I follow a page called Godless Engineer. Said “Godless Engineer” often posts humorous criticisms of religion. A few days ago they posted the following image: Of course, knowing me, I looked it up. And it’s there. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Atheism, Christianity, Christians, Circumcision, God, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Religion, Romans
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Book Review: Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World (Dalai Lama)
I read quite religiously. Last week I picked up a copy of the Dalai Lama’s most recent book, Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World (2012). In it he makes the argument that the world will be a better place if humanity … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, Christians, Dalai Lama, God, God of Abraham, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, objective morality, Religion, The Dalai Lama
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The Atheist Papers 