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Tag Archives: God
Is god supernatural?: The conundrum of belief
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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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, God, Islam, Judaism, Religion, the bible
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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)
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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Tagged absurdities in the bible, Atheism, Bible Absurdities, Bible Morality, Christianity, Christians, God, Jesus, Onesimus, Religion, Slavery, the bible
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Is Silenceofmind an atheist troll?
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
Jesus and Mahasstava: Two similar tales of self-immolation
The story of Jesus dying to save humanity is generally accepted as bearing similar qualities to many, many stories of human saviors throughout history. In fact, many go so far as to suspect that the Jesus-on-the-cross story is a rip … Continue reading
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Tagged altruistic suicide, Atheism, Buddha, Buddhism, Christianity, Christians, God, Hero, Jataka, Jesus, Mahasstava, Religion, Self-Immolation, the bible
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How does the bible end? Jesus is revealed to be Satan
The book of Revelation. It is almost as well known as Genesis. It’s the strangest book in the bible. It’s actually the funnest to read. It’s more like an action flick than any of the other books of Christian-Islam text. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, God, Isaiah, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Revelation, Satan, the bible, The book of Revelation
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Fat people should commit suicide (according to the bible)
I stumbled across this blog post today by Violetwisp. (Thanks for bringing this to my attention!) In it, the author points out a problematic proverb. For reasons unknown I usually avoid proverbs. They are incredibly boring (well, so is the … Continue reading
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Tagged absurdities in the bible, Atheism, Bible Absurdities, Christianity, Christians, God, Islam, Judaism, Proverbs, Religion, the bible
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9 books for the thinking atheists’ summer reading list
Because there seems to be at least a small correlation between non-belief in supernatural agencies and interest in physical sciences, I want to present you all with a list of science-based books from my own specialty–political science. Although my field … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, political science, politics, Religion, Secularism, the bible
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What happens when Christian children and atheist adults have a conversation about god?
The other day I was visiting a friend. We play in a band together. She has an 11-year-old daughter who, after spending some time with the grandparents, is currently going through some sort of religious awakening to Christianity. The mother, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christian, Christianity, Christians, God, God of Abraham, Jesus, Joshua, original sin, Religion, Science, the bible
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Atheists have no meaning in life? Does that mean your dog’s life is meaningless too?
Human companionship with animals is an almost-universal feature throughout all of the planet. And the animals speak a universal language with us. Compassion. Love. Kindness. Empathy. They are there when we need them the most–to help us through tragic events, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Christians, companion animals, God, Islam, Jesus, Religion, the bible
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Divine Intervention: When “god” interferes with our relationships
I recently wrote about how religion is often used to exclude people of other faiths and non-faiths from their romantic relationships, and how this is an example of modern-day religious extremism. But I have much, much more to say about … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, atheists, Beirut, Christianity, Christians, God, Islam, Jesus, Love, Relationships, Religion, Religious belief, religious beliefs, Secularism, Shia
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The Atheist Papers 