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Quran Absurdities: Apes come from sabbath-breaking Jews

According to the Quran, both evolutionists and young-earth creationists have it wrong. In reality, Allah got pissed at some Jews who were breaking the sabbath and cursed them by turning them into apes. He went even further by cursing all … Continue reading

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Choosing to believe in god: Choice is not an option

I’m strange because I don’t like chocolate. I never have. Give me vanilla or strawberry any day of the week over chocolate. I didn’t choose to not like chocolate. Early on my parents noticed me swapping my chocolate Halloween candy … Continue reading

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Bible Absurdities: Solomon needs massive workforce to build tiny church

Solomon was one of those rich eccentric fellows. Although he murdered almost as many people as god during his tenure on this earth, he also liked to give back, by building tiny churches. 1 Kings 6:2 gives us the measurements … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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