Notes"The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) changeUnfurl
Notes"however the direction and splatter patterns of the crumbs as well as the changing shades emanating outwards from this black hole were very clearly similar to the chaotic-dynamic non-linear patterns that one would expect following the big bang"Unfurl
Notes"If they fail in their appeal, Eleanor Katherine may have to leave the only family she has ever known and await adoption by another couple whose religious convictions satisfy the State of New Jersey."Unfurl
Notes"The point is this: there has never -- never ever ever -- been a single thing that has been taken out of the science basket and put back in the god basket. Not one. Ever."Unfurl
Notes"The Westboro Baptist Church (that âGod Hates Fagsâ crew from the heart of Jesusland USA) presents their cover âWe Are the World,â rewritten and retitled as âGod Hates the World.â"Unfurl
NotesI'll never understand why so many religious people are so scared by the existence of and being exposed to information contrary to their beliefs.Unfurl
Notes"I suggest that if you recognize and acknowledge that purpose in life can only be derived from an imaginary friend, by whatever name you call him, then Iâm afraid you do not grasp what ârealityâ is."Unfurl
Notes"This has been a hard piece to write, and it may be a hard one to read. I'm not going to be as polite and good-tempered as I usually am in this blog; this piece is about anger, and for once I'm going to fucking well let myself be angry."Unfurl
Notes"This has been a hard piece to write, and it may be a hard one to read. I'm not going to be as polite and good-tempered as I usually am in this blog; this piece is about anger, and for once I'm going to fucking well let myself be angry."
I want to talk about atheists and anger. This has been a hard piece to write, and it may be a hard one to read. I'm not going to be as polite and good-tempered as I usually am in this...Unfurl
Notes"Clearly, I saw now that belief in God, no matter how grounded, requires at some point a leap of faith. Either you have the gift of faith or you don't." I guess 'gift' is one way to describe it.Unfurl
Notes"The empty life of this ugly little charlatan proves only one thing: that you can get away with the most extraordinary offenses to morality and to truth in this country if you will just get yourself called Reverend."FeedUnfurl
Notes"Private, quiet faith is one thing. But when the guy holding the launch codes believes the end of the world could come any day and that's a good thing, those who believe lives are limited to one per customer have a problem."Unfurl
Notes"I am an atheist and a professor at Virginia Tech. Dinesh DâSouza says that I donât exist, that I have nothing to say, that I am nowhere to be found."Unfurl
Notes"The atheist may find himself in hell for his disbelief, but at least he is not a traitor. Until God accepts that religion is His responsibility and can provide some real proof and guidance as to His plan, He is completely unworthy of our worship."FeedUnfurl
Notes"I've had to come to grips with a God that fits my own experience, which is, my God could not be offering protection and not have protected my boy."Unfurl
Notes"The problem isnât religion, Wilson said, itâs tribalism. The two often coincide but they are not the same thing. Religion is not a pernicious force in the world. Tribalism is."Unfurl
Notes"It is a movement built on the growing personal and economic despair of tens of millions of Americans, who watched helplessly as their communities were plunged into poverty by the flight of manufacturing jobs, their families and neighborhoods torn apart bUnfurl
Notes"While she was behind bars, according to the college student's attorney, a jail worker refused to give her a second dose of the morning-after contraceptive pill because of the worker's religious convictions."Unfurl
Notes"Their intent was to encourage atheists to come forward and put their souls on the line, showing others that you don't have to be afraid of God."Unfurl
Notes"If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property."Unfurl
Notes"âIntelligent Design versus Evolutionâ is a new board game that was designed by actor Kirk Cameron and best-selling author Ray Comfort, to help fight against the what they maintain is the brainwashing of an entire generation."Unfurl
Notes"I think that in an election cycle or two you will see an atheist business leader emerge as a legitimate candidate for president. And his name will be Bill Gates."Unfurl
Notes"More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past."Unfurl
Notes"A group of Pagans in Albemarle County, Va., was recently given permission to advertise their multi-cultural holiday program to public school children â and they have the Rev. Jerry Falwell to thank for it."Unfurl
Notes"By criticizing itself, apologizing and offering concessions â all things the Islamic world has yet to do â the West reaffirms that Islam has a privileged status in the world. "Unfurl
Notes"You all just started calmly talking. And talking. And talking. We got more responses to this article than to any piece in memory. Brimstone quotient: low."Unfurl
Notes"I would never have expected my host family to welcome me at the airport, wielding a Bible, and saying, 'Child, our Lord sent you half-way around the world to bring you to us.'"Unfurl
Notes"If you insist on keeping the myth of the effectiveness of prayer alive, you owe the rest of us a justification in the face of the evidence."Unfurl
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