atheism

To say it can't be known whether gods actually exist or not is to be an atheist. Atheism doesn't require knowledge of the non-existence of gods, it merely doesn't accept unsubstantiated theistic beliefs that claim gods actually exist. Theism doesn't require knowledge of the actual existence of...

A facebook friend recently shared a link from the FFAF that said, "If there was no God, there'd be no reason to be an atheist." I didn't reply because he's an old guy with a heart condition and I didn't want to start a anything ugly. He occasionally posts things about Jesus and I just ignore...

Well, have you? By "read" let's assume that I mean that you have read the majority of it. I've read all of it, but I admit to skimming all of the boring begats. I consider this to be having read the Bible. Select one of the "I am/have been a Christian" options if at any time in your life...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/19/living/atheist-10-commandments/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 What would you all add or delete? If you care that is. :) Ranb

I find this so mindboggling that I was tempted to post it in US Politics just to enjoy the responses. The World is a Very Big Place. :dio: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/03/religion-beyond-belief_n_6094442.html

Awhile ago I came across this interview with NDT where he claims he's not an atheist, but an agnostic. His reason for avoiding the atheist label (while he is an atheist by definition...) appears to stem from wanting to not be grouped with the anti-theists and gnostic atheists...

Well, it appears that atheists are edging up on the Islamic community within the US in terms of how "warm" Americans feel towards various religious groups (including atheists). Pew surveys released their data, see...

In practice, that is... I know self-identified secular humanists often say that their philosophy entails much more than atheism (for example, Stephen Law's outline), but it's hard to see that in practice. Look at these blogposts about the future of humanism. When you read them, they are all...

David G. McAfee really impresses me with his mild-mannered atheism and skepticism. A bit of background from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._McAfee He's written two books: Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist: The Guide to Coming out...

xKam7UNN-2E Think of how much better our world would be if everyone, every faithhead, had the point of view and attitude to life expressed in the video.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9141372/so-tell-me-about-your-faith-journey-sunday-morning-at-the-atheist-church/ Some excerpts: Wait, there's a "new New Atheism" now? This kind of nonsense is exactly why I avoid joining any organized atheist groups.

This isn't something I believe, it's a quote from journalist/photographer former Wall Streeter Chris Arnade in "The people who challenged my atheism most were drug addicts and prostitutes": This may be one of the most extreme examples of "I'm an atheist, but most people, especially poor...

If the statement "Nothing comes from Nothing" is True? And the statement "Something comes from Something" is also True? Then the question remains, if the two above statements are in fact "True" can the statement "Something comes from Nothing" Also be True? *And if you believe this to be so, can...

Over the past few years, I have formulated my philosophy of life, a 13-page Google Doc that may be found by Googling "Philo Sofer" and clicking on the first link ("My Philosophy by Philo Sofer"). In the first half of the document, I present and defend the following positions: atheism, afterlife...

Original thread closed due to size, and can be found here: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242361 This one is just too funny Not wanting to miss out on being a victim too, our chemgeek relates a highly improbable story about her experience of passing through...

In two weeks time the newest of the Sunday Assemblies in the UK opens its doors, in Brighton. As part of the committee to help bring this about, I am interested in any discussion people might like to have on the topic (since the one who originally asked has got himself banned!!). This thread...

A number of years ago, toward the end of the 1990s, I had still not come to grips with being an atheist. I called myself an agnostic. One reason for avoiding the label of "atheist" was that I had somewhat bought into the view of atheists as a rather grim, uncharitable lot who militated against...

"In a new study, Irish author and biopsychologist Nigel Barber is claiming atheism will replace religion by the year 2041." Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355204#ixzz2aDp8c3Y6 Barber's article in Psychology Today...

Massimo Pigliucci's main critique of the "new" atheists (Dawkins, Stenger, Coyne, etc) is not that they are wrong (he pretty much agrees with their views), but that they put out their arguments as scientific, whereas he thinks they are philosophical. Granted, Pigliucci's limits for science seem...

The Stage It would seem to many today that, "angry atheism", is rising rapidly; that the institution of religion is under attack, and yet; that new and strange religious behaviors are popping up nearly at the same rate. What's going on? The world is on its head and it seems like it happened in a...

Just wondering if anyone here is familiar with John Gray, no not that Mars-Venus idiot, the British political philosopher. He has written, Straw Dogs, among a number of other books. Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Gray In short he is a critic of the Enlightenment for not...

Post your memes here! meme /mēm/ Noun 1. An element of a culture or behavior that may be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation. 2. An image, video, etc. that is passed electronically from one Internet user to another. I'll get the ball rolling.

If I lived in London I'd attend these 'services': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21319945 I found some similar 'churches' in other countries with Google. Here are a couple: http://bigthink.com/daylight-atheism/the-calgary-secular-church http://www.churchoffreethought.org/

According to data from the latest UK Census Norwich, despite the two cathedrals, as revealed Norwich had the highest proportion of respondents in England and Wales reporting "no religion" at 42.5% (compared with an England/ Wales average of 25.1%). There were 131 atheists (including local MP...

The Atheist Census has been taken offline by a denial of service attack. Someone evidently doesn't like us being counted. :rolleyes: Don't forget to visit when it's back online. Hopefully soon.

Lots of gems in this webcast, which was on live last night and made me a fan of Aron Ra. Ra posted the show on YouTube (below). Ray Comfort was infuriating in how he, in the first half, kept interrupting Ra, then complained about Ra interrupting him in the second half. Ra did a brilliant job...

I haven't seen any numbers on this but the assumption, in the U.S. at least, is that the majority people who identify as atheist or agnostic were formerly believers in some kind of deity or universal spirit or intelligence, no matter how ill-defined. In the more secular northern European...

Personally I've been pretty turned off of FTB of late but I'm undecided about this new thing out of the comments on Jen McCreight's blog. http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2012/08/atheism/ Seemed like it was a touch dogmatic up until that last point ;) I wonder if it will catch on. Is...

http://www.alternet.org/belief/5-most-awful-atheists An article by Ian Murphy on alternet gives his list of "The 5 Most Awful Atheists". (I read it via a link on Pharyngula.) In my opinion, an article like this is rather tawdry. I am not fond of cheap titles like the one used for this article...

Or the "you can't prove/disprove X," argument. Used by some theists and atheists when defending their beliefs. What do you make of it?