atheist

Why do some people write "athiest" instead of "atheist"? Is it a correct variation of "atheist"?, or is "atheist" one of those "difficult" words to spell?

A so-called Catholic Apologist had issued a challenge to all atheists at kingdomofchrist.net. I accepted that challenge and for around the past year have critiqued his views. I have posted the entire dialogue at infidelguy.com (under their library section and then debates). As with many of...

I've started a new thread because a) I didn't want to derail the other one, and b) the Million Dollar Challenge section of the forum is about the JREF challenge specifically, and this thread sort of isn't. But if it gets moved I won't weep. Much. OK, here...

(Believers, this probably won't pose a problem for you.) Suppose that you are walking along one day feeling perfectly fine, with a couple of your atheist friends. Suddenly you experience something on the order of the miraculous that declares that there is a god who wants you to worship it...

Greetings, everyone. Over in another of these fora, someone posted a link to an About.com article about atheism. That article mentioned something I had never heard before (emphasis added): I'm assuming that this refers to the United States. Is it accurate? How did this change and when...

Was drawn to the VA's cemetary website after a soldier wanted a Wiccan symbol that the VA doesn't allow. Anyhow, they list the various headstone markers available for deceased soldiers and found this symbol for atheist. The symbolism is evident but does anyone know who came up with the design...

I have a quandry in my life journey and I would love to hear any suggestions from such an enlightened group of individuals. I have just received my dream job - a tenure track position as a professor of education in which all of my family's needs will be met as long as I don't screw up. I will...

No, not "one who is skeptical of gods", just the word. It's always bothered me a bit that as an "atheist" I am still defined relative to "theism". I realize there isn't any implied connotation of the superiority of theism in the word atheist, but to me, it's a bit like being defined by my lack...

I notice that the last person shown in the "Atheist" video, as being an atheist, is Charles Schultz, the man behind the long-running Peanuts comic strip. I thought Schultz was a Born-Again Christian....

If I were going to die today I think I would hysterically want to believe anything that would make me feel good and that's the best arguement I believe that can be made for religious beliefs.

On another forum I frequent a member was telling the story of an atheist she worked with being caught for DUI for the 3rd or 4th time and being forced to attend AA meetings. Considering steps 2 and 3 of their 12 step program are heavily rooted in religion, should one be forced to attend this...

I may not agree with everything he says...but I do agree that P-Funk is the man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHf5HFDk10

I was wondering what you guys thought of these videos Atheist on the Bible, Part 1: Original Sin and God's Plan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XlmVZG7sk Atheist on the Bible, Part 2: Moses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxkLyNxbc9M I've also started a group on youtube.com called...

how about this chimp with soulful eyes. teddy bear for the "grown up/all adult now" atheist? reality check? comforting? is it the next best thing, when you can't cling to eachother at TAM911?

...a conservative religious skeptic. See his comment today at http://www.pvponline.com :clap: :clap: :clap:

Just creating this thread because of on ongoing frustration with religious people and their perceived moral superiority. I have had many discussions with reasonable rational religious people that question my morality because I choose not to believe in a god. Why in the world most morality is...

thougt this was really amusing, hopefully it isnt old news to everyone...kirk cameron and some other evangelist describe why the banana is a proof of god's design. classic logic pitfalls http://www.break.com/index/kirkbanana.html

Jack Chick should do a tract about me. With all the little footnotes to the relevant verses of the Bible, y'know? Confessions Of An Evil Atheist I must admit, I’m always thrilled By evil --- though I’ve never killed (Thus far, potential victims have escaped). I’ve not committed genocide ---...

I've been in a discussion on another thread where we are attempting to define what an atheist is. Some of the points we have covered include those that do not know or have had no experience with religion. An example of this could be an alien on another planet that does not know of any...

I did a search and nothing came up, so I thought I'd post this here. My apologies if it's already been posted. Really, I don't know whether to laugh or cry... http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0503/atheists.html How to Spot Atheists and Report Them to the FBI don't know that Atheists...

I know there's probably an obvious answer but for the life me...... damn, I'm cold. BTW - that's a skeptic about god, not other psuedo-science stuff.

I'm know I'm missing something, but why do some capitalize the leading 'a' in atheist? I understand if it is referring to a specific organization's title, but doesn't it play too much into the hands of someone who would claim it's just another form of religion? Or is it a pride thing? Not a...

Evolution is an atheist theory : for all your debunking needs. See especially the section Christians argue for evolution, which has many useful links for the fundie in your life.

Hi, I'm new here and am interested in trying to arrange for a couple of hours for atheist/agnostic/skeptical.... singles to mingle. Can some of you singles out there let me know if you'd be interested in something like that? Thanks! Michelle

From this thread This quote above brought me to tears with both sadness and joy. It actually inspired me in a way nothing else has. Those few words for a brief time allowed me to imagine the possibilities the future could hold if we wanted it and strived for it. Just knowing that we went...

Read this excellent article: It's a long but good article. One of my favorite pieces, 3/4 the way down:

Christians have Christmas and Easter. Jews have Rosh Hashanah and Chanukkah. Muslims have Ramadan, and the Wiccans have the Solstices and Equinoxes. Should non-belivers get some holiday to spread the good word, and celebrate our rational state-of-mind? Would it be useful for publicity, and...

Ok guys, I think I met my match about 2 months ago. This woman is wonderful in so many ways except for one. She is christian, and tells me she could never be with me unless I was as well. She has a jesus fish on her car as I have a fish with feet that has darwin in it on mine. Her house is...

In this week's Commentary at http://www.randi.org/jr/072205meters.html , Mis-nagig writes: This is hardly surprising, considering that Christianity is a religion and only a religion, and therefore requires belief, whereas Judaism is both a religion and a family thing. Officially, someone who...

This is one of today's cover stories in the L.A. Times. It's not a bad article and is mostly about how athiests have some trouble in the political ring. It'll be reg. req. soon, but here's the link. A Time of Doubt for Athiests.