Future of human race will depend on how we're able to deal w/extremism, cultism, irrationalism, mental illness,& the like.All tied together. — Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) April 17, 2015 Understand (more…)
There is no such thing as a Postmodernist Child.
“I hope that every time from now on, when you hear anybody talking about a Catholic child, or a Protestent child, a Muslim child, you will protest. You wouldn’t talk about a postmodernist child, or a Keynesian (more…)
Sunsets
This comment is in response to a wonderful friend’s musing on Sunsets and religious interpretation vs atheism……. —————— “You realize that the sun does not go down, it’s just an illusion (more…)
Hitchens alive, kicking, debating, par usual, with Sam Harris & the “Afterlife”
Haven’t watched it yet, but popping open the vid, something struck me. I haven’t thought of the concept of an afterlife since I rejected it at 7, noting Santa Claus was more feasible and he wasn’t real. No (more…)
In Atheist hymnals, the “he” is always lowercase
Atheists ain’t got no songs. Â Steve Martin = a hero. I present the first Atheist hymnal. Â Yeah.. sorta like vegetarians insisting their food needs to replicate or be modeled after meat texture, (more…)
Atheists, Agnostics know more about religion than the religious
But it’s also a lack of belief, in this case. It’s impossible to explain, which is why I default to humanism when talking about this, because it’s so much nicer to explain that with a hug.
I’m calling it. 21st Century will be the decline of all organized religion at the hands of … (LOL) SOCIAL MEDIA! BUM BUM BUMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
Could it be? Is it possible? Â Opaque Governments as well? Â Are we re-writing history? SocMed= uniform amalgamation of facts, info, data = overrides authoritarian control = dismantling unfounded belief (more…)
Debunkers sift the net – The power of myths; the credulousness of humanity
Belief is a powerful force… it makes people argue the illogical aspect of Santa while believing in an afterlife, or scoffing at fairies and leprechauns while believing in magical, floating space pixies (more…)
Atheist Sunday! – Putting Faith In It’s Place
“There is no such thing as Muslim, Christian, or religious children….. there are only children of Muslim, Christian, or religious parents.” – paraphrase of Dawkins. I really value my relationship (more…)
Pendantic antics (or “The White Robed Monks of St. Benedict)
I might be a pantheist, depending on who you talk to. Getting this obscure into beliefs is likely a waste of time.