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Carolina Blues

Started by Neal yesterday. 0 Replies

North Carolina, please grow up.Carolina Blues May 23, 2013 by Vanessa Wolbrink in LegislativeLast month, North…Continue

Tags: a, theocracy, towards, moves, carolina

10 Ridiculous Christian Right Prophesies

Started by Neal. Last reply by Lester Unega Waya on Thursday. 1 Reply

A compilation of stupidity. I wonder if any of the faithful are wondering what happened, or if they're simply waiting to jump on that bus heading to the next doomsday scenario.From Pat Robertson's election predictions to the entire Christian right…Continue

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Raising a Child Without Religion, or Faith

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Neal on Thursday. 2 Replies

Every two or three blocks on the avenues of downtown Brooklyn, a big old stone church rises from the ranks of the brownstones. A couple of weeks ago, my little boy Felix pulled his trike to the curb and squinted at the steeple of one."What's that…Continue

Tags: science, reason, parenting, atheism, secularism

Most Muslim Americans See No Justification for Violence

Started by Chris on Monday. 0 Replies

August 2, 2011Most Muslim Americans See No Justification for ViolenceMuslims Americans more likely than other faith groups to reject…Continue

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Is Mark Driscoll this generation’s Pat Robertson?

Started by Neal on Monday. 0 Replies

Jonathan Merritt | May 13, 2013 | The copious controversy of Seattle…Continue

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Understanding Why God-References Are a Big Deal

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I remember reciting the pledge wondering, WTF is this god thingy.Our Humanity, Naturally A club for humanists by Dave Niose "Crisis-Induced Devotion" and the Importance of Church-State SeparationPublished on May 19, 2013 by David Niose in Our…Continue

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Outrageous Attacks on Supporters of Church-State Separation: Death Threats, Murdered Pets, and Vandalized Property

Started by Neal on Monday. 0 Replies

No different than how the right reacts to everything sane.The religious right often wages campaigns of harassment, intimidation and outright violence against First Amendment plaintiffs.…Continue

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Is there a God? The Vatican invites Mexicans to discuss.

Started by Claudia Mercedes Mazzucco May 8. 0 Replies

The Vatican's first Courtyard of the Gentiles event outside Europe takes place in Mexico this week. The number of Mexicans who say they are 'non-religious' jumped by 56 percent between 2000 and 2010.By Lauren Villagran, Correspondent / May 8,…Continue

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County sued over opening meetings with sectarian prayers

Started by Neal May 3. 0 Replies

That's how conservatives really roll; with a bible and prayer. I listened to my local state representative address a crowd when she came through town recently; all god this and jesus that, sucked big time.Hake, Ridgely vs. Carroll County Posted:…Continue

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'Atheist Churches': Nonbelievers Find A Sunday-Morning Connection

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Apparently humans need community regardless of faith or lack thereof. HOUSTON…Continue

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Comment by doone on May 4, 2012 at 7:07pm

funny pictures history - Just like the Tv-series they said!


Work on the gargoyles they said. It’s going to be fun they said.

Comment by doone on May 4, 2012 at 6:51am

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PRAYER: IT'S A BRAIN PUZZLE

From The European:

Beten_d_rerIn a recent study our team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate how the brain responded to praying in Christian believers. Surprisingly, considering God’s postulated invisibility, omnipresence, omnipotence, and omniscience, we found that conversing with God was not associated with regions that process abstract concepts. Rather, we found a marked pattern of activity in four regions that typically activate when humans relate to other humans. Neurologically, this finding suggests that strong believers process God as a concrete person – in spite of the theologically complex and highly abstract nature of the Christian God. Interestingly, we did not find this pattern in believers who did not use praying regularly. Perhaps the religious brain can learn to treat gods as real persons through regular practice and strong beliefs. 

Importantly and somewhat contrary to the widespread assumption that communicating with God constitutes a unique experience reserved for believers, our findings suggest that praying to God is comparable to ‘normal’ interpersonal interaction, at least in terms of brain function. Praying, it seems, is subserved by the basic processing of our biologically evolved dispositions like other complex cultural phenomena, in this case the evolved human capacity for social cognition. One might ask if these findings, then, are evidence that God is just an illusion, an imagined friend that always listens in times of distress? Or may they in fact be proof that God affects us even at the level of brain function? Atheists and believers alike take considerable interest in this kind of research. Fortunately, as a scientist my interest lies solely in the physical world and speculations about the spiritual dimension lie well beyond scientific scrutiny.

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Comment by doone on May 3, 2012 at 4:13pm

memes - Troll God: Oh Yeah, "Rapture"

Comment by Neal on May 2, 2012 at 10:11am

Nice. =)

Comment by Adriana on May 2, 2012 at 9:11am

Hahahaha!

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Comment by Chris on April 30, 2012 at 8:43pm

Listen to Teresa MacBain, a methodist pasture who comes out as an atheist at the March 25 American Atheist convention. There is also a transcript.

Comment by doone on April 30, 2012 at 11:05am

How Homing Pigeons Get Home

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survey of the science:

Decades of studies with frosted lenses, magnetic coils or scent deprivation show they use pretty much every clue available. The most difficult one for us to comprehend may be the earth’s magnetic field.

Birds see it, but what it looks like to them, nobody knows. Work by Roswitha and Wolfgang Wiltschko in Germany, among others, suggests that this sense relies on quantum mechanics—that is, birds detect something happening in the eye at a subatomic level. Light striking the retina seems to stimulate chemical reactions that produce pairs of molecules with electrons that are "entangled," meaning they share certain quantum properties. One of those properties, called "spin," is affected by a magnetic field. That effect could tell the bird which way is north.

The above image is from an installation called "Suspended Together," by Saudi Arabian artist Manal Al Dowayan. Kawlture explains:

[E]ach dove carries on its body a permission document that allows a Saudi woman to travel. Notwithstanding their circumstances, all Saudi women are required to have this document, issued by their appointed male guardian.

Comment by Hope on April 30, 2012 at 8:35am

LOLz :D

Comment by doone on April 29, 2012 at 3:10pm

internet memes - C'mon God, Don't Do This to Me

 
 
 

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