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"I got one of those cat ones for Chadd, it gives him a laugh."
"Talking fast with the southern accent, it is a little difficult."
"That liberal redneck is too hard to follow, even with hearing aids!"
"Funny, those boxes! I only knew the sort with a cat in it."
"Thanks for posting, Stephen, he said it all."
"Liberal Redneck - Arkansas Governor Mad at Self"
"That is funny Loren and I want to own one of those boxes. "
"And some of your governors demanding that our borders open!"
"I don't know whether or not any of you have ever run onto the "Useless Box" idea,…"
""I love the poorly educated." Probably one of the most heinous remarks I've ever…"
"Let's be real here. For the most part, "Godly Wisdom" = BULLSHIT, plain and simple.…"
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"Very good Stephen, and I expect you know how Bertrand Russell responded if he found himself being asked by God a similar question:
He answered: "God. Why did you make it so difficult for me to believe in you?" "
"I join you, Loren, in your sincere sentiments. Christopher was the champion atheist voice in such matters---which to me is made sadder because his religious brother (often on TV) continues to thrive. The brother is intelligent up to a point, and…"
"Hey, Terry! I was wondering what progress, if any, there had been on publishing your book of quotes. Any at all? Please give a shout when you have a moment."
"Martin Luther on the need to destroy intelligence:
"There is on earth among all dangers no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroit reason … Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all…"
"Excellent finds, Grinning Cat. "
"There was also that time when one edition of the Bible was accidentally labeled as "Fiction" in a Costco in Simi Valley, California:
...which reminds me of this cartoon:"
"RICHES OF THE ‘IMPOVERISHED’ CHURCH
“No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination…"
" Grinning Cat I'd just love to get some of those labels printed for myself and use them in the mega bookstores. That really appeals to my sense of humour."
"A warning label on the book could cover it all: "
"Psalm 137:9 – it will make you happy to dash your little ones against a stone"
"Of the 7or8 times, I ever spent time in Hotels I only found a bible twice both times in the Holiday Inn Dover, near the ferry port. I wish I could say I remembered to judicially edit the bible but I forgot. Oh well, perhaps next time."
"It seems to me that Steve Wells categorized just about all of the bible with The Skeptic's Annotated Bible, particularly including those passages which were something less than laudatory."
"Oh dear, how is it that so many people stubbornly accept as reality something for which there is no evidence, their beliefs based only on others’ say-so? For matters of religion are nothing but mythological storytelling and, worse still,…"
"I just joined Atheist Universe and indicated in my profile that I wanted to talk to non-Christians. Mr. Brodie welcomed me but reminded me that most of the people on this site did not want to be preached at. Preaching at someone is not my purpose,…"
"Good post professor Meaden. Interesting idea
I'm just glad I was born in a post-enlightenment era. It would have been nigh on impossible to have been an atheist before then. "
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- From 2008 in Atheist Nexus I ran the biggest group (of 4100 members) called "Origins". I was born an atheist like everyone else in the world. In my case I did not have some religion thrust or sneaked upon me as so many unfortunate children do. See my atheist books 2018 "A New Bible in Three Testaments"; 2020 "The Book of the Universe, Life and Humankind" and 2021 "Q--is for Quare, Queries and Quotes".
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They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed ...
Posted on February 5, 2021 at 4:06pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
JOMO KENYATTA (1892-1978), first prime minister of independent Kenya:
“When the Missionaries arrived, the Africans had the Land and the Missionaries had the Bible.
They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed.
When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.”
[From Walker, John Frederick. A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola, 2004. Page 144. This has also been attributed to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.]
Bibles in Hotels and Hospitals
Posted on February 4, 2021 at 4:34pm 7 Comments 2 Likes
Written by Malcolm Hutton: National Secular Society 9 January 2009.
One could take action when a bible is presented in hotel or hospital. First of all, go
prepared with a yellow highlight pen and ask if the bible is yours to keep.
Then
highlight some of the most damaging verses, such as:
Luke 14:26 – hate your mother and father
Matthew 10:34/36 – he came not for peace but with a sword
Psalm 137:9 – it will make you happy to dash your little ones…
What are the chances there’s a god out there…?
Posted on February 1, 2021 at 10:33am 1 Comment 0 Likes
What are the chances there’s a god out there, somewhere in or beyond the Universe and responsible for it and us?
It is fitting to bring Bertrand Russell's concept of a sun-orbiting china teapot into this deliberation—or the Flying Spaghetti Monster—and let’s try judging similarly. Think up something new, whatever you like that is implausible and untestable, much like the teapot or spaghetti monster, and then consider the chances of its actually existing anyway. The answer is…
Holy Book Blunders
Posted on January 24, 2021 at 7:04pm 5 Comments 1 Like
HOLY BOOK BLUNDERS
According to biblical morality and authority the following are fine and natural:
Slavery (Exodus 21:7); 1 Peter 1:18; Ephesians 6: 5-9.
Rape (Deuteronomy 22: 28-29);
Child Abuse (Proverbs 22:15);
Misogyny (1 Timothy 2:12);
Incest (Genesis 19: 32-35);
Prejudice (2 John 1:10).
According to biblical morality and authority the following are evil, wrong, and unnatural:
Eating Pork (Leviticus 11:7);
Eating shellfish (Leviticus…
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- At 7:15am on May 12, 2021,
Loren Miller said…
Hey, Terry! I was wondering what progress, if any, there had been on publishing your book of quotes. Any at all? Please give a shout when you have a moment.
- At 4:12am on December 27, 2020,
Stephen Brodie said…
Professor. Thank you for the friending.
- At 1:51pm on December 26, 2020,
Great to see you, Terry!!!! Patricia here.
- At 12:52pm on December 26, 2020,
TERRY!!! How grand to see you here! This is a REAL Christmas present! Do please enjoy yourself!
- At 10:25am on December 26, 2020,
Welcome to AU Professor Meaden. I'll look forward to your contribution.
- At 10:22am on December 26, 2020,
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