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A while ago, around December, I went to have Christmas dinner at my Mother's parent's house. After the food, crackers, and hats were all finished with my Grandmother leaned over the table, rested a hand on my Mother's arm, and said - completely out of the blue - "I brought you up to respect other people's beliefs."
Now, as this somewhat hushed and accusatory utterance was so…
ContinueAdded by Carnun on January 30, 2013 at 2:00pm — 18 Comments
I know I do it too often, but to start I feel the need to quote Tim Minchin, yet again. On the very real divide between faith and science, he has this to say:
Not…
ContinueAdded by Carnun on January 25, 2013 at 1:00pm — 16 Comments
I know I'm preaching to the converted, but here's an excerpt from another past blog post of mine...
Continue"I doubt there are many people alive who can profess to understand - wholly - the beautifully simple 'theory of…
Added by Carnun on January 20, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
About 2 weeks ago I did post on my status a petition to the Royal Society to start a debate on resetting the calender to reflect our true heritage.
The text of the petition has been altered slightly and I request you to again append your signatures. And I apologise to those who has signed it.
Nothing much may come from it, but I think it will start a discussion that all of us alive today and who are secular would be interested in. There is nothing about 1BC and 1AD that…
ContinueAdded by Onyango Makagutu on January 20, 2013 at 7:00am — 6 Comments
I have just published an article at Examiner.com. It is the second in a series dealing with why I think preachers are deceptive. This article deals with the problem of evil. Please check it out and leave a comment. Thanks.
Added by Harold Shuckhart on January 17, 2013 at 12:43am — No Comments
Added by Roswatheist on January 14, 2013 at 7:51am — 16 Comments
I have just published a new article on Examiner.com discussing one of the reasons why I think preachers are liars. Please check it out and leave a comment. Thanks.
Added by Harold Shuckhart on January 11, 2013 at 10:03pm — 3 Comments
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ContinueAdded by Adriana on January 11, 2013 at 6:00pm — 46 Comments
So, as my last post to Atheist Universe went down so nicely I've decided to add another excerpt from another past blog post. Enjoy...
ContinueHardly anyone can look up at the stars experiencing anything but awe (or tiredness), and where a significant few would pair the sightings of great distances, masses and abundance of stellar objects with a genuinely pleasurable sense of big-scheme-of-things worthlessness others are threatened by any ideas of unimportance on a…
Added by Carnun on January 11, 2013 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived – Isaac Asimov
I’m an open atheist around school and in general, and I never shy away from answering questions of my pro-science nature. I feel that I should match the proud wearing of my ‘Darwin-Fish‘ pin with an equally proud and proactive attitude towards confrontation –…
ContinueAdded by Carnun on January 4, 2013 at 3:30pm — 34 Comments
I have just published a short article discussing the reasons for locating Christmas and New Years so close together in the calendar. Please check it out and leave a comment. Thank you. An Atheist Musing On The Holidays
Added by Harold Shuckhart on January 4, 2013 at 1:05am — 5 Comments
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