Freethinker's corner
I will not go quietly into the night!
Category: atheism
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If you have ever been a member of a group you know that each group has a certain list of things you must believe in. Sure, many claim that your total adherence is not required, however, your success within the group depends how well you do. Membership or non-membership in a group does not change…
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If you wish to remain socially involved in a group your choice is clear. You must accept the ideologies, however irrational, of that group. As an atheist I am an non-believer. As a total atheist where the gods of human construct are concerned I deny their existence. Even atheist groups have been infected with irrational…
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Perhaps religion is too strong a word to describe groups of atheists when they come together. Perhaps ideology would be a better application. Ideology: the set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party The singular atheist by himself has no religion and is only defined by his non-belief in a deity. Like…
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At first the ancient peoples were content with the world. It seemed very roomy, immensely large. Though some remained convinced that it was flat and that the sun circled the world and went under it at night, many thought it round. The stars remained a tapestry for some hundreds of years; the moon an object…
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Penn Jillette starts his book God No! with a litmus test to find out if you might be an atheist. It is in the form of a simple question: “If god (however you perceive him/her/it) told you to kill your child — would you?” He goes on to state that if your answer is no,…
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