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  • Black or White, On or Off…

    Fundamentalism is not restricted to religions. Anyone that deals in absolutes is a fundamentalist. If they say: “You are either for us or against us” … they are fundamentalists. Such black and white, on or off absolutes are the domain of fundamentalist thinking… in their world there are no grays, no part way, there is…

  • The Concept of Goodness… May 28, 2019

    As atheists we sometimes overestimate the inherent goodness of human beings. It seems we suggest that if only religion were eliminated that a kind of utopia could be established. What we need to recognize is that though the concept of goodness may be within humans, humans do not inherently possess the quality. In fact, that…

  • Gods? October 28, 2018

    Privately I proclaim that there are no gods. However, since the non-existence of gods cannot be proved any more than their existence, publicly I proclaim that I do not believe in any gods. Privately I am confident that none exist. Publicly science cannot prove they do not. The onus to prove they exist is upon…

  • The Vulnerable You…. June 10, 2018

    Innate qualities within humans when they are born render them extremely vulnerable to religion. Humans are born with an innate conception of their mothers, someone more powerful, a source of nourishment, and protection. Later, as the child matures, this conception transfers to whatever religion is prevalent and presented to them. Religion perpetuates this innate reliance.…

  • The Pits of Despair…

    Many of those suffering repeatedly proclaim that others do not understand the depths of their depression. To those I say… I have been there. Thankfully, I do not linger there for more than a day at most and most times less. It is a time when all seems for nothing. A paralysis sets in that…

  • The Most Heinous Humans That Ever Existed… April 24, 2018

    The pro-life crowd, as often defined, is a heinous bunch. I maintain that life is without value unless it has quality. The pro-life crowd does not believe in that. By opposing abortion and euthanasia it is clear that the pro-life crowd is not interested in quality of life. The pro-life crowd insists on every baby…

  • The End to Everything… April 11, 2018

    Death is a terrible thing to think about. I remember as a child the first time I was told that “everybody dies” I cried. Life in those days was grand, with no cares and no worries… I guess I had hoped to live life forever without cares or worries. To think it was to some…

  • Analysis… March 18, 2018

    One is not like the other, each is unique. Similarities exist, drawing some together, but there are always differences… it would be boring without them. When one group has differences that conflict with the differences of another group, there is always a problem. To what scale that problem rises depends on one or the other…

  • God Does Not Exist … February 18, 2018

    I am an atheist and I say “God does not exist”. “Oh, you can’t say that… there might be a god somewhere!” Yes, I can. The “gods, or Gods” humans now worship have origins that are known. Even so, since the Jewish god can be dismissed, being impotent (Holocaust) and obviously having arisen during barbaric…

  • What Does It Take to Be An Atheist? …. January 21, 2018

    What does it take to be an atheist? Many Christians claim they are persecuted. That simply is a lie, but then, Christians have always been excellent liars. Atheists have been persecuted, are persecuted now. Atheists are outcasts of society, a society that has for the most part bought the fantasy of Christianity. To a smaller…