Freethinker's corner
I will not go quietly into the night!
Category: Religion and Reason
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Many blogs and other modes of communication are filling with people who say they used to be atheists and now have found Christ. This is ridiculous, for if someone had done the research to become an atheist in the first place, it would fly in the face of common sense and reason to return…
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Is the alligator evil because it brings down the water buffalo? Does the wolf do a bad deed when it attacks the deer? Recent Typhoons have killed many thousands of people, earthquakes, tsunami have done the same. Does planet earth hate us? Is planet earth evil because of these natural disasters? The alligator or wolf…
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I just saw the movie "The Golden Compass". I was told this was an anti- religion movie and if you were listening it surely turned out to be one. It suggested, in the movie, that a conflict were to soon be taking place where the right to think freely was at stake. The old steadfast…
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Why are people so afraid of death? Accepting that after this life there is nothing is so hard. Refusing the fact that originally they came from nothing, and will return there. Perhaps it’s because our brains are so amazing. Crafted by millions of years of evolution our brains are capable of creating an illusion…
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Amazingly, after hundreds of years, a man from the middle ages has shown up in the United States. Yes, unbelievably, dressed in garments reflecting the religious belief in rituals at the time, this man has been invited to the White House. Remarkably, this visit has taken place, and indeed, this antique of a bygone…
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One thing you have to keep in mind when you decide to come out of the closet with your atheist views is that you cannot be affected by what other people think. Even those who claim to be atheists may just be using the cloak of that title to gain some margin of authority over…
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Ever since I began my exploration into atheism one thing I have noticed. I have been exposed to more religion by atheists than I ever suffered before. They seem to dwell on the topic. Why do I need to know about religion when I consider it no more important than the stories by the brothers…
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Despite prohibitions against it at the place I work people are promoting religion on a regular basis by simply using it in common conversation. It has evidently gotten around about my viewpoints and at least two maintenance personnel have expressed their opinions regarding my stance. Perhaps I should file some sort of complaint and see…
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A hoax has plagued mankind for thousands of years. It has caused war, turmoil and animosity among various peoples all during this time period. It has caused families to split up, wasted enormous amounts of resources and stunted the advancement of civilization. It has turned brother against brother, sister against sister. It has manifested…
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Only someone who has belief in an afterlife can dismiss the friendships of another so completely. A person who shares so much in common with another should be a friend for life. With belief in an afterlife another chance always awaits for reconciliation with another, so this life becomes unimportant, and friendships that…