Untimely meditations
One man's thoughts, observations and rants
Welcome to the personal blog of Joop Beris. I blog about a wide variety of topics, ranging from atheism to information security and lots in between. I welcome feedback on my articles but there are some guidelines. Feel free to share articles you like by using the sharing buttons but please give me credit if you want to share something. Also, check out my privacy policy and other legalese.
Below you’ll find the most recent things I’ve written. Feel free to check them out, leave a comment and share them with others who might be interested.
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10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better
There is a growing number of atheists in the world. There is also a growing amount of evidence pointing to the benefits of non-believing. Source: 10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better
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Book review: “A Universe from Nothing”
“A Universe from Nothing” by Lawrence M. Krauss had been on my list of books to read for some time but for some reason I didn’t get around to reading it until recently, which is something I now dearly regret. It is not often that reading a book will change the way you view the…
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What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-believing-in-god-does-to-your-brain-a6950956.html Well, this research certainly explains something about why debates with theists are usually pointless. If they don’t engage their analytical potential…
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“Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!”
I stumbled upon an absolute gem of a video series on YouTube. It is called “Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!” and is a production of the Restored Church of God. The series is presented by a man called David C. Pack, who is Pastor General at the Restored Church of God. Does this…
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5 Things Atheists Can’t Prove
One of the things I like to do on this blog, is pick apart articles written by apologists, claiming to have evidence for their beliefs or who claim to have questions designed to show atheists like me where we’re wrong or how atheism is somehow an erroneous position. Usually, these articles are just a rehash…
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When you stop believing
Some people never had a religion, having been raised without faith and never falling for its arguments. Others are either raised by parents who have faith or later fall into its clutches. I am in the latter category, though fortunately only for a brief period of time. When you first realise that your faith is…
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I just opened my eyes right now at age of 15 for being problematic kid, when I was 5-14 I’m…
Thank you for sharing that! If my small site has helped you even a little bit to break free from…
sites like these really broke me free of the fear of religion. As a kid I stayed up at night…
I believed in God for 43 years . Made sure my kids believed . I went into a 9 month…
“There are two different kinds of people in the world: those who want to know, and those who want to believe.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
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They helped me too so thank you