Tag: reason
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Asking why
One of my former bosses once took me aside after a meeting to tell me something that quite frankly baffled me. He let me know that certain people had complained that I always made them explain their reasons for asking something. I told him that if I wasn’t asking why they wanted something, I could…
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What has atheism done for you?
Atheism is often seen as something negative. After all, if you reject faith, the idea of an afterlife and that there is a God out there who cares for you, your life must be rather hollow and devoid of meaning, right? Well, I will try to explain to you what atheism has done for me…
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3 things to say to an atheist
Every once in a while you come across a believer who thinks he has come up with a clever rebuttal to atheism. Usually, it turns out to be some collection of inane arguments, quotes from a holy book and assorted bits of religious “cleverness”. These “3 things to say an atheist” by pastor Jack Wellman…
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Why I’m Not A Christian | Tim Stepping Out
I love reading about other people who have gone through a process of careful consideration, doubt, reasoning and then ultimately arrive at the conclusion that religion is inconsistent and therefore unbelievable. This is a long but well-reasoned post exploring the many inconsistencies in the Christian faith. Well worth a read! Source: Why I’m Not A…
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Atheism must be about more than just not believing in god – really?
Today in my Twitter feed, there appeared an article from Dr. Patrick O’Connor, entitled “Atheism must be about more than just not believing in god“. In the article, Dr. O’Connor argues that atheism should turn away from humanistic values and look instead to non-humanistic philosophy like that of Sartre or Nietzsche or risk losing its…
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The Tyranny of the Discontinuous Mind
Last night, I wrote a post about my discussion with someone who considers all abortion is equal to murder. In that article, I included a tweet from Richard Dawkins, who said that an embryo is at the very least less sentient than any adult mammal. Since mr. Dawkins is a world-renowned biologist, I think his…