December 2010
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On the first day, man created God.: Religious... →
anonymousatheist: Let’s ignore the fact that homosexuality is indeed natural, because people are born gay and has been observed in several other species. You’re claiming that homosexuality is not natural because it goes against the Bible… but the entire point of the Bible is to encourage people to reject…
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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It's official: religion has been debunked! →
… to justify my sweeping assertion that the claims of religion have largely been debunked by science and philosophy … determined to answer everyone’s points (though nobody much was answering mine), I put together a little series of notes which I now collect here for future reference. Not to be taken too seriously – a bit like religion itself, I suppose! By Laurence Boyce of Cambridge
Dec 31st
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Atheism: contemporary rates & patterns. →
A great collection of surveys breaking down the non-belief rates in every major country with comparative analysis of the findings. I’m looking for similar independent statistics on the rates of social problems/crime for comparison to illustrate the ultimate in Devine Irony: a negative correlation between rates of belief and rates of social ills. Certain conclusions can be drawn outright...
Dec 31st
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“It is extremely naive to think that mankind is capable of sinning against god....”
– Gregory Wallace Campbell
Dec 31st
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“It is extremely naive to think that mankind is capable of sinning against god....”
– Gregory Wallace Campbell
Dec 31st
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Scientists have created self-replicating synthetic... →
How come nobody told me!? Man-made DNA has booted up a cell for the first time. In a feat that is the culmination of two and a half years of tests and adjustments, researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute inserted artificial genetic material — chemically printed, synthesized and assembled — into cells that were then able to grow naturally. The ultimate goal, of course, is a brand-new...
Dec 31st
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Top Ten religion research findings of 2010... →
Dec 30th
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Top Ten religion research findings of 2010... →
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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“Most religions prophecy the end of the world and then consistently work together...”
– Anonymous (via thebookofatheism)
Dec 29th
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“Most religions prophecy the end of the world and then consistently work together...”
– Anonymous (via thebookofatheism)
Dec 29th
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“ Fundamentalists believe the problem is eating from the Tree of Knowledge....”
– ~Arthur Shuey
Dec 28th
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“ Fundamentalists believe the problem is eating from the Tree of Knowledge....”
– ~Arthur Shuey
Dec 28th
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“I’d like to start a religion. That’s where the money is.”
– L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology (via ageofreason)
Dec 27th
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“I’d like to start a religion. That’s where the money is.”
– L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology (via ageofreason)
Dec 27th
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I H8 RELIGION: Quite Interesting →
tonemonkey: The TV comedy quiz show fronted by Stephen Fry has just imparted me with tow shocking pieces of information. 1) The highest per-capita crime rate in Europe is in Vatican city. But that’s not the worst thing. 2) Vatican city has the lowest age of consent anywhere in Europe. …
Dec 27th
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I H8 RELIGION: Quite Interesting →
tonemonkey: The TV comedy quiz show fronted by Stephen Fry has just imparted me with tow shocking pieces of information. 1) The highest per-capita crime rate in Europe is in Vatican city. But that’s not the worst thing. 2) Vatican city has the lowest age of consent anywhere in Europe. …
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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“In the ‘bullshit department’ a businessman can’t hold a candle to a clergyman.”
– George Carlin (via ageofreason)
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike...”
– Mohandas Ghandi (via ageofreason)
Dec 26th
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“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike...”
– Mohandas Ghandi (via ageofreason)
Dec 26th
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“Parents these days go crazy worrying about their kids’ progress: Should she be...”
– Childhood isn’t a race (via kyberneticka)
Dec 26th
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“Parents these days go crazy worrying about their kids’ progress: Should she be...”
– Childhood isn’t a race (via kyberneticka)
Dec 26th
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