God: Impotent, Evil, or Imaginary | Unreasonable Faith. Random funny pictures. Atheist, Gnostic, Theist, Agnostic. Too many times I have informed someone that I am an atheist, only to have them reply, “Oh, but how could you know that God doesn’t exist? You’re taking a faith position!” Many headaches later, we finally come to an agreement over the definitions of these words. This arrangement is an attempt to clarify and classify these words, so that their rogue meanings no longer confuse and muddle religious debate. To begin with, here are the four key terms arranged on a graph with their opposites across from them.
This should allow a very rough placement of one’s theological position. It will be refined in greater detail later. Now here are the terms defined. The horizontal axis concerns WHAT YOU BELIEVE: The vertical axis concerns WHAT YOU THINK WE CAN KNOW: So, to restate: These four labels can be very useful in describing the way we feel about gods. An atheist agnostic is someone who does not believe in gods and also thinks that the existence of gods cannot be known. Atheists Outdo Some Believers in Survey on Religion. The 25 Most Influential Living Atheists. Go back a few hundred years, and atheism was very much a minority position. Those who were atheists would have been ostracized by society and possibly even killed (as in burned at the stake, depending on how far back you go).
Fast forward to the present, and atheism is far less objectionable, and in some circles even the dominant view. In the new millennium, prominent atheists abound. One website, www.celebatheists.com, is even dedicated to listing celebrity atheists. To make it on SuperScholar’s list of influential living atheists, an atheist can’t merely disbelieve in God but also must actively encourage others to disbelieve in God. Thus, to make it on our list, an atheist needs not only to be actively promoting atheism but also to do so as scholars in scholarly forums – this is, after all, SuperScholar! Many of the scholars listed here have given new life to atheism, inviting the term “neo-atheism” to describe their impact and movement. 1.
More info: Wikipedia, Homepage 2. 3. 4. 5. BibleContradictions-ReasonProject.png (PNG εικόνα, 3327x4418 εικονοστοιχεία) Why Atheists Are More Intelligent Than the Religious. It is natural to believe in God, so more intelligent individuals are more likely to be atheists.
Religion is a cultural universal, and its practice is observed in every known human society. However, as I explain in earlier posts (Why do we believe in God? Part I , Part II ), recent evolutionary psychological theories suggest that religiosity may not be an adaptation in itself but may be a byproduct of other evolved psychological mechanisms variously called the “animistic bias” or the “agency-detector mechanisms.” These theories contend that the human brain has been selected to agency – personal, animate, and intentional forces – behind otherwise natural phenomena whose exact causes cannot be known.
If these theories are correct, then it means that religiosity – belief in higher powers – may have an evolutionary origin. Once again, analyses of large representative samples from both the United States and the United Kingdom support this prediction of the Hypothesis . Tool Time: Good Christians Threaten Atheist. Tumblr_llpw7p8hW71qfwyc9o1_500.jpg (500×383) IlltellyouwhatyoudidwithAtheistsforabout1500years.jpg (391×600) Copyright3000BC.jpg (266×600) HowtostopyourkidsfrombecomingAtheists..jpg (490×600) Ironyrage.png (651×481) Iamanatheist.jpg (500×375) H.L.Menckenwasaboss..png (500×395) Deuteronomy 22:28-29 KJV - If a man find a damsel that is a virgin.
USAnonreligion. Morgan Freeman - Celebrity Atheist List. From Celebrity Atheist List Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Unforgiven, Glory, Seven, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Batman Begins, March of the Penguins, The Bucket List, Evan Almighty, Wanted, The Dark Knight, and RED.[1] During an interview on CNN on June 2, 2010, this exchange occurred: Kiran Chetry: And you’ve said before, Morgan, that you’re a ‘man of god.’ Morgan Freeman on CNN is not a man of God Freeman as God in Bruce Almighty Check out these most popular pages on Celeb Atheists (in order of popularity)