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God is Impossible
Christians consider the existence of their God to be an obvious truth that no sane man could deny. I strongly disagree with this assumption not only because evidence for the existence of this presumably ubiquitous yet invisible God is lacking, but because the very nature Christians attribute to this God is self-contradictory. Proving a Universal Negative It is taken for granted by Christians, as well as many atheists, that a universal negative cannot be proven. In this case, that universal negative is the statement that the Christian God does not exist.
Jon Wiener: Christopher Hitchens: Religion Poisons Everything - Interviews - Truthdig
Editor’s note: Christopher Hitchens died Thursday, Dec. 15. (You can find Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer’s remembrance of his friend here .) Jon Wiener spoke with Hitchens in 2007 about his views on religion and the book that would turn out to be one of the milestones of Hitchens’ career.
Star Wars Jesus Dressup!
Now it's time for Star Wars Limited Collector's Edition Jesus Dressup! Dress the ultimate Jedi as your favorite Star Wars character. Just drag the outfits to The Master with your mouse and they'll snap right into place. May the Force be with You! © 2012 Normal Bob Smith Design
10 Reasons Why Christianity Is Wrong
10. It is Absurd: This may seem like I am re-stating what this list sets out to show. However, this is misleading. When someone comes to us with an extravagant claim the most common reason we may discount the claim is because, to put it curtly, we find it absurd. The reason why the majority of people don't believe in Scientology, reincarnation, Mormonism, Greek Gods, etc. is not because they have extensively researched the historicity and veracity of the claims, it is because they don't believe such things happen in the world.
Jean Meslier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Meslier (15 June 1664 [ 1 ] – 17 June 1729) was a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism . Described by the author as his "testament" to his parishioners, the text denounces all religion . Jean Meslier was born in Mazerny in the Ardennes . He began learning Latin from a neighborhood priest in 1678 and eventually joined the seminary ; he later claimed, in the Author's Preface to his Testament , this was done to please his parents. At the end of his studies, he took Holy Orders and, on January 7, 1689, became priest at Étrépigny , in Champagne . One public disagreement with a local nobleman aside, Meslier was to all appearances generally unremarkable, and he performed his office without complaint or problem for 40 years.
Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions - Speakeasy - WSJ
Getty Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, in an essay that drew a deluge of comments, British comic, actor and filmmaker Ricky Gervais argued against the existence of God. To give Wall Street Journal readers a chance to respond, we asked Gervais to answer via email some of the most frequently asked questions about his article.I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood. -- George Carlin ( attributed: source unknown ) I credit that eight years of grammar school with nourishing me in a direction where I could trust myself and trust my instincts. They gave me the tools to reject my faith. They taught me to question and think for myself and to believe in my instincts to such an extent that I just said, "This is a wonderful fairy tale they have going here, but it's not for me."
Positive Atheism's Big List of George Carlin Quotations
Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ
Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ By - January 03, 2007 The majority of people in the world today assume or believe that Jesus Christ was at the very least a real person. Perhaps he wasn't really "the Messiah", perhaps he was not "The Son of God", and perhaps he didn't actually perform miracles and rise from the dead, but he really was a great moral teacher who traveled around Galilee with followers and got arrested by the Jews and crucified by the Romans right?
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours Richard Dawkins When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Daily Atheist Quote - View All Quotes
Like all religions, the Holy Religion of the Invisible Pink Unicorn is based upon both Logic and Faith. We have Faith that She is Pink; and we Logically know that She is Invisible, because we can't see Her. In religion we believe only what we do not understand, except in the instance of an intelligible doctrine that contradicts an incomprehensible one. In that case we believe the former as part of the latter.
Humorous Atheist Quotations
More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and for men (but not women), preference for sexual exclusivity correlate with higher intelligence, a new study finds. The study, published in the March 2010 issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Social Psychology Quarterly , advances a new theory to explain why people form particular preferences and values. The theory suggests that more intelligent people are more likely than less intelligent people to adopt evolutionarily novel preferences and values, but intelligence does not correlate with preferences and values that are old enough to have been shaped by evolution over millions of years."
Higher intelligence associated with liberalism, atheism
From FreeThoughtPedia Many people say, despite the controversy, Christianity is a force for good in society. It's true that there are definitely good Christian people who do nice things. But there is no proof that in the absence of religion, these same people aren't also capable of goodness. More importantly, despite any good claims that can be made about Christianity, these are overshadowed with a number of problematic characteristics that might make one reconsider the value of this belief system: 1.