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God is Impossible
Jon Wiener: Christopher Hitchens: Religion Poisons Everything - Interviews
10 Reasons Why Christianity Is Wrong
Jean Meslier
Jean Meslier 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 . [ edit ] Life 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.Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions
By Ricky Gervais 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.George Carlin (1937–2008) Satirical comic; free-speech activist 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." -- George Carlin , in the New York Times, August 20, 1995
Positive Atheism's Big List of George Carlin Quotations
Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ
A weekly comic strip, covering politics, pop culture, and the absurd. Atheist Holiday Traditions Decorating the Phylogenetic Tree Taking the Kids to Visit Professor Claus at the Local University "Have you been a good little humanist" Gingerbread Darwins Atheist Symbol Wreath Building a Richard Dawkins Snowman to Debate the Neighbors' Parson Brown Nietzsche Sweaters "God is Dead" Hominidae Creche A Charlie Brown Atheistmas "Yes, the Church took Saturnalia and turned it into Christmas, but it's fun to pretend, Charlie Brown." Instead of elves, Professor Claus has grad students. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
Big Fat Whale - Atheist Holiday Traditions
Humorous Atheist Quotations
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 21:52 Staff 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.
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.

