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The Post-Flood Handmedown Bible Fables

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August 10, 2023

The Post-Flood Handmedown Bible Fables

So, let’s talk about the flood. Just kidding. I hate talking about the flood myth, if for no other reason than it’s been utterly destroyed by facts and science. Didn’t happen, couldn’t…

The “Moral” Argument

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August 10, 2023

The “Moral” Argument

Can Atheists Have Morality? The religious morality argument against atheists is a common one. It goes something like this: – Atheists don't believe in God. – God is the source of morality.…

Thankful I’m an Atheist!

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August 10, 2023

Thankful I’m an Atheist!

The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank. — G. K. Chesterton (@GKCdaily) November 24, 2022 I'm Thankful I'm an Atheist! Thanksgiving…

Merry Fucking Christmas

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August 10, 2023

Merry Fucking Christmas

Christmas. Christ's Mass. December 25. Yes, we all know December 25. This is the day that Sextus Julius Africanus declared was the birthday of Jesus back in the third century common era.…

Genesis

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August 10, 2023

Genesis

“In the beginning…? You know the story. Genesis. A primeval account of creation, not just of Earth, but of the entire universe. Firmament. Day and night. The animals. Man and woman, then,…

Brainwashing the Flock

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August 10, 2023

Brainwashing the Flock

We've all experienced it. You might have been at a grocery store, at the local high school football game and maybe, most often, in your house on your day off enjoying a…

Atheism is Disbelief, Full Stop

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August 10, 2023

Atheism is Disbelief, Full Stop

A response to a reply on Facebook about atheists (and Zeus): Atheism is an ideology, one that was once referred to as dogmatic materialism. It isn't a faith in the sense of…

Argument Against Pascal’s Wager

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August 10, 2023

Argument Against Pascal’s Wager

Why Pascal’s wager fails to convince atheists Pascal’s wager is a famous argument for believing in God, proposed by the 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. The wager goes like this:…

Argument Against Irreducible Complexity

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August 10, 2023

Argument Against Irreducible Complexity

The argument from irreducible complexity is an argument against evolution that claims that certain biological systems are too complex to have arisen through gradual, incremental changes. These systems are said to be…

Q&A for “Growing up with Bible Stories”

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August 09, 2023

Q&A for “Growing up with Bible Stories”

Read the original article here: Growing up with Bible Stories Did your parents/church ever address why you were the only ones who held services on Saturdays? All the time. It’s a favorite…