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Entries from June 2008

Mocking God?

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes, I mock your god, because your god is a false god. Yes, YOUR god.
Your “truth” is self-delusion. You reject any rationale that leads to a contrary conclusion that the bible may not be truth and that god may not exist.
Your “love” is a coin into the vending machine of redemption. The purpose of “saving [...]

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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Faith · Religion

Fish, Barrel, Smoking Gun.

June 23rd, 2008 · 7 Comments

Yeah, yeah, I know that Mythbusters already proved the myth about shooting fish in a barrel, but when the Rocky Mountain News passes along a fish like this, its time to lock and load.

Dobson: Obama distorting Bible, Constitution
Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS — As Barack Obama broadens his outreach to evangelical voters, one of the movement’s biggest [...]

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Tags: Faith · Focus on the Family · Humor · Religious Conservatives · Religious Extremism · Religious Nuts · Separation of Church and State

Religious Branding?

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

When I argue about the evils of religion and the encroachment of baseless, religious dogmatism upon the public sphere of government activity, I will frequently hear the retort that I’m being an alarmist or overreacting. Of course, all that is necessary is to wait a little bit and the religious nuts will do that Voo-Doo [...]

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Tags: Evolution · Intelligent Design · Religion · Religious Extremism · Religious Fiction · Science · Separation of Church and State

Recipe for Disaster

June 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Ever go to the store and figure out what you’re going to make for dinner as you wander down the aisle? For example, strolling through the butcher area you might see a leg of lamb, remember the fresh basil and mint you saw over in the produce aisle, and decide that tonight you’ll have lamb [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Clinton · Political Ignorance · Politics · Reason

For the Believers . . .

June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A question:
How does one go about demonstrating that one religion is more “true” than another?
How does one prove the “truth” of one’s religion without simultaneously doing it damage? By disproving one religion, one also disproves their own, no?
To be certain, such a demonstration would have to be supported by some kind of objective means, correct? [...]

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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Faith · Reason · Religion · Religion Bad

God’s Fault?

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Why does “God” always get the credit? Or does he?

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Tags: Humor · Reason · Religion · Religious Fiction