December 2011
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Dec 28th
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Evidences Against a Recent Creation #1
(via Rationalwiki) >10,000 Years 1. Dendrochronology Dendrochronology is a method of scientific dating which is based on annual tree growth patterns called tree rings. The rings are the result of changes in the tree’s growth speed over the year (since trees grow faster in the summer and slower in the winter). The age of a tree can be found by counting the rings and is the only method on...
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Anonymous asked: I'd like to see a response to all the claims that the Bible predicts scientific discovery. I've seen them quoted before and I've actually not seen them debunked (although I have not looked extensively).
Dec 21st
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Lies, more lies, and damned lies →
iwilltrustinyou: 1. THE BIBLE: The earth is a sphere (Isaiah 40:22).  SCIENCE NOW: The earth is a sphere.  SCIENCE THEN: The earth was a flat disk. 2. THE BIBLE: Incalculable number of stars (Jeremiah 33:22).  SCIENCE NOW: Incalculable number of stars.  SCIENCE THEN: Only 1,100 stars. 3. THE BIBLE: Free float of earth in space (Job 26:7).  SCIENCE NOW: Free float of earth in space.  SCIENCE...
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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johnnyis: skepticblog reblogged your post: I’m going on the offensive with Mormonism again. Biblical literalist…Mormon arguing over who’s more mistaken. Fun! As often as you reblog my posts, I’m surprised you’re not following me. I have to hide my love from you somehow.
Dec 19th
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I'm going on the offensive with Mormonism again.
johnnyis: This is going to get interesting. Read More A Biblical literalist and a Mormon arguing over who’s more mistaken. Fun!
Dec 19th
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Skeptic Blog's Counter-Apologetic List
In this page, I will link to the best papers, essays, and other writings that refute theistic apologetics. I hope that this will be a valuable tool to anyone looking for the truth. Any theists are welcome to challenge the claims presented in the papers, and any non-theists are welcome to suggest improvement and additions. I will constantly be adding to this list, so contributions are welcome.  ...
Dec 19th
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Everything is not Empirical: Christopher Hitchens... →
the-quiet1: skepticblog: the-quiet1: I’m not one to sway my opinion to fit sensitivities. I stand by what I’ve always said on Hitchens and the “horsemen” in general - that what they do is evil, that anti-theism is disgusting and hateful. I won’t pretend that his opinions, his fiery treatment of faith - and by extension, the faithful… Are you being serious? At least research the person you...
Dec 18th
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Everything is not Empirical: Christopher Hitchens... →
the-quiet1: I’m not one to sway my opinion to fit sensitivities. I stand by what I’ve always said on Hitchens and the “horsemen” in general - that what they do is evil, that anti-theism is disgusting and hateful. I won’t pretend that his opinions, his fiery treatment of faith - and by extension, the faithful… Are you being serious? At least research the person you are talking about....
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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Doulos: Atheists: Faux-Logicians and... →
skepticblog: actrealationalist: deadlyalmonds: It’s funny because god is a good way to comfort people who don’t want to believe that this is all there is. Is that how you assuage the intellectual grief and emotional regret of choosing to deny reality (including the… As for your Equivocation Fallacy, there was an error of communication in my part. I didn’t understand,...
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) →
deconversionmovement: the-quiet1: I’m not one to sway my opinion to fit sensitivities. I stand by what I’ve always said on Hitchens and the “horsemen” in general - that what they do is evil, that anti-theism is disgusting and hateful. I won’t pretend that his opinions, his fiery treatment of faith - and by extension, the faithful - was admirable or even tolerable. No, Hitchens was an...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“I sympathize afresh with the mighty Voltaire, who, when badgered on his deathbed and urged to renounce the devil, murmured that this was no time to be making enemies.” - Christopher Hitchens
Dec 16th
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Everything is not Empirical: Christopher Hitchens... →
the-quiet1: I’m not one to sway my opinion to fit sensitivities. I stand by what I’ve always said on Hitchens and the “horsemen” in general - that what they do is evil, that anti-theism is disgusting and hateful. I won’t pretend that his opinions, his fiery treatment of faith - and by extension, the faithful… This whole post seems nonsensical. Anti-theism, at its worst,...
Dec 16th
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TomCarter.me: Goodbye Christopher Hitchens →
thetomcarter: Goodbye Christopher Hitchens I was an Athiest before I had ever heard of Christopher Hitchens. For me Christopher did not reaffirm my atheism, but his words and writings told me that it was OK to be an atheist and that it was nothing to be apologetic or quiet about.  “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” - Christopher Hitchens ...
Dec 16th
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God is Not Great. Rest in peace, Hitchens.
Dec 16th
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Shades of Gray: The Atheist Challenge (or, as I... →
goodreasonnews: liberalchristian: goodreasonnews: Maybe I just miss baseball season. rudeministries: There is more than ample evidence all around us and within us — physics, psychology, biology, cosmology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine (just to name a few) — that the… You’re complaining about semantic arguments? If you are discussing what the meaning of “atheism” is,...
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Good Reason News: The Atheist Challenge (or, as I... →
goodreasonnews: Maybe I just miss baseball season. rudeministries: There is more than ample evidence all around us and within us — physics, psychology, biology, cosmology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine (just to name a few) — that the universe was created supernaturally. Naming it doesn’t explain why… Pretty much, for a lack of better words, this. A much better answer than the one...
Dec 14th
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Rude Ministries: The Atheist Challenge →
rudeministries: There is more than ample evidence all around us and within us — physics, psychology, biology, cosmology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine (just to name a few) — that the universe was created supernaturally. Atheists often try to lay the burden of proof upon those who believe in God to prove that… Simple.  Argument from non-belief 1. God either does or does not reveal...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Does God exist? (you have to read this!)
ilovejesusbecausehelovesme: A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. They eventually touched on the subject of God. Barber: I don’t believe that God exists. Customer: Why do you say that? Barber: Well, you just have to go out in the...
Dec 14th
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4.5 MILLION YEARS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION SUMMED UP IN...
nonplussedbyreligion: Evolution: 1  Creation: 0
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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The Final Nail in the Cross →
deconversionmovement: 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—  13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over...
Dec 13th
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Dec 11th
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The Deconversion Movement: To My Followers or... →
deconversionmovement: As I approach another benchmark, I will like for you guys to submit a response answering the above question. I’m genuinely curious. I want to hear your stories. Don’t worry, you guys will definitely hear mine as well. Before the night is over, I will make my best attempts to write my story in the… I’ve always known that there was a difference between accepting...
Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Skeptics Blog: spectra-fidelis: if “separation of... →
spectra-fidelis: skepticblog: spectra-fidelis: if “separation of church and state” means what people keep yelling at me it means then why is Christmas a federal holiday? Basically, the supreme court argues that the Holiday can be either religious or secular. Several court cases show this reasoning. Lynch v…. Educational.  Yet, my question still stands - if you’re not even allowed to...
Dec 8th
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spectra-fidelis: if “separation of church and state” means what people keep yelling at me it means then why is Christmas a federal holiday? Basically, the supreme court argues that the Holiday can be either religious or secular. Several court cases show this reasoning.  Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 US 668 (1984) Of all the “Christmas” cases this is arguably the most important, not for what it...
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 4th
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theopneustos.: hellomynameisliv: rhymeandverse... →
hellomynameisliv: rhymeandverse replied to your post: ancientdreamers said: To be moral means you don’t… Ah, the insufficiency of your response is comical. I highly respect your devotion to your religion, however blinding and corrosive it is, however. Uhm, you are…  I believe I can satisfy many of your objections by invoking Desirism Utilitarianism.  Overview: - The focus of moral...
Dec 3rd
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Another Godless Goddess: Atheists Trusted at the... →
Distrust is the central motivating factor behind why religious people dislike atheists, according to a new study led by University of British Columbia psychologists. (Read the full study.) “Where there are religious majorities -– that is, in most of the world –- atheists are among the…
Dec 2nd
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