Of all the arguments for an against atheism, the most ill-informed is surely It takes just as much faith to be an atheist as a theist. This, of course, is patently ridiculous. Â Being an atheist requires no faith, not even a little bit. Â I have to respond to this argument point so regularly I thought […]
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The Faith Matrix
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Atheism, Faith, Logic. Read More »
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Christianity as a Polytheistic Religion?
The concept of monotheism has always bothered me. Â How can someone believe in only one God? Â Even if they are deluded to the point that they believe they can communicate with a higher being, how do they know it’s the same being every time. Surely any being that was capable of such communication, or a […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Arguments, Atheism, Christianity, Debates, Monotheism, Polytheism, The Bible, Yahweh. Read More »
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The Atheist's Challenge – 22 Questions
There’s a set of 22 questions floating around the internet, posted by Brett Keane and aimed at subscribers to various religious ideologies as well as atheists. I think it’s a worthwhile exercise responding to these questions as they tend to come up time and time again. Where do you get your morality from, and please […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Atheism, politics, Questions. Read More »
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A New Look for The Atheist Blog
You may have noticed that this blog is now sporting a new look. I thought a brief post was in order to outline the reasons for changing the look and what it means for you. The Motivation When this blog first started, it didn’t get much traffic and even fewer comments. It was thrown up […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Atheism, Atheist, Site News. Read More »
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On Atheism, Labels and Annonymity
It’s been mentioned in the comments here, and elsewhere, that the term atheism, by it’s very usage, gives credibility to theists. Â By calling ourselves atheists, we accept that there is a counter position strong enough to warrant a label for those who disagree. The general argument goes that there should no more be atheists than […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Atheism, Labels, Society. Read More »
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The Santa Scam
Many religions propagate by preying on our most deep rooted fears and insecurities. They use carrot and stick tactics to keep followers on side, and to entrap and pounce upon potential converts.  Because these tactics attack deep rooted, deep seeded fears and emotions, they work on people of all ages, persuasions and backgrounds.  There are, evidently, people […]
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Atheism, Illusion of Religion, Logic, Morality. Read More »
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