Tag Archive for 'morality'

The Two Ways to become Religious: Rise or Fall

November 22nd, 2008 by The Atheist

I regularly discuss religion with people who both agree and, more commonly, disagree with me. I think this is an important aspect in self development and allows you to not only grow as a person but also understand both sides of an argument. In my various discussions, with people from all sorts of backgrounds and [...]

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Can a Religious Person Really be “Good”?

July 23rd, 2008 by The Atheist

This is something I’ve been pondering for a while after I saw a comment on another website implying that Christians were better than non Christians because of charity work, such as operation shoe box, that Christians participate in and run.  I’ll concentrate on Christians in this post because it was a comment from a Christian [...]

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A Morailty Questionnaire

January 26th, 2008 by The Atheist

I came across this excellent post over at Possum Momma (a.k.a Atheist in a MiniVan) and though it would be fun to answer the question, and provide a brief commentary on the questions, here.  I’d thoroughly recommend you read the fill post, the questionnaire is from a Sixth Grade “Science” project.
Question: Do unchristians make less [...]

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Woman Dies Giving Birth, to follow the word of God

November 11th, 2007 by The Atheist

I know I’m a bit late to the table on this one, and it’s a table that many have been sat at for years, but this is just staggering.  A Jehovah’s Witness, in her 20s, in the UK has died after giving birth.  All indications are that if she had accepted a blood transfusion, she [...]

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To Deny Atheism is to Reject Humanity

October 22nd, 2007 by The Atheist

I just want to share a conversation  overheard a a few weeks ago and comment on it.  The key point is below, I’ll leave the rest out.
Person 1:  I think I’m becoming an Atheist.
Person 2:  That’s fantastic.
Person 1:  Not really, it means I’m going to hell.
Funny, isnt it.  The person involved had obviously been questioning [...]

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