Why do good things happen to bad people? And why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? These fundamental challenges to the existing of a benevolent, all powerful deity are often dismissed by theists with the often espoused, and always misguided “free will” argument. The salient point apparently being that even though […]
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Free Choice and Religion
This post was written by The Atheist and discusses Arguments, Debates, Free Will, Human Rights, Morality. Read More »
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Between 6,000 and 20,000 Catholic Clergy involved in Child Sex Abuse Cases – but aren't pedophiles
I’ve previously written of the Catholic Church’s downward spiral into depravity but the link between child abuse and Catholicism clergy just won’t go away (as opposed to the link between Catholic Priest’s abuse of children and homosexuality, which never existed in the first place). Â The latest is a real double-header and astounded even me. The […]
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Avoid responsibility by wasting time with Jesus?
I stumbled across this really interesting post by Dr Richard Beck called The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity that I wanted to share. Â Before following the link, I should preface it by telling you that Dr Beck is Associate Professor of Psychology at a Christian University. The reason I wanted to draw your attention […]
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The Self-Defeating Morality from Religion Argument
As the gaps in which to hide a God close, the religious have to reach to new areas with which to attribute their god with action. The physical world is nicely explained by science, rendering a God as either inept or lazy (or more likely, non-existent), so it tends to be more intangible areas that […]
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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 […]
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The Two Ways to become Religious: Rise or Fall
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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