Atheist

An atheist is a person who does not believe in any god. In contrast, theists believe in a god and agnostics say that whether a deity exists is unknown or unknowable. Although atheism itself is centuries old, the development of so-called "new atheism" has made atheist a popular tag.

The new atheism movement is attributed in part to a variety of 21st-century books more outspoken and critical of religion than earlier atheist works. The authors included Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.

While there are large numbers of atheist blogs, numerous blogs also critique and analyze atheism. The internet also hosts at least one campaign to organize atheists and encourage them to speak out.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Atheist”

• xkcd: Organ Donation

  
  Caffeinated Joe — Authority: 511
  Hemant @ The Friendly Atheist posted this panel from xkcd : I like it. We can all make a difference when we are gone. I wont need my parts, so why not let them go back in the bin for others to use? :)
  11 hours ago

• Camille Paglia on Richard Dawkins

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 141
  Today in Salon, Camille Paglia , an atheist who obviously hasn’t been paying much serious attention to the post 9/11 New Atheist movement, stumbled upon Richard Dawkins talking about religion on NPR, and having never heard his voice before, she thought he sounded a bit, well, ridiculous:   I was recently ...
  11 hours ago

• Christian AFA Director: Ban Muslims from Military!

  
  The Religion Virus — Authority: 122
  You knew it would happen, but its still shocking: Bryan Fischer, a Christian and the "Director of Issues Analysis" at American Family Association, wants to ban all Muslims from the U.S. Military . This is so unpatriotic and un-American its a disgrace. They should take the word "American" out of their organizations ...
  12 hours ago

• THE POISON PILL THAT COULD KILL THE HEALTH CARE BILL: ITS THE STUPID STUPAK AMENDMENT, STUPID!

  
  MINISTER OF RANTS — Authority:
  Bart Stupak is the author of the poison pill amendment that could either drastically reduce access to abortion services for American women - OR kill the national health care initiative for this Democratic administration...
  18 hours ago

• A 2012 Prophecy: Suicides Will Accompany the Advent of December 21, 2012

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 141
  It’s not a nice thought, but this is an easy prophecy to make. And it’s the singular prophecy surrounding December 21, 2012 that will almost surely come to pass. Perhaps you remember Heaven’s Gate . Heaven’s Gate was a San Diego based cult that, in 1997, committed collective suicide in anticipation of the ...
  21 hours ago

• Roundup of stuff the Old Media won’t tell you about

  
  4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters — Authority: 130
  Visit Certain News Sites? Obama Wants To Know  – Why isn’t the ACLU going nuts over this? Big Brother Obama wants to know what news sites you visit. And he is having the justice department subpoena news sites to find out. Click here: Justice Dept. Asked For News Site’s Visitor Lists — The world is ...
  1 day ago

• Why the Bible has to be Perfect

  
  The Religion Virus — Authority: 122
  I respect many religious beliefs, but what do you do when someone believes something that cant possibly be true? Something that has glaring errors that anyone can see? And what if half of a nation believes it? Whats a rational person supposed to do in the face of such beliefs? We affirm that Scripture, having ...
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• An Atheist’s Guide To Christmas

  
  Rainbow of Chaos — Authority: 421
  It is once again “that time of the year” when Christmas carols start playing at the mall, Christmas decorations start springing up everywhere and people begin to ask you if you are excited about Christmas and what you are doing for the big day. If you are an atheist or agnostic like I am, then you might be ...
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• The Great Skeptical Blindspot

  
  Skepfeeds-The Best Skeptical blogs of the day — Authority: 125
  The Atheism issue revisited My entry on skepticism and atheism from a while ago, has been getting quite a bit of attention lately with comments being posted on the comments section of the entry itself and on Twitter. The issue of atheism has become quite sticky, I think, in the skeptical circles. My diagnosis is ...
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• How East Germany’s communists misunderstood its Protestants

  
  FaithWorld — Authority: 608
  Anniversaries are a time to look back at how the world was before the historic event being commemorated. During a recent trip to Berlin in advance of today’s 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall , I asked the former East German theologian and politician Richard Schröder for his recollections of the life ...
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• Dutch tulip named in honor of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  
  Life Without Faith — Authority: 132
  On November 4th a ceremony was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art honoring the beautiful Ayaan Hirsi Ali. During the event, a tulip was named “Ayaan” in recognition of her human rights stance for Muslim women. From Flora Culture International : Ms. Hirsi Ali, a feminist, author, activist and former member ...
  2 days ago

• Atheista Vicanus Fredericopolitanus!

  
  Diaphanitas — Authority: 141
  "Atheista Vicanus Fredericopolitanus!" "The Village Atheist of Fredericton!" PZ Myers once called himself the Village Atheist of the area around University of Minnesota Morris. I am the one who had the idea to start a freethought group here in Fredericton. I seem to be the most vocal freethinker of the city. I am ...
  2 days ago

• Ethics and War in a Secular Age

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 141
  Decoupling religion from war is not an easy thing. The poet Stephen Spender, in reflecting upon World War II, wrote these lines (in his poem, “Rejoice in the Abyss”): Against an acrid cloud of dust, I saw The houses kneel, revealed each in its abject Prayer, my prayer as well: ‘Oh, God, Spare me the lot ...
  2 days ago

• The Athiest and the Believer

  
  The Nervous Breakdown — Authority: 540
  LA RIOJA, SPAINThe atheist and the believer walked together on the path that followed the highway, looking for light.Everything visible was dampened gray, as if some colossal waterlogged blanket was thrown on top of their sky and hung there, dripping. Incessant raindrops had been pricking their faces for over two ...
  2 days ago

• My Atheist Tattoo.

  
  Proud Atheists — Authority: 125
  FINALLY!!! After a couple years of procrastination, decision-making and hesitation, I received my first tattoo! I am 48 years old and I’ve never been inked before. This was a great first for me. I decided on the Out Campaign’s “ A ” symbol. Tagged: atheism, atheist, atheist symbol, atheist tattoo, ...
  2 days ago

• Michael Ruse, an Atheist, on Why He Hasn’t Signed Up with the New Atheists (or Confidence Atheists)

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 141
  Daniel Dennett. PZ Myers. Richard Dawkins. Jerry Coyne. Philosopher Michael Ruse is an atheist too. But don’t sign him up with the above confidence atheists. Why? Here’s one reason that he gave in a recent essay in the UK’s Guardian: [H]ow dare we be so condescending? I don’t have faith. I really ...
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• New Atheist Blogroll Members

  
  Deep Thoughts — Authority: 478
  We are now up to 1072 members. These are the latest to join. Recovering Cultist Scatterbrain My Views on the World dAdTHEIST My Thoughts Rabid Atheist Young Freethought Socialist International Australia The Whore of All the Earth A bit of news about ...
  2 days ago

• George Carlin: Religion is Bullshit

  
  Better World Movement — Authority: 138
  “Religion is Bullshit” – a funny bit about religion by the late George Carlin. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com — George Carlin (1937-2008) was a champion of free speech. Some thought he ...
  3 days ago

• Downloading Music using Google

  
  Jayce Nugent DotCom — Authority: 124
  Tired of using Limewire or Kazaa or Torrents to search for music only to find crap. Google makes it easy to download songs. Whether you are looking for Britney Spears, the Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Sean Kingston, Shinedown, or Beyonce, you can find it on Google. No need to download extra software. [...]
  3 days ago

• JUST KEEP TELLING THE TRUTH, NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, ABOUT THE EVIL THAT IS THE ZIONIST PROJECT

  
  REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Authority: 128
  Just keep telling the truth. Ive never seen Norman Finkelstein more animated and relaxed. Norman really show some flashes of (mundane) genius here. This is not a blanket endorsement of Norman, however. He and I split company at the spirit. Norman is an atheist; whereas, Im looking forward to being completely in sync ...
  3 days ago

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