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Atheism as ‘Gateway Drug’ to Drifting Away
Athanatos Christian Apologetics Ministry —
Authority: 112
As of this writing, I am facilitating a course/discussion regarding the decline of Christianity in America . Someone made a point in the discussion that is similar to one I’ve made previously… but I can’t find where I made it so I’m making it anew. The question begins with a look at the measured ...18 hours ago -
The Case for Karen Armstrong
Daily Kos —
Authority: 811
If you open Karen Armstrongs new book, The Case for God , expecting to find a list of mysterious cures, scientific curiosities, or certified miracles all pointing toward the physical presence of a divine influence in the world, you will be sorely disappointed. Armstrong has no interest in, and is in fact completely ...2 days ago -
Weekly Rant: Frank Schaeffer and New Atheist Fundamentalists
Life Without Faith —
Authority: 132
As far as the religious go, you could say that Frank Schaeffer is one of the good guys. He is the son of one of the first televangelists, Francis Schaeffer, and in his book, Crazy for God , he did a great job explaining how he helped found the Religious Right, and why he now regretted it. As being somewhat ...5 days ago -
Promoting confusion
Open Parachute —
Authority: 523
A great feature of the scientific endeavour is that our ideas, hypotheses and theories are usually tested against reality. In fact we get very worried when we can’t do this. Consequently there has been some philosophical discussion and concern around speculative ideas or hypotheses like string theory (really ...1 week ago -
A Modest Plea for a Historically Responsible Atheism
The Dunedin School —
Authority: 527
The Monstrosity of Christ, by Slavoj Žižek, John Milbank, and Creston Davis Some half-formed thoughts on the contemporary debate about atheism, sparked in large part by a recent reading of Slavoj Žižek’s and John Milbank’s new book, The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? (Cambridge, MA: The MIT ...1 week ago -
Sam Harris - BigThink.Com
European Alliance for Rational Thought —
Authority: 125
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Sam Harris, The View from the End of the World
European Alliance for Rational Thought —
Authority: 125
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What Hitchens Has Learned From Debating Christians
Elect Exiles —
Authority: 106
Over at Slate.com, Christopher Hitchens (probably the smartest and funnest of the “pop-atheists”) offers us a few reflections on what he’s learned debating Christians . He’s had plenty of practice since the publication of his 2007 bestseller, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything . Most ...1 week ago -
Defending science and reason
Open Parachute —
Authority: 523
Book Review: The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor Stenger Price: US$12.92 Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: Prometheus Books (September 22, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1591027519 ISBN-13: 978-1591027515 Hello there! ...2 weeks ago -
Where I Take Sam Harris to the Mat
Journal Wunelle —
Authority: 118
(...well, in the alternate fantasy universe where I actually know something Mr. Harris doesnt.) During some recent long drives, Ive been listening again to the two hour audio program of the Four Horsemen , a discussion about religion with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett. These ...2 weeks ago -
Book Review: “Patience with God: Faith for Those who Don’t like Religion (or Athiesm)” by Frank Schaeffer.
bendaniel.org —
Authority: 91
I should begin my review of Frank Schaeffer’s latest book, Patience With God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism) (Da Capo Press, $25.00, hardcover), with a disclaimer: I have an indirect financial interest in Mr. Schaeffer’s success as a writer. Frank Schaeffer wrote a beautifully-crafted, ...3 weeks ago -
David Rock - The neuroscience of mindfulness
Integral Options Cafe —
Authority: 440
Interesting article that came up in my feeds the other day - and I think Wild Mind Buddhist Meditation already posted, but here it is again. What do you think of taking a fully secular approach to mindfulness? This is the method favored by erstwhile Buddhist Sam Harris, in Killing the Buddha . In many ways, I ...3 weeks ago -
Beliefs, disbeliefs about God governed by same cerebral areas
Thaindian News —
Authority: 715
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) When it comes to religion, believers and non-believers appear to think very differently. But such beliefs or disbeliefs about God are governed by the same cerebral areas, says a new study.In the first neuro-imaging study, Universities of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Southern California ...4 weeks ago -
Richard Dawkins talks to fool Bill O’Reilly
LOFT965 —
Authority: 496
Bill O’Reilly is at it again trying to swing it for his miseducated nuts and sounding like a little fool. Apparently, conservatives have just learned about World War II because they have been flinging around the words “Hitler” and “Fascism” a lot lately and very freely. It doesn’t deliver their message ...4 weeks ago -
Interview with cryonics funding specialist Rudi Hoffman
Depressed Metabolism —
Authority: 395
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with individuals in the life extension and cryonics movement. Rudi Hoffman is an Alcor and CI member and the most prominent seller of cryonics life insurance policies. His website with information about how to fund cryonics can be found here.Did you find out about ...4 weeks ago -
Why New Atheism Thrives
Missio Dei —
Authority: 510
A few months ago I was in Borders and picked up a copy of Christopher Hitchens God is Not Great . I thumbed through it for about an hour digesting portions of it. And I liked it. Yep. Let me explain. There’s a reason why the New Atheism is thriving. It’s not because of what Hitchens, Dawkins , or ...8 weeks ago
