atheism

Atheism is a broad term, atheists having the only thing in common: their lack of belief in a personal, supernatural deity. The etymology of the word itself is "a" – without, "theism" – belief in a god. It is not a religion or life philosophy, and therefore asserts no specific ideas or beliefs. Consequently, it is best to defer to those who consider themselves atheists when defining the term. Some are more active in their denial than others, but all are without belief.

There is a burgeoning atheist rights movement. Members of which have been dubbed with the controversial term, the "new atheists." Books such as Richard Dawkins'; The God Delusion and Sam Harris' The End of Faith are best sellers. Many of the "new atheists" are thriving in the blogosphere. In this vast atheist blogosphere, the most popular blogs include biologist P.Z. Myers' Pharyngula, Hemant Mehta's Friendly Atheist, and Rebecca Watson's Skepchick.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “atheism”

 

• Sandwich Priest Suspended For Plagiarizing Sermons

  
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  A priest on Cape Cod has been suspended for plagiarizing sermons. The Rev. John McGinn, 65, of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sandwich was placed on administrative leave earlier this month after the diocese learned he had allegedly been using other preachers’ sermons since 2006.
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• Recovery without God

  
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   A recent study performed by Harvard University’s McLean Hospital concludes that “faith in God positively influences treatment for individuals with psychiatric illness.”The McLean Hospital study “followed patients receiving care from a hospital-based behavioral health program to investigate the relationship ...
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• Recovery without God

  
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   A recent study performed by Harvard University’s McLean Hospital looking into the recovery process concludes that “faith in God positively influences treatment for individuals with psychiatric illness.”The McLean Hospital study “followed patients receiving care from a hospital-based behavioral health program ...
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• Tomas de Torquemada in the U.S. armed forces

  
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  I knew that sexual assault, suicide and war wounds were already tearing up the military. Now, yet another perniciously destructive anomaly threatened good order and discipline in the ranks. And this one came from an almost unbelievable source: so-called Christians. When I joined its board, the MRFF had more than ...
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• Tax em

  
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• Skeptic Speaks After Death

  
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  There is a story about Robert Ingersoll, the Atheist.When Ingersoll was in his death-bed, he asked for a Priest.A Priest was brought in.Ingersoll asked him,Father, I have been denying God in my Life,Will God punish me?The priest replied ,Son, God is not Ingersoll
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• Kept Apart by Theology

  
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  Im certain that not all real-life situations mirror David Haywards cartoon that Ive shared above. Sometimes people eagerly put their theologies out in front of them to keep others... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Debate Review: Fazale Rana vs. Michael Ruse on “The Origin of Life: Evolution vs. Design”

  
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  Fazale Rana recently debated Michael Ruse on the topic of the origin of life. Essentially, the question of the debate was whether the origin of life is best explained by naturalism or design. Here, I will provide brief comments on the debate. Please note I make no claims to being a scientist and I am fully aware that ...
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• Response to a Response for The Apologetic Professor

  
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  Source: The Apologetic Professor Over on Grundy’s excellent blog, Deity Shmeity , he’s been having a debate of sorts with a theist calling himself The Apologetic Professor.  Hell, with some of the things he’s said, I’d apologize too.  They each wrote a post for each other’s blog, Grundy’s is here , ...
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• [#wiscfi] Who Speaks for Feminism?

  
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  Second to last thing! Elisabeth Cornwell will be speaking about who speaks for feminism. This could be….interesting? I’m not sure where it’s going. 11:08 Here we go! Elisabeth is thanking everyone in the CFI staff. They’re pretty freaking great. Elisabeth learned a great deal this weekend, and talks ...
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• Better systems

  
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  See, the thing is, religion isn’t all bad. *FIRST PARAGRAPH CONTROVERSY KLAXON* It’s not, though. But it’s still a long, long way from the best we can do. The Skeptics with a K framed some ideas interestingly in a recent episode of the podcast. They were talking about the classically bullshit-ridden ...
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• The Big Day

  
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  Today is the big day. My younger kid has a motocross race that he’s been anticipating for weeks. You should know now that I hate that he races. I never watch. I can’t. I wake up all night long the day before, terrified, thinking of all the possible ways he could get hurt–or worse. I lay there, tossing and ...
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• An Atheist and a Bear (JOKE)

  
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  An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!”, he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the cause was, he saw a ...
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• Worst Atrocity in Bangladesh History: 10,000 military attack Islamics

  
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  In our May 5 issue, New Trend happily noted the arrival of large numbers of Muslim protestors, PEACEFUL and UNARMED, who decided to sit down in Dhaka to protest attacks by police which left one person dead and hundreds injured. Late at night, the combined forces of the secular regime including its "civilian" gangs, ...
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• Stephen C. Meyer and Peter Atkins debate intelligent design

  
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  This dialog occurred in 2010 on the Unbelievable radio show. I made a rough transcript, so please see below for that. The MP3 file is here . (60 minutes) Details: The documentary film “Expelled” is presented by US Actor Ben Stein and makes the case that scientists who question Darwinian orthodoxy and support ...
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• Bill Maher Gets Owned by Glenn Greenwald

  
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  This nine minute exchange between Bill Maher and his guests: Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian, Joy Reid of the Miami Herald and Charles Cooke of the National Review Online is very telling. There’s a lot to say about how ideology and partisanship can prevent one from a fair analysis of events and ...
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• Cultural Attitudes Towards Atheism

  
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  Continuing from my last post A Short History of Atheism , I’m now adding to the blog another section of my Religious Studies dissertation which addresses different cultural attitudes towards atheism (and religious tolerance) and the effects they have on non-believers and minority groups. Due to the nature of the ...
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• Can God Ever Be Proven Scientifically?

  
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  As a science student i am constantly being bombarded in my studies by methods of planning experiments, testing hypotheses and figuring out results. This had me thinking, as an atheist i hold there is no god, but what exactly could prove me wrong? Firstly here are commonly put forward ‘proofs’ that are most ...
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• Utah Screen Printer Denies Service to Atheist Group

  
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  This week the owners of TIKI Printing in West Valley, Utah, refused service to Atheists of Utah based on their rejection of religious belief. Naturally, they didnt come out and say that, but they used the good old standby of pretending that their discrimination was warranted because they were "attacked." This is ...
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• Neureligion

  
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  There is very little (if any) variability in the brains of human beings regarding cortical localization. That is, the motor cortex responsible for, say, left arm movement, is reliably located on the right side of the brain, and in… Continue reading →
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