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”

• Hitchens & Fry Kick Ass

  
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• Podcast #72 – Jennifer Burns (Goddess of the Market)

  
  American Freethought — Authority: 426
  We interview Jennifer Burns, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of the new biography Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right.nbsp; Its a timely book considering the recent resurgence of Rands works (especially her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged)nbsp; as a ...
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• AQ test makes it big

  
  Pie Palace — Authority: 103
  A couple of years back I wrote a javascript version of a quasi-diagnostic test used to help diagnose Asperger syndrome . I wrote it for a lark: I was working with peeps that were socially awkward (like me), and I wanted to play with javascript. I stuck it on this blog and forgot about it. Today I noticed a link ...
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• Orgy of Mass Delusion at Morningstar Revival

  
  Proud Atheists — Authority: 126
  A video I found on askegg’s youtube channel. At the beginning, (0:22) woman claims that a dead person was raised along with other fictitious miracles. Notice how loosely the word “miracle” is often used in this video. * How can the people that believe this stuff look at themselves in the mirror? ...
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• Im Not Making This Up!

  
  Windy Sydney — Authority: 115
  Someone just left this comment on WindySydney. I dont post it here to make fun of the person who left it, I just found the comment so funny that I cant help myself from sharing it. Im LDS and dont understand atheism--doesnt sound scientific to me. Nice pictures of the cat, though. Not making it up. Promise. ...
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• Religion and self deception

  
  Deep Thoughts — Authority: 505
  Self deception is insidious. It keeps us eating pizza when we can’t see our toes. It also keep the crucifix in Italian classrooms under the misguided believe that it is the universal sign for freedom . Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, the spokesman for the bishops said that the crucifix stood for freedom and ...
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• It’s “pot shots at easy targets” day

  
  Cubik's Rube — Authority: 125
  (Which you know means I’ve been lazy today and am struggling to get something done before bed.) I can’t find the letter of October 19th referred to in this post , perhaps because I don’t care and I haven’t really tried. But I’ve never heard anyone in the anti-theistic or irreligious crowd saying that ...
  9 hours ago

• The Out Campaign

  
  Windy Sydney — Authority: 115
  Since this whole coming out of the Atheist closet is new to me, I decided to do some research on the different Atheist groups on the net. Its amazing how many like-minded people there are out there... People who think logically and rationally instead of magically. Let me tell you... living in Utah I thrive on being ...
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• Sam Harris - Stem Cells and Morality

  
  CVN Health — Authority: 146
  A section from Sam Harris’ talk at the Beyond Belief 2 conference. Harris argues that religion obscures moral intuitions, using the case of stem cells. Check out The Science Network at thesciencenetwork.org
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• Expanding the Moral Imagination

  
  Everybody Means Something — Authority: 408
  Any religion whose prerequisites for individual salvation don’t conduce to the salvation of the whole world is a religion whose time has passed. ( Robert Wright : The Evolution of God page 439) I am getting towards the end of Robert Wright’s fascinating book  – I’ve been fitting the reading of it into ...
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• Int’l Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

  
  MY LIFE — Authority: 126
  November 8 is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church . Let me start off by saying, quite clearly and without any waffling:  people being killed, denied jobs or housing, imprisoned, taken from their families, or otherwise abused simply because of what they believe, is WRONG!   I don’t care who ...
  12 hours ago

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

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 142
  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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• Good (Without) God

  
  Tangled Up in Blue Guy — Authority: 130
  Morality Shenanigans One of the common slogans on the billboards that atheist and humanist groups have been renting in the last year has raised the assertion that one can be good without God . This is a direct challenge to the notion that only religion can provide necessary moral guidance for society, and ...
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• New Atheist Blogroll Members

  
  Deep Thoughts — Authority: 505
  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 ...
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• Sunday Morning Pot Luck

  
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• Vatican: ETs may exist, but they better not be gay or use birth control

  
  William K. Wolfrum Chronicles — Authority: 556
  Say what you will about the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, but the guy is all about covering all the bases. In an interview with the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, said that it was fine to believe in aliens and it didn’t contradict ...
  18 hours ago

• The Case for Karen Armstrong

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 805
  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 ...
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• Woman stunned to see Virgin Mary not appear on Nacho Cheese Dorito

  
  William K. Wolfrum Chronicles — Authority: 556
  SPRINGFIELD — Elaine Hansen was eating a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos when she came upon a perfectly shaped chip. After examining the chip for several hours and inviting neighbors and family members to examine the chip, she had finally reached a stunning conclusion. “You know, no matter how hard we looked, we ...
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• Hitchens and Fry v the Catholic Church

  
  The Freethinker — Authority: 520
  ON October 20 Freethinker representative Peter Brietbart reported on an historic debate in London organised by Intelligence Squared , which resulted in a crushing defeat for the Catholic Church. The motion – The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world – was resoundingly defeated. The final vote ...
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• Find God in 60 Days

  
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