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”

 

• Humanists Find Ways to Say ‘I Do’ Without God

  
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  Amanda Holowaty didn’t need God to get married. She just needed her husband Mike. When the Wilmington atheist couple decided to join their lives a year ago, they knew they wanted a secular wedding celebrant, but their families weren’t so sure.  Her family is Methodist and his is “generally spiritual.” And ...
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• The Other Place

  
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  Since my priorities are at Piltdown Superman and The Question Evolution Project , I havent been motivated to post here very often. After deleting quite a few articles and posts, I am using this for occasional use, but primarily as an archive. Especially for the stuff that tells how atheists really are. You ...
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• My Letter to the CFI in Support of Ron Lindsay

  
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  A number of people have taken to Twitter to call for the resignation or ouster of Ron Lindsay from the Center for Inquiry (CFI). He has even been labeled a misogynist for his remarks at Women in Secularism 2. I am concerned that he may be forced out, and so I wrote to the CFI to express my support. If you feel ...
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• The Frontiers of Chemistry

  
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  At a recent A-Soc talk, James talked us through some of the witchcraft he and his chemistry buddies are coming up with, including plastic that heals any cuts in it just by shining a light on it! You’ll find the video on Worfolk Lectures later this month.
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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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• Who Owns the Rights to Science?

  
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  Count the fallacies! Also, Twitter "Tweets" are public. They said so . People have a serious misunderstanding of the nature, origin and purpose of science. It is a method, a tool for acquiring knowledge. The definition of science cannot be determined by  science, nor can any of the scientific methods. These ...
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• Ron Lindsay Stands His Ground

  
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  The Women in Secularism 2 conference wraps up in Washington DC today, but I have a feeling that many in the secular community will be talking and writing about it for some time. While I hope to move on after this post, there is no telling what might happen today. The controversy that erupted on Friday in response ...
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• More On The Madness Of Muslim: Sharia Is For Shit

  
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  Cross posted @ the Atheist Oasis When I read horrendous accounts like this, it’s almost too much to bear: Alicia Gali: Rape Victim Who Was Jailed For Being Assaulted in UAE Tells Her Story Those familiar with the Steubenville case or the Rehtaeh Parsons suicide are aware of the ...
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• Mom

  
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  My Mom hated having pictures taken of her. Despite that, she gave cameras to people who would inevitably train them on her from time to time. I don’t believe in an immortal soul – when you’re dead, you’re dead. (If I’m wrong, I owe you a coke.) Still, I marvel at the immortality in photographs. Yes, she ...
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• David Bowie, The Catholic Church, And The Pearl Clutchers

  
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  David Bowie - The Next Day (Explicit) - YouTube Cross posted @ the Atheist Oasis After watching a very, very old movie with David Bowie in it ( The Hunger – and I suppose that it was a little bit of all right in 1983, but only gets an ‘eh’ and a horizontal palm shaking slightly), I googled Mr. ...
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• Heh, the original image made me giggle.  …

  
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  Heh, the original image made me giggle.  But then I saw the number of other people that clicked like a I totally busted up laughing! #Atheist   This update was automatically posted from Google+ courtesy of the Google+ Importer plugin!
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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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• Belief in the Pale Blue Dot…

  
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  I remember having an argument with a fellow preschooler over where Jesus lived. I naturally assumed Jesus lived somewhere close, specifically over the mountains just in view at the time. She was certain Jesus lived in Heaven, up in the clouds. It was around this time that I had taken a flight on a rainy day and saw ...
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• German Death Metallers SPHERON Reveal Cover Art and Release Date for Debut Album

  
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  On July 5, 2013 the long-awaited debut album  Ecstasy of God from Ludwigshafen, Germany-based technical death metallers SPHERON will be out on Apostasy Records. This challenging and absorbing album was produced together with Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (e.g. Necrophagist, Deadborn, Imperium Dekadenz, ...
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• Merry Christmas Bill

  
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  Excitement is building over the Merry Christmas Bill , which passed the House this week in Texas. My fellow Texans think it will stop our state’s bully atheists in their tracks: this bill will allow teachers to put Christmas back in schools. HB 308, proposed by Rep. Dwayne Bohac , states that schools can ...
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• Religion’s Place in Science?

  
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  In 1633 one of history’s greatest scientists, Galileo Galilei, was found guilty of heresy and (under threat of torture), sent to be under house arrest where he remained for the rest of his life. His crime? ‘Merely’ suggesting that the Earth was not, as was the church’s approved theory, the center of the ...
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• Adventures in Education: Reducing Bias in Grading

  
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  Students taking a test at the University of Vienna at the end of the summer term 2005 (Saturday, June 25, 2005). (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) My final exam started at 8:00 am and took the full two and a half hours allotted by the university exam schedule. Most of the class finished after about two hours, but a few ...
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• Why organized Skeptics are nicer people

  
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  I know deep in my soul that there exists a magic pink unicorn with green ears, out there in the universe, you can’t exactly pinpoint it down because it’s kinda like everywhere at once and all-encompassing, but I just know … Continue reading →
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• Foundations for Atheist Morality: The Relativist View Part VI

  
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  In last week’s installment of “Foundations for Atheist Morality” , we discussed the difficulty which accompanies any attempt to positively determine the actual moral views of the majority within a given society.  But what if those views could be determined?  What then?  The difficulties for the moral ...
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