Is the world a better place with religion? Debate in Dublin Institute of Technology Bolton Street on Tuesday Feb 7 2012, between Michael Nugent, chairperson Atheist Ireland, and Hamza Tzortzis, Islamic Education and Research Academy. PART 1 OF 2: Hamza Tzortzis’ opening speech proposing the motion. PART 2 OF 2: Michael Nugent’s opening speech opposing [...]
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a “religion for atheists” — call it Atheism 2.0 — that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
mrbazooka explains radiometric dating. I really like the stuff mrbazooka comes up with. It always makes you think. If you’re ever on reddit, have a look for his posts. They’re worth it.
From KKTV: The Colorado Coalition of Reason or COCORE is behind a billboard that will sit on I-25 and Garden Of The Gods. The billboard will read “God is an imaginary friend. Choose reality, it will be better for all of us,” and will face north on the west side of the highway.
Are the biblical Ten Commandments REALLY responsible for our laws and morality, as many Christians claim? Do we owe anything to them at all? Should they be considered significant? Displayed in public buildings such as schools and courts? Yahweh, the old testament god, looked into the future and discovered that the mighty western civilization was [...]
From gonzoblair the creator of this image: My goal in creating the image was to save atheists around the world countless amount of hours in debates explaining to theists what harm religion has done. I wanted to put hundreds of more examples… but then I ran out of pixels.
