March 2012
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February 2012
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that-thing-with-feathers:
To me, the phrase “everything happens for a reason” is the most juvenile piece of comfort a person can give, regarding the injustices of life. Life is nothing more than a series of choices and random events. Sometimes I wish that it was so simple as to be explained by an invisible man in the sky, with each event in our life being carefully detailed according to his...
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“What can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
– Christopher Hitchens (via gingyninjy)
But where is your evidence? or rather his evidence? (forgive me for being a little facetious)
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We Are All Born Athiest.
I am not sure who quoted this, or rather the context in which it was stated. If anyone knows this, please let me know, for often things are quoted out of context.
That being said the quote taken by itself, seems slightly off. As far as my knowledge goes, Atheism is defined in two ways:
1. The Doctrine in the denial of a “Supreme Being” or God, or,
2. The Doctrine of disbelief in a...
Forgive me for my time away, my life has become quite busy, and I have been unable to check up on this Tumblr as much as I would like. I will continue to strive to do better in the future, through the Grace of God.
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Augustine Conversion.
I usually do not like to simply quote things, but upon reading the Confessions again, I found this passage so striking that I felt compelled to share it. It is from Book Eight, at the turmoil of his conversion, where his will is, “tearing his soul apart.”
There I beheld the chaste, dignified figure of Continence. Calm and cheerful was her manner, though modest, pure and honorable her...
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"My God, My God"
Right before his death, Jesus utter the words, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). To many this would seem that Jesus has lost hope in what he was doing and viewed his fate as to being abandoned by God in perhaps his greatest time of need. I admit, that I myself, had issues with this verse growing up.
The answer to as to why he said this is actually quite...
January 2012
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Why is the Old Testament considered prophetic? Do...
… I am not really sure where to begin. Yes he had access to the Old Testament, but so do I and I have yet been able to raise from the dead, or turn water into wine, walk on water, feed the masses with some bread and fish..etc. You see, just because someone has read the prophecies, does not mean that they suddenly now have the power to carry them out. I know the Old Testament, yet I cannot...
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“I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. I equally cannot...”
– Bertrand Russell (via philosophersdog)
I would disagree that these are all of the same probability. Socrates showed how the idea of the Olympic Gods was not possible, for God is to be the greatest good. Thus they cannot be under the same influences that plague humanity: pride, lust, greed...
People who say they believe in science/evolution...
jennking:
Or come out of their God fearing minds and just come to terms that he is a fictional character.
Could you elaborate on how I need to better educate myself? And how does me believing in God, stop my belief in science? Thank you in advance for the clarification.
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A Contradicting Question.
Many challenges have been made to the omnipotence (all-powerful nature) of God. Now normally I would simply laugh at the absurdity of the questions, but more people are beginning to take these questions as sound. As a result, this post.
There are many questions but they boil down to the same ramifications as the question, “If God is all powerful, then can he make a rock that he cannot...
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The Truth in History.
I often see the quote by Richard Dawkins,
I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.
The issue here is the simple facts of history. Many of the men that furthered our understanding of the world and truth, have been religious.
Nicholas Copernicus - Catholic. Pope Clement VII approved of and urged his findings to be spread.
Galileo Galilei -...
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Catholicism Commercial
an-anthem-to-ambivalence:
Commercial: We were the church created by God. Me: What? Me: Actually Catholicism branched off from Christianity, which branched of from Judaism, after the crucifixion of Christ. Me: Or are you referring to Jesus, when you say “God.” Me: But you would also be wrong in that sense as well. Me: You just got school in religion by an atheist.
How did...
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dumB♥♥Bs & dumba$$: Religion easily has the best... →
exposed-laidopentoview:
Think about it. Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man ..living on the clouds in the sky . Who watches everything everyone does every minute of every day . And this invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do.
1. I’m selfish; therefore, you shall…
Before I can even get to the “10 Commandments” I must...
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Knowledge of the Bible.
I often hear the challenge that if one reads the Bible they will become atheist, or one who reads the Bible is Christian but he who understands it atheist. Lastly I have heard that when debating with an atheist I will realize they have a better knowledge of the Bible then me. To this, I would disagree. To show that I am not merely speaking empty words, I welcome anyone to question me about my...
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December 2011
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I Will Pray for You.
A number of post have discussed why it is offensive to tell an atheist or a person of a different religion that one will pray for them. Though I am not sure why this topic has become so frequent in post, I feel people have misunderstood what prayer truly is.
In the arguments it has been accepted that praying for someone else is in some way selfish and done for my own benefit. When praying for...
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Jesus Never Existed →
atheismfuckyeah:
It is intuitively satisfying to think that someone was behind the towering legend. Yet like the worship of Horus or Mithras a human life was neither necessary nor helpful. As it happens, we have an excellent witness to events in Judaea in the first half of the first century AD: Philo of Alexandria (c25 BC-47 AD). Yet Philo says not a word about Jesus or Christianity!
Nothing...
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View of Christianity in Relation to the Bible.
A couple of people I have spoken to have the view that it is a majority of Christians that hold the Bible to be taken completely literal. This is simply not the case. As early as the second century Origen (c. 184- c. 253), had written at length the views in which the Bible should be interpreted, the body, the soul and the spirit. The Catholic Church today holds that there are four senses of...
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samdale:
““Faith by definition is believing in something without sufficient evidence and personally I don’t do that because I’m not an idiot””
Sam Dale
I try my best not to repeat myself constantly, as that is quite annoying, so I tend to leave subjects I have already visited alone. Alas, this one continues to appear, and thus I feel it is necessary to visit it once again.
As usual my site...
Apologetic: rafapinto: Mind of a Liberal Atheist:... →
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Mind of a Liberal Atheist: Rick Perry, FUCK YOU!
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rafapinto:
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!! Where does he come up with this shit??? You know America has a problem when they allow gay people to be equal? Are you fucking serious!?!? UGH And I…
Okay, to start off, let me clarify...
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Nothing pisses me off more than a self-righteous...
kylekirby:
Note: this is an atheist writing.
So, here you are: an atheist. Finally escaped the “big-bad” world of organized religion and decided that you do not believe in God! Congratulations! You’ve made a choice for yourself that will make you happy! You’re making a choice not to believe, because it makes you feel better not to. It’s fantastic to have a choice about your beliefs, isn’t it?
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Apologetic: rafapinto: Mind of a Liberal Atheist:... →
rafapinto:
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Mind of a Liberal Atheist: Rick Perry, FUCK YOU!
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rafapinto:
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!! Where does he come up with this shit??? You know America has a problem when they allow gay people to be equal? Are you fucking serious!?!? UGH And I…
Look, you have to have seen previous things Rick Perry has said about...
Apologetic: rafapinto: Mind of a Liberal Atheist:... →
rafapinto:
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Mind of a Liberal Atheist: Rick Perry, FUCK YOU!
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rafapinto:
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!! Where does he come up with this shit??? You know America has a problem when they allow gay people to be equal? Are you fucking serious!?!? UGH And I…
I know don’t ask don’t tell was already repealed. That’s not why I brought it up. Rick Perry supported DADT,...
rafapinto:
Mind of a Liberal Atheist: Rick Perry, FUCK YOU!
veritas-splendor:
rafapinto:
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!! Where does he come up with this shit??? You know America has a problem when they allow gay people to be equal? Are you fucking serious!?!? UGH And I thought we were supposed to support the troops. Same thing with love thy neighbor, but apparently I missed the…
Forgive me...
A Little Disclaimer.
I am not against homosexuals being in the military. I support it and thank them for their service.
I am not sure who I will vote for, thus I am not classified as a Rick Perry supporter.
Lastly, the reason I did choose to speak on the matter is because it seemed that people were misinterpreting the message. Perry was alluding that there were issues of inequality within the United States. He could...
Mind of a Liberal Atheist: Rick Perry, FUCK YOU! →
rafapinto:
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!! Where does he come up with this shit??? You know America has a problem when they allow gay people to be equal? Are you fucking serious!?!? UGH And I thought we were supposed to support the troops. Same thing with love thy neighbor, but apparently I missed the…
Forgive me but I believe you have added a number of extra things into the Rick Perry Ad....
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L'invitation Au Voyage: Dear Rick Perry,Our... →
erykah13:
Dear Rick Perry,
Our country was not founded on the idea of a particular religion but on the idea of religious freedom (ie. being free to practice a religion or not practice one). Also, though adopted in 1942, “under God” only appeared in the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 after the communism…
I do not believe I fully understand why you added the information about the...
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A drunken rant about religion
ih8religion:
Religion can suck my fucking cock!
The media has been focusing on angry atheists lately and I’m fucking sick of it. No shit, I’m angry! I was forced as a child to worship a ‘being’ I didn’t understand… all I knew is that beneath each sewer grate was an evil devil who wanted to steal my soul.
Religion, no matter the sect, is fucked up and should be feared - and not tolerated. I...
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junersky:
““I have a profound hatred for religion. It’s not a question of wether I believe in religion or not, but because of all the knowledge that was lost in the name of religion. Aside from all the people that have been killed in the name of God, what truly hurts me the most is all the books and scrolls that were burnt. The libraries at Alexandria, all of Mayan civilization history and...
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A New Outlook Part One
Much to the dismay of those around me, I feel I need to have a discussion on the matter of Abortion. Yes, I know it is an unpopular subject, but one that must be taken into account. To clarify, I will not be using religious opinions an my argument, but rather point to the law and the simple reason behind the argument. As this is a big topic, I will most likely utilize multiple posts.
The...
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War in the Name of Religion.
Often I read people posting that religion is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people because it is in the name of religion that many wars have been fought. My first discussion on this would be, how many of those wars were actually fought in the name of religion, where religion wasn’t simply misused as propaganda for the leaders set on war. That aside, I have a more fundamental...
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Dark Ages 2
As a few of my followers seemed to enjoy this topic, I would wish to continue where I left off. After questioning the legitimacy of the Roman Empire as a “Golden Age” of humanity, I cited only two of the medieval philosophers. Thus I would like to continue with the existence and influence of medieval philosophers.
First we have Augustine (354AD - 430AD). Now if you have been following...
November 2011
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A Great Quote.
I believe we should let the Christians have their well formed logical proof. Attempting to distinguish it doesn’t prove that God doesn’t exist; only that one can distort, misrepresent, and/or warp language – which is not perfect.
- N.Tyler Bowling (ntylerbowling )
Now of course I would say my logical proof can withstand scrutiny, and are true, but this quote I find enlightening because even...
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The Mentalist Vs The World: The Universe Just Is! →
them3ntalist:
We live in a revolutionary time where humans can actually now peer deep into the most minuscule building blocks of life, then in turn compare them to the unimaginably vast objects in space, since we’ve done this we have arrived at one conclusion: Everything is made up of the same “stuff”. Why do…
I have been meaning to post on this for awhile, but have not had the time...
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A Double Standard.
As this blog continues and I find more misconceptions about my beliefs and the history/reasoning surrounding them, I have found that many of those against religion have a problem with religious people because they do not cite sources or use sources the anti religious deem incredible. This is true, many make claims with no support to back them, and many others utilize the Bible as their main...