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ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN

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We debate origins of the Universe, life, Earth, humans, religion, atheism, using common sense, evolution, cosmology, geology, archaeology, and other sciences, to repel biblical creationism and other religious beliefs.

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The portrait is Charles Darwin, age 31, in 1840

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Comment by Joan Denoo on December 10, 2012 at 10:16pm

Comment by Joan Denoo on December 10, 2012 at 10:09pm: John Lynch, is this the one to which you refer?

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Comment by Joseph P on December 10, 2012 at 9:43pm: Have any more details for us? It's hard to do a Google search based upon just Seneca and something to do with belief in gods.

Comment by John Lynch on December 10, 2012 at 9:30pm: I was searching for a quote by Seneca the Elder/Younger on his view of believing in god.gods but I cannot locate it anywhere. Is anyone familiar with this ?

Comment by Littlejohn Dellar on November 30, 2012 at 11:33am: Because if it was one of the ones that wasn't, we'd not be here to ask the question...

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 30, 2012 at 11:09am: Brian Greene: Why is our universe fine-tuned for life?

Comment by Napoleon Bonaparte on November 19, 2012 at 12:41am: Atheist Thugs*

Comment by Bipin on November 10, 2012 at 4:14am: How religion evolved, and the concept of God took Shape, what kind of of thoughts the pre-sprtualistic people had, is contained in the Indian Rgveda, this is the biggest literary proof we have. I am trying to bring the great atheistic literature and traditions and debates, which lasted for almost 2500 years

http://schoolsofthoughtofindia.wordpress.com/

Comment by Bipin on November 10, 2012 at 4:14am: How religion evolved, and the concept of God took Shape, what kind of of thoughts the pre-sprtualistic people had, is contained in the Indian Rgveda, this is the biggest literary proof we have. I am trying to bring the great atheistic literature and traditions and debates, which lasted for almost 2500 years

http://schoolsofthoughtofindia.wordpress.com/

Comment by Joan Denoo on November 9, 2012 at 11:37am: Beware the Religio-Industrial Complex

The "Prosperity Gospel" does not seem to understand, or chooses not to recognize, "To whom much is given,much is required".