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Why Atheism? What is religion?              -the theoretical foundations of religion (its components) What is science?              -the pa…

Started by Jedi Wanderer

11 Feb 27, 2011
Reply by Jedi Wanderer

There Is No Secret Ingredient

So I was watching Kung Fu Panda just now (with my sons), and it got me thinking about faith and human value. What faith means to many relig…

Started by Jedi Wanderer

9 Feb 20, 2011
Reply by Alice

Take notes from "the Pros", + a stream of rants/speculations

FOREWORD: I started falling asleep while writing this and am afraid my logic may have slipped. Please forgive me. I still think it might pr…

Started by obfuscate

12 Feb 19, 2011
Reply by Alice

In answer to the group enquiry...

Why do we believe what we do? === We believe what we do, because of our natural environment internal and external - genetic and circumstan…

Started by Alice

0 Feb 17, 2011

Tools to facilitate our collaboration

atheistnexus.org is a great place for community and sharing ideas, but it doesn't suffice, solely, for organizing ideas. We need to harness…

Started by obfuscate

1 Feb 14, 2011
Reply by Jedi Wanderer

The Best Tactic Yet?

So I'm under the assumption I'm not the first to think of this; but I did.  They say the best way to become an atheist is to read the bible…

Started by Park Bierbower

4 Feb 11, 2011
Reply by obfuscate

Compromising with Religion

I was wondering how much of religious thought we atheists could agree with. Obviously all the metaphysical claims are right out. But there…

Started by Jedi Wanderer

37 Feb 6, 2011
Reply by Jedi Wanderer

Step One

Ok, so we've been loosely tossing ideas about for the last couple days, and I've been tossing some things around in my head as well.  I thi…

Started by Park Bierbower

11 Feb 1, 2011
Reply by Jedi Wanderer

I'm on Vacation

Right now, I think I'm on vacation from trying to painstakingly reprogram a theist's most fundamental erroneous and irrational convictions,…

Started by MCT

3 Jan 31, 2011
Reply by Joseph P

Changing the World

What sorts of things do you think need to change to make this world a better place to live in, perhaps not just for atheists but for everyo…

Started by Jedi Wanderer

3 Jan 31, 2011
Reply by Jedi Wanderer

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War on Christmas in May

Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 5 Comments

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/texas-merry-christmas-bill_n_3312786.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day.  however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more.  in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…

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My first funeral as an atheist

Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments

I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.

I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).

THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…

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Death of a family member

Posted by Larry Taylor on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm 12 Comments

OK. I am venting. My mother died two weeks ago. She was a “god fearing christian.” Before her death she refused all medical treatment. She wanted to be left alone. She even refused to speak with my brother who is a methodist minister. He is a pip, let me tell you! I suspect she did not believe, but a woman born in her time could not and did not state her actual beliefs. This is the opening salvo to all christians; FUCK YOU! I had so many people come and tell…

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