"The New Oxford American Dictionary suggests comparing "sacred" and "secular".
NOAD defines "secular" as having no religious or spiritual basis, so it warrants criticism as "atheist" does (because it implies…"
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Loren Miller replied to Atheist Insurgency's discussion What is "Sacred?"
""Set apart" is right on the money, as in not subject to scrutiny or critical analysis. More like "leave your brain at the door, because if you use your brain, you'll see right through the snake oil we're trying to sell…"
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A lot has changed since I was here last at Atheistnexus.org. I finally moved out of the Bible Belt. There were a few atheists in central Illinois, but we were up against religious institutions so deeply entrenched in state and local government that putting forward progressive rational public policy is met with vicious, irrational hatred and bigotry. The state would rather have unquestioning loyal sheep that vote on name recognition alone than to have people who question authority and demand…See More
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"It's a common misconception that Unitarian Universalists accept atheists too. This is not true, apparently.
http://atheistinsurgency.blogspot.com/"
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"Unitarian Universalists do not include atheism. They are spies.
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A lot has changed since I was here last at Atheistnexus.org. I finally moved out of the Bible Belt. There were a few atheists in central Illinois, but we were up against religious institutions so deeply entrenched in state and local government that putting forward progressive rational public policy is met with vicious, irrational hatred and bigotry. The state would rather have unquestioning loyal sheep that vote on name recognition alone than to have people who question authority and demand…
Continue Reading Amazon.com book reviews of The God Virus
Posted on January 18, 2011 at 12:42am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I still haven't read Dawkins. I'm getting most my information from posts, comments, my personal experiences, and my Communication education. Most of the ideas I come up with fall in line with Hitchens, Harris, Dawkins and others, but I certainly don't mean to plagiarize anyone's work, and I would hate to put a huge effort into a book only to discover that I re-invented the wheel.
I guess I'll just have to start forking over the cash for a whole library of atheist…
Continue Public Education in the United States of America
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 6:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
It's a crazy conspiracy theory that education is deliberately stifled in the U.S. right? Wrong. First and foremost, I was never taught critical thinking skills in District 186 in Springfield, Illinois. I was never even taught that there was such a think as "critical thinking" until I went to college.
So, what purpose is served by deliberately limiting or suppressing knowlege?
A primary law of economy states that a product's value is inverse to it's available quantity. In… Continue
So, what purpose is served by deliberately limiting or suppressing knowlege?
A primary law of economy states that a product's value is inverse to it's available quantity. In… Continue
Muqtada al-Sadr
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
As U.S. Troops were reportedly nearing the city's outskirts, Muqtada al-Sadr was preparing several squads for guardianship of the ancient relics of Iraqi history. He sent troops to guard the museum that contained some of the earliest relics or human activity on the face of the planet. He was there to prevent looting. U.S. troops were totally indifferent to the building and its contents. Was it worth it to piss him off? He wasn't there to defend Saddam. He was perceived as a threat and…
Continue Gender Judgement question
Posted on July 5, 2010 at 10:00am 8 Comments 0 Likes
You might think this is a stupid question, and I would like answers for real so please leave comments:
If you knew that you would never be judged against your gender, never be criticized for not being "manly" or "womanly" what do you imagine your life might be like?
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- At 11:47pm on January 3, 2011,
Josh Trott said… - Checked out your blog and your website, have you ever thought about publicly debating theists? If not, or even if you have, I'm trying to get a group together here in Springfield to do just that, confront the delusion that is religion. I'm thinking about calling the group "The Logic Squad", but your name and website gave me an idea for a different one if you're in agreement to at least allowing me to use it, the "Atheist Insurgency Debate Squad". The initials aren't coincidence either, I'd like to spread rationality and reason like AIDS.
- At 6:53am on January 6, 2010,
Rick said…
- At 3:43pm on July 24, 2009,
Little Name Atheist said… - I've never wished an entire insurgency a happy birthday before.
Happy Birthday!
- At 4:09pm on May 28, 2009, Rick said…
- Just wanted to say HI
- At 1:01pm on May 8, 2009,
Dallas the Phallus said… - Hey, thanks for the group invite you sent a while back. I didn't mean to just ignore you. I think I'll pass on that for right now. I'm already in 27 groups, and I can't keep up now as it is. Good luck.
- At 6:45pm on November 29, 2008, Dallas the Phallus said…
- I like Prayin' Aint Learnin'.
- At 11:36am on November 28, 2008,
Atheist Insurgency said… - http://www.skeptic.com/
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