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Where is God?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Ashby Aug 25, 2008. 4 Replies 0 Likes
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Favorite Quotes
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
-John Maynard Keynes
However, if you pressed me, I’d say the purpose of life is joy in the present moment,
and anyone who tells you different is a lying conniving asshole.
-Pat Condell
As with dogs, so with gods - by and large, you should blame the owners.
Martin Rowson
Intelligence is what you use when you don’t know what to do.
-Jean Piaget
-John Maynard Keynes
However, if you pressed me, I’d say the purpose of life is joy in the present moment,
and anyone who tells you different is a lying conniving asshole.
-Pat Condell
As with dogs, so with gods - by and large, you should blame the owners.
Martin Rowson
Intelligence is what you use when you don’t know what to do.
-Jean Piaget
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A (closet atheist) Mormon gives some straight answers about Mormonism
Posted on September 1, 2012 at 1:43pm 2 Comments 1 Like
Interesting Q&A that sheds some light on this religion:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z6ufq/iama_hardcore_mormon_who_will_tell_you_what_we/
-BT
Heaven knows I'm confused now
Posted on January 9, 2010 at 10:25am 3 Comments 0 Likes
The idea of heaven (or paradise) sounds so...heavenly. And yet when I think about it, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
The idea of heaven implies a place where there is nothing but happiness. So to me, that means that I will be among the friends and family that I love. I don't think I can be happy all the time if I'm always on my own. Certainly when I have gone to Christian funerals, the implication has been that we're going to see the deceased person in heaven. On the other hand,… Continue
The idea of heaven implies a place where there is nothing but happiness. So to me, that means that I will be among the friends and family that I love. I don't think I can be happy all the time if I'm always on my own. Certainly when I have gone to Christian funerals, the implication has been that we're going to see the deceased person in heaven. On the other hand,… Continue
Dude, where's our Bible?
Posted on March 21, 2009 at 11:00pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Having just gotten back from vacation it struck me how good a job the people of Gideon's bible have done of distributing their bible. It's truly amazing that pretty much every hotel room I stay in (in the U.S. at least) contains a copy. The unfortunate thing is that they (Gideon) seem to have somewhat of a monopoly at the moment. Wouldn't it be great if there was a book (or maybe even a pamphlet?) sitting next to their bible that provided details of what non-religious people believe, based on… Continue
To the Religious: Deep Down, You Probably Already Know That Your Religion is False
Posted on December 15, 2008 at 7:52pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
When push comes to shove, there aren't many religious people who truly believe in their religion. The litmus test is how a person feels about death itself.
Assuming you are a religious person, allow me to ask you a few questions:
Firstly, how do you feel about your own death? Are you afraid of dying or are you looking forward to it? Does death seem like a wonderful journey? Or are you scared?
How about any friends and family that you currently have that are… Continue
Assuming you are a religious person, allow me to ask you a few questions:
Firstly, how do you feel about your own death? Are you afraid of dying or are you looking forward to it? Does death seem like a wonderful journey? Or are you scared?
How about any friends and family that you currently have that are… Continue
I Went to Church Today - So Sue Me
Posted on November 14, 2008 at 11:01pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
On my way to work today in Chicago I took a detour and stopped off at a local church. I sat there for a while and closed my eyes for a few minutes. I happened to be next to the confessional boxes and some fake flickering candles. The building itself was really impressive, lots of marble, and it was extremely peaceful. I thought to myself, these religious folks actually do have something, you know. If you take away all the words and beliefs and repeated gestures and intolerance for other faiths,… Continue
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- Trying to figure out the meaning of life and so far doing rather poorly.
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- University of Bristol (UK) and Texas A&M University (USA)
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Buford Twain added a discussion to the group Atheists At Work
The startling rise of disability in America
Eye-opening article:http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/-BTSee More
Buford Twain added a discussion to the group Atheists At Work
Jobs that you may not know existed
Interesting info/discussion on Reddit:http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ao38p/do_you_have_a_job_that_the_average_person_doesnt/-BTSee More
Buford Twain added 2 discussions to the group Atheists At Work
Buford Twain added a discussion to the group Atheists At Work
Good article, "your lifestyle has already been designed" by David Cain
Some interesting observations about the 40-hr (or longer) work week and what it does to us:http://www.raptitude.com/2010/07/your-lifestyle-has-already-been-designed/One of the best paragraphs (bold text added by me):But the 8-hour workday is too profitable for big business, not because of the amount of work people get done in eight hours (the average office worker gets less than three hours of actual work…See More
Buford Twain added a discussion to the group The Exit
Einstein's death
from wikipedia's article on Einstein:On 17 April 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which had previously been reinforced surgically by Dr. Rudolph Nissen…See More
Buford Twain added a discussion to the group The Exit
How doctors die
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011/11/30/how-doctors-die/ideas/nexus/From the article:"It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us. What’s unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared to most Americans, but how little. For all the time they spend fending off the deaths of others, they tend to be fairly serene when faced with…See More
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