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When we had our most recent census it asked me my race. I have decided a while ago there is no good reason to ask this question. We are all people despite what color or heritage we have. I think…Continue
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Does Hollywood have enough atheist thinkers? We have a storytelling and entertainment industry that is probably unmatched by anyone in the world. It seems that money rules in what story will be…Continue
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How dangerous is it to ask the government for psychological help? Atheist see the government as a place that is presently over run with religious dogma and having lack of real evidence based thinkers. At least if there is any they seem to be in the minority. The debate over guns in America begs the question, "What will Americas position be on help for the people who are in need for psychological help"? Will there be enough knowledge about psychology to trickle out of the corners of…
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NBC and David Gregory debate what will reduce the carnage in America and violates a D.C. law prohibiting the possession of a high capacity magazine. The athorities decided it was not in the best interest of the public to prosecute NBC or David Gregory on this violation. The public is left with the baggage of psychological questions on social freedoms.
While the media debate the popular topic, public schools are not more protected nor advised on how to protect themselves. …
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Are you in support of legal marijuana in the state of Washington. It sounds like Washington D.C. will challenge the legitimacy of the new state law to legalize it. Do you think the new state law will prevail or will the prudish religion of the right wing smash it?
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 8:47pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
In your oppinion what was your best experience in meeting new atheist?
Miisa said… I'd say mostly indifferent. A large part of the population is de facto atheist, but doesn't give it enough thought to really be called that, and are still members of the church. They were made members at birth, and it comes with some benefits (church weddings, ability to be godparent, etc), and people just don't give it enough thought to bother leaving, it's just tradition. Some are actually religious, of course, but people's faith is not very visible in society.
Randall Smith said… I love your brief comments (the fact that they are brief). You hit the nail on the head regarding my post on reading newspapers.
Glen Rosenberg said… Hangin in there like a leaf on a tree. Hope you are contemplating the big move.
George said… Re: Memes - My definition is very straightforward. A "meme" is simply some information which is shared by any number of people. Something as basic as a song that you are hearing in your head is a meme. Books, articles, speeches, and even these sentences are memes. A descriptive term for a meme is cultural information.
Religions, including cults, or any type of ideology, are spread memetically, i.e. information passed from person to person via some medium.
I think a lot of confusion about memes comes from the fact that people tend to read a lot more into it than necessary. The analogy made by Richard Dawkins between memes and genes is inexact but useful. It is clear that languages, religions, and culture in general do in fact evolve, so I think the idea of memes is accurate.
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Randall Smith said… I appreciate your reading and commenting on my post. Now I'm going back to sleep!
Randall Smith said… You're way overdue for a JW visit! I say give them a taste of their own medicine.
Randall Smith said… Thanks for your comment to my blog. I don't think a nutritionist would give me any more information I don't already know--and charge me a lot of money!
Darrel Ray said… One of the best things you can do is keep reading. It slowly begins helping you disinfect yourself and reorient you mind to the world of reality. Second, get involved with freethought groups in your community, it really helps with the feeling of isolation when you see 50 other people who think like you. It also gives you an outlet for creative energies that formerly were used in church or religion.
Darrel Ray said… Glad to hear you are reading Sex and God. I hope you find it challenging and informative. Let me know what you think when you are finished. Don't get too hung up on the duck sex part! lol
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