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Just wondering if there is anyone in Cornwall? My Mam lives there and she is looking to meet other Atheists or humanists in the area. Rural community life there is generally based around the local parish, village hall, W.I etc. so it can be quite ma…
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I like this, taken from the BHA:
Live your life based on humanity and reason and recognise that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone. Base decisions on the available evidence and an assessment of the outcomes, not on any dogma or sacred text. Atheism and agnosticism is an active and ethical philosophy far greater than any negative responses to religion. Foster individual rights and freedoms but believe that individual responsibility, social cooperation and mutu… Continue
Live your life based on humanity and reason and recognise that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone. Base decisions on the available evidence and an assessment of the outcomes, not on any dogma or sacred text. Atheism and agnosticism is an active and ethical philosophy far greater than any negative responses to religion. Foster individual rights and freedoms but believe that individual responsibility, social cooperation and mutu… Continue
Posted on December 6, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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- At 8:35am on October 1, 2009,
Chrys Stevenson said… - Hi Enlightened Observer! I'm Kris - I host the Aussie/Kiwi group here on Nexus. I'm also the media and communications consultant for the forthcoming "Rise of Atheism" Global Atheist Convention to be held in Melbourne in March 2010. The Convention is being organized jointly by Atheist Alliance International and the Atheist Foundation of Australia.
I wonder if you could let your members know that tickets for the convention are now available online at the Convention website. We are expecting nearly 3,000 delegates, so this convention is going to be huge.
Confirmed speakers include: Richard Dawkins, AC Grayling, PZ Myers, Dan Barker, Peter Singer, Taslima Nasrin and many more.
Anything you can do to help us get the word out would be greatly appreciated.
- At 9:04am on February 23, 2009,
Claudia M. Mazzucco said… - Hi Enlightened Observer,
On 1 February 2009 you asked: “Does "inter-dialogue among faiths" include us?”
Exactly. A variation of this questions I presented to Yossi Klein during the presentation of his book At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden in Hartford Seminary on October 29, 2008:
“How you would address to a person who has no God?” Then, we had a very interesting conversation about the “authentic clash of civilization today.” I said that it is not between Muslims and Christians or Jews and Muslims, or Christians and Jews. Because, in the end, the panel agreed that there is only One God.
The authentic clash is between Atheist and Theist. I expressed doubt that we could find a common ground. Yet, Hartford Seminary, being a religious institution, welcomes discussions, debates and students of all kind.
Not to worry: I don't do religion here.
- At 4:05pm on February 21, 2009,
Tarryn said… - Hello mate. Thanks for the link. I knew there would be something on this, but I was so angry I fired off the email. Should've waited till I calmed down a bit, eh?!
Cheers!
- At 7:59am on February 2, 2009,
roscobaldini said… - Hey John, thanks for that, mate.
- At 6:04am on February 1, 2009,
GuruVai Totshomo Bangalee said… - Thanks to write me.
You may know the names of Bangladeshi writer, critic, and ubiversity Professor Dr. Humayun Azad who was attcked by the Religion-blinded Colonizers and the feminist writer Taslima Nasrin who is forced to leave her loving motherland.
The Truth is crying for servival here, in Bangladesh.
However, Humayun Azads never die. And, your words have encouraged me to make the fellow people aware of expressing their real and true thought and feelings.
Thanks again!
GuruVai
- At 10:34am on January 12, 2009,
Claudia M. Mazzucco said…
- Yes Hartford Seminary is a religious institution. It has its roots as a Protestant or Congregational but now has become in a multi-religious institution, specialized in the inter-dialogue among faiths.
- At 8:31am on December 5, 2008,
Steven Hargraves said… - Good afternoon!
Will get my teeth into this site when I have a bit more time - but as a pointer, my review of the Richard Dawkin's DVD box set on Amazon.co.uk is a fair reflection of my attitudes! (and prompted some amusing comments!)
Have a good weekend!
Steve
- At 11:26am on November 9, 2008,
Crystal Shard said… - Thanks for the welcome. I'm just exploring the site at the moment, lurking around you might say, I'm sure when I've got my bearings I'll put in my tupenny worth :-)
- At 4:44pm on October 31, 2008,
John Bunyan said… - Thanks for the welcome. I shall avail myself of the odd comment , no doubt! .
- At 9:54am on September 3, 2008,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Oh, not to worry. I have good humour.
Rather, the skeleton was a symbolic representation of a religious body, if not a perfidious priest, who was overwhelmed by the truth and force of the logical arguments that scientists expound when they expose the dishonesty and menace that still issues from a duplicitous church.
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It is true that many people take the path of religion to lead them out of destructive life styles.
It is also true that people can do the same thing without a reliance on faith (you just don't hear about it as much).
You sound like a very nice you…
I thought it was utterly brilliant that he said Abbot's offer of a billion dollars for Hobart hospital was immoral!
His refusal of such a ridiculous bribe iis one of the first moral acts I've ever seen from a politician. Clearly the man will have a…
I've seen posts about the 50 commandments of jeebus put out by xtians that cite chapter and verse and you really don't need a commentary to go along with them.
Boy it sure does kill the whole GOP/Tea Party platform.
I'm telling Miss Julie! . . (Sombody wants a spanking!!).
Seems like you could be in danger of getting more than just your tongue stuck, to a dancing pole at the north pole . . .
Just be carefull... I had a similar discussion with my sisnlaw and it almost caused a big rift in my otherwise tightly nit family.
From the article Tommy cited.
"However, religious commentators have criticized Hawking's theorizing, saying he can never hope to explain what is essentially unexplainable."
Well doesn't that kind of invalidate their own "god" theory then? ;p
Anybody else read it? I love the basic premise, and being an atheist means I can appreciate the mythology and not get bent out of shape about the multiple deities.
Wyoming is better than the southeast, from what I've seen. It's still a solid red state, though. My big point was that there are no cities. The closest it has are Cheyenne and Casper, each of which are around 50,000 people.
The entire state barely…
I was in Panama City this past weekend, but I didn't have any free time. I was there for my brother-in-law's pinning. He was promoted to Major in the Air Force. The promotion ceremony was full of God and Jesus references, and the invocation was give…
I saw a video, or a blog post once that listed all the uncomfortable and illogical things that a person must do, according to Jesus' own words, in order to follow him. The list included hating your family, selling all your possessions, etc. I'm pret…
It's been almost a full day, and none of them have responded. I'm hoping that's the end of it, and they have bowed to my superior sophistry. ;-)
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