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Joshua Bizley commented on Tom's blog post Every Black Hole Contains Another Universe?
"Alternate realities are well exciting :D"
Apr 15, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Lovarchy, the definition of
"I got it published on Urban Dictionary! http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lovarchy"
Apr 14, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Lovarchy, the definition of
"I figured that since monarchy means 'ruled by monarch' and patriarchy means 'ruled by men' that lovarchy would mean 'ruled by love.' So essentially I meant, as you said, love is the ruler. I understand your aversion to…"
Apr 14, 2010
Фелч Гроган commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Lovarchy, the definition of
"Oh good. The patriarchy hasn't been blamed for everything for maybe a whole week. Thankyou for reminding us. There's also Lovolution."
Apr 13, 2010
Joshua Bizley posted a blog post

Lovarchy, the definition of

I couldn't find a definition for lovarchy in any dictionary, so I came up with my own. The below defines my ideology pretty well.Lov·ar·chy love-are-keynoun, plural-chies. 1. A Jesus-Gandhi ideology, involving the study and pursuit of a barrier-breaking, radical, nonviolent, ultra-aggressive love, imposing an undivided humanity through selfless suffering, to defeat the systems that erode humanity by refusing to play their…See More
Apr 13, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"They don't seem particularly aware of what they can and cannot do, but I'm pretty sure that's one thing they can't, and I'd be able to appeal to the University of Wales if they did."
Apr 12, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"In my opinion, that's a better place to be than to have them set in stone (for which atheists/nontheists can be just as bad)."
Apr 10, 2010
Jaime Miller commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"I was curious, as my background is one from a very religious family, who still does not know my views. So you could say that I am experiencing duality as a result."
Apr 10, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"I use the term 'God' when talking to Christians because its a way of relating to their spirituality, while substituting their concept of an evil dictator with, essentially, ethics. I loved your poem by the way :)"
Apr 10, 2010
Joshua Bizley commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"I wasn't forced to go to bible college - I went because my beliefs were cracking and I hoped to repair them. After a year they had completely collapsed. I'm finishing my BA in theology this June then will go into teaching English. I…"
Apr 10, 2010
Jaime Miller commented on Joshua Bizley's blog post Communicating to Christians
"I added my thoughts, but I was just wondering about the comment that you made about believing that god is love. Are you experiencing duality because you are going to a bible college, and intend to be fully "out" once you graduate? Is this…"
Apr 10, 2010
Joshua Bizley posted a blog post

Communicating to Christians

If you've read my info section, you'll know that I have to be careful about content I put on Facebook. I go to a bible college and it wouldn't be enough to delete all the staff (I already had when they asked me to take my theology off of it) - I have to be careful with what I say around most of my friends (apparently Facebook friends of mine reported my 'heretical beliefs' to the dean of students). It should go without saying that I know all about religious manipulation.I find it very difficult…See More
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About Me
I am an atheist, but perhaps not in the way you are. I don't believe in the absurd, mathematically impossible notions of divinity that modern Christianity pushes; in fact, I am 'against' them. However, my experience of love/goodness/kindness convinces me of a spirituality that materialism denies (and my experience is that atheists tend to be materialists). I don't believe that there is a being 'somewhere out there' that chooses whether or not to interact in human affairs, but neither do I believe in the 'inspiration of science' as if the universe can only follow the rules we have discovered (there is something pathetically arrogant about this attitude in atheists). I believe, for example, that events some would consider spectacular happened during the lifetime of Jesus, since I cannot account for the growth of Christianity unless he did in fact raise from the dead (I cannot be bothered with atheists who argue that it was all a big conspiracy and people got themselves martyred for something they knew to be a lie). But neither do I think a person being raised from the dead is all that big a deal. I would have to be pretty full of myself to discredit all such occurrences as magic tricks or fairy tales. But the real point is... I don't believe in the God Christianity has since created. In fact, if 'he' does exist, and if I got into 'Heaven' while others didn't (somehow), I would reject him.

If you are disgusted by the above, at least don't attack me for not being a nontheist in the way you are. I don't believe in what you don't believe in, and there aren't any rules as to what we should believe instead. I have had my share of rejection from my bible college (In fact, I have been ordered to take my theological content off of Facebook and they're not allowing me to attend the graduation ceremony because I don't go to chapel).
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I couldn't find a definition for lovarchy in any dictionary, so I came up with my own. The below defines my ideology pretty well.…
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Communicating to Christians

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If you've read my info section, you'll know that I have to be careful about content I put on Facebook. I go to a bible college and it wouldn't be enough to delete all the staff (I already had when they asked me to take my theology off of it) - I have to be careful with what I say around most of my friends (apparently Facebook friends of mine reported my 'heretical beliefs' to the dean of students). It should go without saying that I know all about religious manipulation.


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At 5:41pm on April 11, 2010, Dr. Terence Meaden said…
Hi Joshua. Welcome to this friendly place where we recognise that gods are just phoney and religions are used to control people;
and how tragic and inexcusable it is that women and minorities have been oppressed these last two thousand years and more.

Terry Meaden
founder of the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 260 discussion topics. We invite you to join us.
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin
At 2:50am on April 11, 2010, Atheist Princess said…
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