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This is a group for ALL interested in the subject of black atheism, freethought, & humanism. "Black" pertains to all people of African descent.
Redneck atheist alert.
No surprises here.
This is a group for ALL interested in the subject of black atheism, freethought, & humanism. "Black" pertains to all people of African descent.
Most of all, there's the jokes.
Good to know the slave mentality is not in EVERYBODY.
This is a group for ALL interested in the subject of black atheism, freethought, & humanism. "Black" pertains to all people of African descent.
I'm feeling deja vu, must check previous discussions. While Ms Cooper does communicate an important message, one wonders about where she is coming from with a book title called "Sucka Free Love!" Perhaps it is necessary to act ignorant to communicat…
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- Co-founder of Ateista Tutmonda Esperanto-Organizo (1987).
Interested in freethought history, international intellectual exchange, philosophy, intellectual history, critical theory, labor history, radical history, African-American history, black history.
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The Autodidact Project: 10th anniversary
As others have privately commented about my web site, I think I am not remiss in tooting my own horn.
12 August 2009 was the 10th anniversary of my web site, The Autodidact Project, which is still going strong.
In addition to my own rants, essays, translations, poems, book and film reviews, I've provided bibliographies, web guides, and writings by and about others, and so have contributed and have been consulted on a broad range of… Continue
12 August 2009 was the 10th anniversary of my web site, The Autodidact Project, which is still going strong.
In addition to my own rants, essays, translations, poems, book and film reviews, I've provided bibliographies, web guides, and writings by and about others, and so have contributed and have been consulted on a broad range of… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 7:51pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (34 comments)
- At 12:40am on January 28, 2010,
Nathan Phillips said… - I appreciate your postings. They are always well thought out and are generally informative. Anyone who has gone to Atheist Nation's chat can see how communication can breakdown without postings such as you provide.
- At 9:48pm on January 3, 2010,
Daniel the Apostate said… - Ralph,
Irritation is bad for the blood pressure. I know, when I'm off work, mine drops by 20 points. You are too important to give in to frustration or to get carried away with something that will just cause you more grief. Take some deep breaths, and realize that this too shall pass, and know that sometimes it needs to pass. Take care.
- At 3:01pm on October 5, 2009,
tom arcaro said… - Ralph,
I am putting together a documentary on "Everyday Atheists" and want to make sure that the Black Freethought voice is heard. I need help is finding someone who is black, lives relatively near Burlington, North Carolina (central part of the state), and is willing to be on camera. I have a document describing the project that could be posted, just let me know. I have sent a "friend" request to you, so you could send response via that route or we could make other arrangements.
- At 6:16pm on September 27, 2009,
Nate said… - Sorry for your loss.
- At 6:48pm on August 22, 2009,
Robert H. said… - Brother Ralph,
I've read some of your material and your writings and essays are exceptional. Your copious works will now become a part of my required reading. Once I saw the Eric Dolphy sound clip, I knew you were hip! Eric's rendition of "You don't know what love is" is still, in my mind, one of the most profound interpretations of that standard ever played (and that's not because I'm a flautist).
I am an aspiring writer, my blog can be found by googling: "The African American Agnostic." If you don't mind I will quote you from time to time.
Peace and Critical Thinking,
Rob
- At 10:47am on August 18, 2009,
Jean Marie said… - Hello Ralph, ey, in a thread you are posting on, you mention your distrust on mainstream media, which i do share with you, not sure if you've tripped across Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, but she has the one news show i actually trust. She exposes stuff no one else is even covering, ha, the NEXT day, everyone else picks up her story.
EVeryone i know who ever starts watching Maddow, can not ever miss one day.
Some of the stuff she covers, i google it, and i have never found her to be inaccurate. Check her out, 9pm on MSNBC.
Also, on Militias growing thread, in the "conversations on race" group, i would love it if you could expound on your remark, "young mobilized for him, with total lack of historical perspective"...
Is on page one of that thread, under your remark about it takes a lot of energy to puncture people's illusions.
- At 6:13pm on August 12, 2009,
Baphomet (AIM Soldier) said… - Lovin your group man. It's good to see dat black atheists are comin out online bro.
Peace,
Michael
- At 3:13pm on July 7, 2009,
Grundgetta said… - Happy belated birthday, Ralph.
- At 2:35pm on June 15, 2009,
Marsha said… - Yes, those are several of the issues I'm exploring in my dissertation.
I read your page, but I asked only because you named so many interests and people usually have a specific era or subject that draws their attention the most. It was nice hearing from you.
- At 6:57pm on June 14, 2009,
Marsha said…
- Well, I would imagine the racism isn't as virulent as it once was, but it still remains. As long as people are still racist in general it will be there. I went to a school that was heavily polish with a church that held mass in both english and polish. So I'm personally familiar with that experience. It was there amongst the students, but I can't say as much about the leadership.
The issue for them was that I was not catholic so they charged my parents more so I could attend and many of the teachers and students seem to quietly enjoy getting to exclude me from things like first communion and confession, etc. That's what first turned me off.
I research twentieth century US political history. I'm writing a dissertation on the New York Republican party, Nelson Rockefeller, and the liberal tradition in the Republican Party that was actively stamped out for the most part. I came to political history a little late, when I first came to graduate school I was most interested in urban history. I'm also very interested in African American history (which is my minor).
I noticed that you are a history buff what eras and topics interest you the most?
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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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