"mountain range back there?complete opposite of ocean/everglades/flat/ocean florida.. i see washington looking nice at national forest parks.."

"Well, I wouldn't call Craig a charlatan. However, I don't have much patience or respect for him as a philosopher. His debates are mostly scripted, which proves to be very weak against the more "unorthodox" atheists he…"

"I think Dawkins is much better as a lecturer than in the written word."

"You are too kind with Craig.  He's undoubtedly one of the most intellectually dishonest charlatans ever to walk the face of this planet.  But I do agree, "know thy enemy!"."

"I don't know if it is necessarily true that atheists hate god. I do believe that atheists hate the mere idea of god. That there has been numerous atrocities acted out in the name of god, that people use god to put fear into people, especially…"

"Well, I have read God is Not Great by Hitchens and The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Hitchens' book is good while Dawkins' is OK. The worst sections of Dawkins' book is the sections where he discusses the arguments for…"

"I second this one. I love everything Terry Pratchett has ever written."

"Speaking of popularising science, one of my favorite lecturers has become Neil De Grasse Tyson.  Incredibly intelligent and witty, as well as a great explainer."

"I see this as an example of a more widespread problem with how we construct self-esteem in this culture. When people internalize hierarchy as the only possible social structure, they measure their self worth by rank - who am I better than? So men…"

"I decided to kick back and do some atheist reading for fun. The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris is turning out to be excellent."

"Catholic schools are thorough, so when I quit Catholicism in the late 1950s I found 3 books helpful: one comparing the various xianities, one comparing the various world religions, and finally one about the many creation myths. A sequence like that…"

"Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. "We know right from wrong therefore Christianity is right" summarizes his argument. A book on Bible apologetics is good for insight into reasons for believing."

"Losing Faith in Faith by Dan Barker. It's been updated and is now called Godless but it's important because it covers the issue from the perspective of a believer whereas people like Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris have very little to say in…"

"I know this isn't exactly about atheism per se, but it's quite a shocking account of someone who spent his whole life from childhood to his mid-thirties in one of the most dangerous and widespread cults.  *looks over…"

"I myself like celebrating the family and friends togetherness associated with Christmas.  I like giving my daughters Christmas presents, I also like taking my kids to go look at Christmas lights (the very well planned and detailed displays are…"