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"Once We Free Ourselves of the Shackles of Religion, and Bible-based Big Bang Theology...
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...the living universe is revealed for what it is: infinite and eternal. A universe which consists of infinite space that has no beginning, and no end."So say the authors of The Big Bang: A Critical…Continue
America Was Not Founded on Christianity, but Many of Us Remember the Times When We Thought It Was
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For much of American history, xianity adversely affected every American's life. Many of us remember those times and can make our own lists of the ways xianity made people unhappy.Here are several of…Continue
Tags: education, republicans, sex, christianity, history
Praying encourages passivity, for people and for organizations. It harms both.
Started this discussion. Last reply by booklover Jun 11. 9 Replies 1 Like
We who don't pray know that praying for relief from problems encourages passivity.The reverse is true as well. Passive people, who feel powerless, rely on prayer.Decades of experience in…Continue
Tags: organizations., individuals, praying, prayer, religion
It's Easier to Change Dogmas than to Give up the Need for a Dogma.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steph S. May 7. 2 Replies 1 Like
Discussions here on A/N get some dogmatic posts.Going cold turkey ain't easy.'Nuf said.Continue
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Tom Sarbeck replied to Ruth Anthony-Gardner's discussion The Carbon Bubble in the group Politics, Economics, and Religion
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"Once We Free Ourselves of the Shackles of Religion, and Bible-based Big Bang Theology...
...the living universe is revealed for what it is: infinite and eternal. A universe which consists of infinite space that has no beginning, and no end."So say the authors of The Big Bang: A Critical Analysis, by Cosmology Science Publishers, Cambridge. The key question for Big Bang folk: what caused the singularity to start expanding?The work is a collection of papers, most with their own abstracts. The first opens: Most, but not all cosmologists favor the inflationary Big Bang model.... The…See More
Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"Vash, your Atheists and Theists alike indulge the imagination equally describes well the first atheists I met: the Univ. of Florida college atheist club.
I heard them saying they know there is no god and decided they know as little as the believers…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"Anthony, if you knew me, you would know that I too don't conform to the masses.
Your use of the word "Apparently" softens your unsupported charge.
Had you omitted that word, I might have concluded you are paranoid.
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Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"Anthony says above that agnostics characterize God as unknowable, ineffable, et cetera.
On the previous page a post says Christian theologians make that characterization of God.
Anthony could have asked if agnostics here characterize as he says we…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"First, is thought THE function, or A function, of the human brain.
We know too little about the brain to say it has but one function.
Second, to say function is to say evolution has a purpose.
To say the brain is capable of thought does not imply…"
Mathew T. replied to Tom Sarbeck's discussion America Was Not Founded on Christianity, but Many of Us Remember the Times When We Thought It Was
"@Pat -I was about to respond that though I'm far too young (just a gaffer at 26) to remember such times, it seems to me that the last 100 years has been ear-marked with moments of both progression and decline in this arena, but then I read your…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to James M. Martin's discussion Nietzsche: "Christianity is the Worst Catastrope To Befall Mankind"
"Yes, Religion NEEDS ITS LIES. To stay in business it has to say its lies are knowledge.
Stuart Firestein titled his book well: Ignorance: How It Drives Science.
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Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"Terence, I withhold my attention from X. Do you deny the existence of X?
Which of us fabricates evidence?
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Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"And Anthony persists in dividing the freethinker community...."
Pat replied to Tom Sarbeck's discussion America Was Not Founded on Christianity, but Many of Us Remember the Times When We Thought It Was
"Tom, I'm no "spring chicken" either, having actual memories of when the USSR launched Sputnik, Castro marched victoriously into Havana, the Cuban Missile Crisis, etc. And, like you, I too was indoctrinated into the Church of Rome,…"
Debra Stevenson replied to Tom Sarbeck's discussion America Was Not Founded on Christianity, but Many of Us Remember the Times When We Thought It Was
"America is not a 'Christian' nation anymore than Germany is a nation united under Nazism. Many people who came to the US were immigrants escaping religious persecution. It mostly Christian denominations and movements persecuting each other…"
Tom Sarbeck posted a discussion
America Was Not Founded on Christianity, but Many of Us Remember the Times When We Thought It Was
For much of American history, xianity adversely affected every American's life. Many of us remember those times and can make our own lists of the ways xianity made people unhappy.Here are several of many instances. When my parents were approaching the age to marry, the government jailed people who told couples how to avoid pregnancy. When I was approaching the age to marry, the only sex education was in the printed porn kids passed around. Husbands were supposed to know what to do and wives…See More
Tom Sarbeck replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion What is your view of Agnosticism ?
"Ineffable - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
So if something is not that great or extreme, it's effable?
Ain't English a fun language?
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Tom Sarbeck replied to James M. Martin's discussion Nietzsche: "Christianity is the Worst Catastrope To Befall Mankind"
"Is Christianity the Worst Catastrophe To Befall Mankind?
If christians outnumber muslims, yes.
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Comment Wall (20 comments)
- At 7:18am on May 23, 2013,
Randall Smith said… Yeah Tom, I admit to laughing at Foxworthy's spot on humor. I could learn from that way of "attacking" the other side.
- At 8:20pm on May 3, 2013,
franky said… - hi tom!
- At 8:34am on April 23, 2013,
Madhukar Kulkarni said… Hello Tom,
What a pleasant surprise! Glad to be your friend.
- At 7:40am on March 8, 2013, Randall Smith said…
- You actually lived through the depression years! I've learned many things on how NOT to act from my father, but lessons on money isn't one of them. (if that makes sense)
- At 9:26pm on March 3, 2013,
Joan Denoo said… Tom, I am very glad to see you in this group.
- At 7:33am on March 1, 2013, Randall Smith said…
Fishwrap! Good one. I felt obligated to take the newspaper and "be informed". No more. And oh what a relief it is!
- At 12:32pm on February 5, 2013,
Asa Watcher said… Thanks for the friending. I will make every attempt to keep my posts friendly yet uncompromising. You've provided good mental exercise.
From one geezer to another, and to all:
Happy Chinese New Year
- At 4:12pm on January 25, 2013,
Mathew T. said… I noticed in the one post you had made that you "were back - at least for a bit". Does this mean that you've taken your atheism elsewhere? Haha kidding aside, nice to see you posting again - please do stick around!
- At 4:23pm on December 21, 2012, Mathew T. said…
Thanks for the friending, Tom - I appreciate the encouragement on the post. I highly recommend viewing the Rockies at some point in everyone's life, particularly if you can dedicate a few days time, and do so leisurely. What a view.
- At 9:40am on March 20, 2012,
Steven Gibson said… Really! My first visit and comment to Atheistnexus in two years. Well, you win. I will leave you to it. Enjoy yourself. I will be back in two years.
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