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Lacey L Hey, this place is awesome!

I haven't done much here as of yet (besides wasting too much time customizing or as the kids say "Pimpin" out my page! haha!) but I can already see this place is far superior to the only other website I'm on, Experienceproject.com. A site supposedly welcoming all people, of all different perspectives, but it's not. If you are liberal, left wing or a non theist you are discriminated against with random post removals and other fun bullshit things. I strongly recommend against joining them, it's be… Continue

Added by Lacey L on November 8, 2009 at 6:54pm — 1 Comment

Darrel Ray December Book Tour

I will be in the New Orleans area Dec. 10-14 and speaking to the New Orleans Humanists and the SE Louisiana University Secular Students. If you know of anyone in the New Orleans area, let them know. Here is my calendar link: I am also finishing up planning for my January book tour through the south. Jan. 7, Nashville, TN,… Continue

Added by Darrel Ray on November 8, 2009 at 5:41pm — No Comments

Johnny Why Hate is Irrational and an intelligent atheist should forgive

I post this bold statement under the assumption that you know that there is no such thing as choice. This is an indisputable fact if you have studied the workings of psychology and is a different topic. I'd be happy to clear that up on another thread if enough people are confused. The idea here is: since there is no choice, no action could possibly be a person's fault. There is no such thing as an "evil person" or an "evil act." What reason, then, should you have for not forgiving someone when… Continue

Added by Johnny on November 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Creature Washington State

Perhaps I'm not looking in the right places. I just can't seem to find any local atheist groups that focus on doing charitable work or supporting equality in my community. Another poster pointed out that among the 200 organizations that recently supported Washington Families Standing Together, a group that campaigned to protect domestic partnerships in my state, there wasn't a single organization of non-believers on the l… Continue

Added by Creature on November 8, 2009 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Franklin Ayers Atheism and New Traditions

This was originally written in response to a dialog I was having with a fellow blogger on a political site. I have fashioned my self as the resident anti-theist and we were discussing the religious origins of traditions. I think that tradition often falls into the trap of dogma but if we are careful, we can fashion new traditions to promote discovery and learning. I actually see the beauty and meaning in many of the traditions of many religions. They were developed as ways to deal with, explain… Continue

Added by Franklin Ayers on November 8, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Pleatherface Stalking UU

I don't know what the heck I am thinking. I am totally atheistic and kind of hostile to religion in general, and xtianity specifically. The last time I semi-willingly went to a church was a midnight mass at Our Lady of Concrete, in order to please the parents of my first ex-wife. Needless to say, I was not married in a church either time, and the second time avoided any mention of the G-word, save a brief reading from Ecclesiastes, or something, to avoid the tittering of the extra-xtian family a… Continue

Added by Pleatherface on November 8, 2009 at 11:44am — 2 Comments

Bryan Blakeman The Rise of Islamic creationism...don't Christians see the paradox here?

Religion has its costs. As Drake Bennett points out in his article: “The Rise of Islamic creationism,” (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/storiesDN-bennett_08edi.State.Edition1.2292669.html) science continues to be challenged by those whose only arguments are based on a priori assumptions. I’m wondering if fundamentalist Christians her… Continue

Added by Bryan Blakeman on November 8, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Turtle Poser Introduction - From kinda sorta believing to becoming an Atheist

I'm a newly hatched atheist. Actually, I've probably been an atheist for over 25 years but didn't define myself as such because I felt that "atheism" was too strong a word for my lack of belief. Weird? I redefined myself as an atheist because my young daughter (a "hard" atheist) finally convinced me that believing in a "concept" of God is not the same that actually believing God exists. Okay then, I'm an atheist. How could a youngster convince an experienced, educated adult? Well, I was raised a… Continue

Added by Turtle Poser on November 8, 2009 at 1:22am — 3 Comments

Brian Jackson Atheist Voters

One of the reasons frequently cited for our ineffectualness as a political force is the fact that atheists aren't "joiners" and hold diverse opinions. "Herding cats" is the common expression. But what if we started the ball rolling by setting the lowest possible bar for commonality, just to force politicians to take notice of our existence as a large, potentially powerful contituency? The estimates for the number of atheists in the US vary widely, and I'm not terribly concerned with this issue… Continue

Added by Brian Jackson on November 8, 2009 at 12:32am — No Comments

Brian Jackson Collaboration

I'm at the FFRF convention in Seattle, and I can't believe how few people have heard of AtheistNexus, even among 20-somethings The level of collaboration between organizations in our community is really appalling. Continue

Added by Brian Jackson on November 8, 2009 at 12:22am — 1 Comment

Betty Valentine Greedy Christianity...Nom nom nom!

Over my 21 years of life i've encountered many a person who will make comments such as: 'There's gotta be more to life than this!' Or 'There has to be something else; something after we die. Otherwise, what's the point of living?' My response to the twats who make these bold claims: WHY?! Why does there *have to be* more than this? Is this grand, magnificent and BEAUTIFUL life we have not enough for you? What ELSE is it that you want? This is the only life we know for certain that we have - so… Continue

Added by Betty Valentine on November 8, 2009 at 12:08am — 2 Comments

Rita D My Deconversion

...because this is rather long I'll cut to the chase (I know it's still kinda long!): By the time I was in high school life at home was chaotic and deteriorating. Feeling God’s love was a comfort and refuge to me. Although I attended a Catholic high school I’d had enough exposure to other religions to easily cross denominational boundaries. I never thought of God or Truth as limited to any particular church. I listened every Friday and Sat night to Billy Graham’s Hour of Decision and would watc… Continue

Added by Rita D on November 7, 2009 at 10:14pm — 5 Comments

Free Thinker Is this a valid syllogism or not? And why? Logic experts please.

The universe is god. God does not exist. Therefor the universe does not exist. A couple of members on my forum (AtheistExile.com) have been going around in circles over this syllogism. The originator invokes technical gobbledy-gook about subject and predicate to support her syllogism. Her critic says the 2 premises are opposed: that they're contradictory (i.e. the universe CAN'T be God if God does not exist). What do YOU think? Continue

Added by Free Thinker on November 7, 2009 at 8:11pm — 8 Comments

Alan Marcus god in our Constitution?

I sometimes listen to religious right radio shows (it's a guilty pleasure, plus I think it's a good idea to know what the other side is saying) and I heard something very strange the other day. On one of the shows, the host was asserting that god WAS in the US Constitution. Well, having read the document in question many times, I was very sure that god was not mentioned. The host then said that when the Founders put "in the Year of our Lord" in the date section, this was appealing to the authori… Continue

Added by Alan Marcus on November 7, 2009 at 7:16pm — 4 Comments

Alex McCullie Talking about non-belief to 6 year-old part 2

Recently I raised the question of should someone challenge a "God is loving" statement by a 6 year old. There was an ambivalent response by atheist nexus members. Well, here's a sequel to that event. It came up again and this time my partner and the little girl's mother described their non-belief. The little girl was shocked as this contradicted religious instruction at school. Are they talking about a school god then, she asked? Ironically the ancient Israelites would have related to that po… Continue

Added by Alex McCullie on November 7, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Dedre Ficticious religious debate, Part 1

A: Ok, us two are here, here to discuss atheism vs. christianity... C: *AHEM* excuse me, but you didn't capitalize Christianity just then. A: Ummm...this is a vocal debate, how am I suppose to capitalize something when I am speaking it?!? C: That's not what I'm hear for, but I demand you treat me with equal respect, just because I have faith doesn't make me a lesser human being than you! A: Fair enough, Atheists Vs. Christianity here in a vocal discussion, let us begin! C: First off, God lo… Continue

Added by Dedre on November 7, 2009 at 4:21pm — 1 Comment

Dedre First post

I'll be slowly hoarding over stuff that I've written elsewhere that has a better focus here, in atheistnexus. But for the moment, just thought I'd post my first blog. I actually didn't really want to join this site...as being atheist is (to me), just a small characteristic of a person, and to join a social site solely based on that...eh, it kind of turns me off (a few years ago I joined the atlasphere, small online group for objectivists and Rand enthusiasts, but having such a niche focus, I l… Continue

Added by Dedre on November 7, 2009 at 4:16pm — 3 Comments

Johnny What is the difference between Feminism and Humanism?

In my opinion, the only difference is that Feminism is biased and inaccessible to everyone. When trying to spread its ideals to men and other women who are not as biased as a feminist is, it makes people angry and therefore does nothing for the spread of humanism, which is the true strive for equality. Feminism seems useful to me only to a select group who share bitter experiences towards men. It is useful to have a support group to talk about things that are troubling you and how men have hur… Continue

Added by Johnny on November 7, 2009 at 1:47pm — 67 Comments

Curtis Edward Clark Higher Power

After nearly four years in AA, I finally devised a concept of "higher power" that doesn't involve a deity, the group, the "fellowship", nature, the cosmos, the laws of physics, or any other person. As a committed atheist since the age of 4, I have always known that things were "up to me", and that I could not/would not get help from some power that was "higher" or "greater" than myself. So one day, in a meeting, while someone was discussing his higher power, I suddenly realized that when I am… Continue

Added by Curtis Edward Clark on November 7, 2009 at 1:29pm — 2 Comments

The Nerd What is Feminism?

And who are feminists? Definitions, please! Continue

Added by The Nerd on November 7, 2009 at 1:00pm — 11 Comments

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