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Religious People Less Driven By Compassion Than Are Atheists And Agnostics, Study Says

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:31:46 +0000

Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than are highly religious people, a new study finds.

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Religious People Less Driven By Compassion Than Are Atheists And Agnostics, Study Says

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:31:46 +0000

Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than are highly religious people, a new study finds.

Tags: #atheism #compassion #psychology #religion #to:fb

Atheism in America: Why won’t the U.S. accept its atheists? - Slate Magazine

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:23:14 +0000

We challenge the whole concept that you can’t be good without God. We challenge the idea that religion is important in the first place, and that really makes them uncomfortable.

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Reminder: Tis the Season Not to Be an Ass – Whatever

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:57:18 +0000

Here’s the thing: If you’re using the holiday season to go out of your way to be an asshole to someone, believer or non-believer, you’re doing it wrong, and I wish you would stop. That’s not a war, it’s a slap fight and it’s embarrassing. As a non-believer, when someone says “Merry Christmas” to me, I say “Merry Christmas” back, because generally speaking I understand that what “Merry Christmas” means in this context is “I am offering you good will in a way I know how,” and I appreciate that sentiment. Left to my own devices, I use “Happy holidays” because I know a lot of people who aren’t Christians (or at least Christmas-centered) and that seems the best way to express my own good will; the vast majority of people get what I’m doing and appreciate that sentiment too.

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34 Christopher Hitchens quotes that won’t offend you (probably) - 22 Words

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:42:46 +0000

I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves.

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Poe's Law - RationalWiki

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:25:12 +0000

Poe's Law is an axiom suggesting that it's difficult to distinguish between parodies of religious fundamentalism and its genuine proponents, since they both seem equally insane. For example, some conservatives consider noted homophobe Fred Phelps to be so over-the-top that they argue he's a "deep cover liberal" trying to discredit more mainstream homophobes.

Tags: #atheism #funny #parody #religion

Penn Jillette's 10 Commandments for atheists – USATODAY.com

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:42:47 +0000

In his new book, "God, No!" atheist magician Penn Jillette tells how he was challenged by conservative radio host Glenn Beck to come up with an atheist's version of The Ten Commandments.

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A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist - Speakeasy - WSJ

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:32:06 +0000

You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway.

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Dear God, please confirm what I already believe - life - 30 November 2009 - New Scientist

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:39:07 +0000

Gee, ya think? "God may have created man in his image, but it seems we return the favour. Believers subconsciously endow God with their own beliefs on controversial issues. "Intuiting God's beliefs on important issues may not produce an independent guide, but may instead serve as an echo chamber to validate and justify one's own beliefs," writes a team led by Nicholas Epley of the University of Chicago in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Tags: #atheism #belief #god #psychology #reason #religion #values

Smut for Smut | Atheist Agenda

Wed, 20 May 2009 19:48:30 +0000

"During the the hours of 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. the Atheist Agenda, a student organization of The University of Texas at San Antonio, had a table on campus with the purpose of exchanging religious scripture for pornography."

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pull the plug on atheism

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:40:15 +0000

"Free articles and resources by best-selling author and TV co-host Ray Comfort that will help you to pull the plug on the rising tide of atheism."

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President Obama: Living Proof that Family Values Without Religion Build Character | Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:46:18 +0000

"We hear so much these days about how traditional religious family values are necessary for raising moral children who can grow into accomplished adults,” said American Humanist Association Executive Director Roy Speckhardt, father of two. “But we humanists have known for a long, long time that ethical humanist values build character. The number of moral and accomplished humanists is legion. We’ve been honoring the greatest of them every year since 1953 at our annual conferences. Now Barack Obama has given us the opportunity to share this truth with those from around the country who come to our nation’s capital to share in the inauguration experience."

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Sam Harris on Sarah Palin and Elitism | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:54:22 +0000

"Ask yourself: how has "elitism" become a bad word in American politics? There is simply no other walk of life in which extraordinary talent and rigorous training are denigrated. We want elite pilots to fly our planes, elite troops to undertake our most critical missions, elite athletes to represent us in competition and elite scientists to devote the most productive years of their lives to curing our diseases. And yet, when it comes time to vest people with even greater responsibilities, we consider it a virtue to shun any and all standards of excellence. When it comes to choosing the people whose thoughts and actions will decide the fates of millions, then we suddenly want someone just like us, someone fit to have a beer with, someone down-to-earth—in fact, almost anyone, provided that he or she doesn't seem too intelligent or well educated."

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Cynical-C Blog - » Atheist Finds Nothing in His Toast

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:51:10 +0000

"I wasn’t that hungry tonight so I just thought I would make some toast when all of a sudden it popped up and I was staring at the face of NOBODY in the toast! NON-HOLY WHITE BREAD! What are the chances of an atheist getting a piece of toast that looks like nothing! Somebody call the media! I haven’t been this shocked since I found the Flying Spaghetti Monster in my vermicelli."

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Pharyngula: The Great Desecration

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:53:58 +0000

"By the way, I didn't want to single out just the cracker, so I nailed it to a few ripped-out pages from the Qur'an and The God Delusion. They are just paper. Nothing must be held sacred. Question everything. God is not great, Jesus is not your lord, you are not disciples of any charismatic prophet. You are all human beings who must make your way through your life by thinking and learning, and you have the job of advancing humanity's knowledge by winnowing out the errors of past generations and finding deeper understanding of reality. You will not find wisdom in rituals and sacraments and dogma, which build only self-satisfied ignorance, but you can find truth by looking at your world with fresh eyes and a questioning mind."

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