Atheism
When a theist asks,
“Why is there something rather than nothing?”
it is just a poor and unproductive way to ask “where did everything come from?”
The problem with the question, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” is that it is presented in a way as though “nothing” is another something that could “be,” [...]
In regards to the Haitian earthquake, and the people suffering over it, Jim Wallis, a renowned liberal Christian, says that god is suffering with them. That’s right, god is suffering. He says,
“But I want to say this: My God does not cause evil. God is not a vengeful and retributive being, waiting to strike [...]
Pat Robertson, an American televangelist, has recently stated that the reason for the earthquake in Haiti that has killed an estimated 100,000 people is due to a deal they made with the devil a long time ago.
He says,
“Something happened a long time ago in Haiti and people might not want to talk about. They were [...]
On one hand, theists claim that god gave man free-will and that this omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over ones will and choices (because if it did than one would not have free-will), while on the other hand, some theists simultaneously claim that god answers prayers, performs miracles, and in general, intervenes. I [...]
According to Wikipedia,
“A miracle is a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature, such that can be attempted to be explained by divine intervention, and is sometimes associated with a miracle worker. Some suggest that God may work with the laws of nature to perform what we perceive as miracles. A miracle is often [...]
A female FSM design I created with distinguishing female characteristics such as noodly appendage eyelashes and tender meatball cheeks. The melancholic expression is up to the viewer to imagine its meaning. I thought it was a trait that would be unique and unusual, up for debate, something different then what one would expect from the [...]
John F. Felix, the Rockford Higher Criticism Examiner at Examiner.com has interviewed me. The interview can be read here.
And the complete question/answer interview is below.
What is your family background? Do you come from a religious, freethinking, or atheist family?
My parents separated when I was an infant. Growing up, I bounced back and forth living between [...]
Logic linking, rational thinking, socratic speaking, skeptical sleuths seeking out truths clouded in conditioned youths determined by causality to seek out the details of debris, part of some ultimate reality, following evidence with each sense condensed through perspectives fence of relativity realized through free inquiry, following leads, pulling out weeds, recognizing breeds thanks to evolution, [...]
Heathens, aren’t we all?
Respects are no longer paid
to all other gods.
Kill the last Buddha!
Bury him with the other
lords you’ve rejected.