7 month ago
deusx : GODBUNNY « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures - I Can Has Cheezburger? - "IS WATCHING YOU"
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9 month ago
Ethan Marcotte : Delusion - Like I need a reminder of why I read Jeremy, but here it is. ∞
deusx : Adactio: Journal—Delusion - "I suggest that if you recognize and acknowledge that purpose in life can only be derived from an imaginary friend, by whatever name you call him, then I’m afraid you do not grasp what “reality” is."
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12 month ago
jcgregorio : Religion beat became a test of faith - Los Angeles Times
deusx : Religion beat became a test of faith - Los Angeles Times - "Clearly, I saw now that belief in God, no matter how grounded, requires at some point a leap of faith. Either you have the gift of faith or you don't." I guess 'gift' is one way to describe it.
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14 month ago
plasticbag : The Bishop of Carlisle is—it seems—a bloody idiot... - I can't believe I'm linking to the Telegraph, but hey. Apparently floods in Britain are all the fault of a move away from God. The gays, as ever, are one of the core candidates for global warming. Idiot.
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17 month ago
deusx : Elizabeth Edwards: Realistic About Her Prognosis - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com - "I've had to come to grips with a God that fits my own experience, which is, my God could not be offering protection and not have protected my boy."
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18 month ago
philgyford : Evolution and Religion - Darwin’s God - Robin Marantz Henig - New York Times - Why do people hold irrational, superstitious, religious views, and why does it persist over generations? Is there an evolutionary benefit? (via Kottke)
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deusx : The Dilbert Blog: Atheists: The New Gays - "I think that in an election cycle or two you will see an atheist business leader emerge as a legitimate candidate for president. And his name will be Bill Gates."
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28 month ago
jkottke : Maybe the universe is a trillion years old and has experienced several big bangs and big collapses over the years - Maybe the universe is a trillion years old and has experienced several big bangs and big collapses over the years. "People have inferred that time began then, but there really wasn't any reason for that inference. What we are proposing is very radical. It
plasticbag : A new theory - and remember this is not generally accepted - says that our Big Bang may have been just the latest of many... - It's a pretty fascinating theory, although I've not got a sense of how it engages with concepts like space-time and how time exists before the Big Bang. I need more!
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29 month ago
jkottke : Sociology study indicates that atheists are the least trusted group of people in America - Sociology study indicates that atheists are the least trusted group of people in America. "Researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, homosexuals and other groups as 'sharing their vision of American society.' America [via]
plasticbag : A terrifying story from a Minnesotan newspaper - Americans trust atheists less than recent immigrants and even poofs! - "Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, homosexuals and other groups as 'sharing their vision of American society.' Americans are also least willing to let their children marry atheists."
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33 month ago
deusx : NPR : There is No God (by Penn Jillette) - Wow, this is amazing: "Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-o and all the other things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have."
Wayne Burkett : Penn Jillette: There is No God - Fantastic: "Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can all keep adjusting, so we can really communicate." #
Rod Begbie : NPR : There is No God (Penn Jilette) - Excellent commentary by Penn Jillette on atheism. This is my "belief system" too. "Believing there is no God means the suffering I've seen in my family, and indeed all the suffering in the world, isn't caused by an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent fo [via] #
plasticbag : Penn Jillette says, "There is No God" - I'm an atheist, and I have been since I seriously thought about it. My mother has 'converted' too. I agree with everything Mr Jillette says. I'm still stunned people have to actually say it any more though.
jkottke : Penn Jillette on why he believes "there is no God" - Penn Jillette on why he believes "there is no God".
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34 month ago
plasticbag : Oh this is too sweet - a replacement lanyard for your iPod Shuffle that makes it look like a big crucifix - For all your eighties Madonna-inspired retro-fashionistas and people who like to make clever statements with their clothes
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35 month ago
plasticbag : Kerry Bailey talks about God, atheism and being a "Lincolnist" - So basically, the stuff I've done that I'm ashamed of just stays with me and continually torments me when I least expect it. I really identify with his description of the homespun ethical principles of Lincoln...
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35 month ago
plasticbag : Societies 'worse off when they have God on their side' - “In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies."
jkottke : No need for God to have a healthy society - From a recent study: "In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies". This seems l
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42 month ago
plasticbag : Heroes of atheism merchandising from the Secular Society - Not terribly well illustrated, but pretty sweet nonetheless
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42 month ago
plasticbag : An interesting overview of some webloggers' responses to an article on the evolution of religious belief - I'm quoted, although I'm not sure that it's the bit I'd have used to represent my position.
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plasticbag : Dan Hon on the whole Jerry Springer 'controversy' - "I can feel the moral fibre within me shrivelling as I type. In fact, I am sure now, more than ever before, that Jesus is a nappy-wearing gay baby. I had my suspicions before..."
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plasticbag : The controller of BBC2 is in hiding - according to the Daily Mail at least... - "BBC2 controller Roly Keating, his wife and their three young children were driven out of their £1million house after a Christian group posted his private address and telephone number on its website."
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