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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Video: “The Truth About the Vatican”
Essay: Robert G. Ingersoll, “What would You Substitute for the Bible as a Moral Guide?”
*****THIS ESSAY COMES HIGHLY RECOMMEND; IT IS A MUST READ*****
We cannot depend on what are called “inspired books,” or the religions of the world. These religions are based on the supernatural, and according to them we are under obligation to worship and obey some supernatural being, or beings. All these religions are inconsistent with intellectual liberty. They are the enemies of thought, of investigation, of mental honesty. They destroy the manliness of man. They promise eternal rewards for belief, for credulity, for what they call faith. This is not only absurd, but it is immoral.
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Video/Article: “Moral confusion in the name of ‘science'”
Sam Harris’ accompanying article, Moral confusion in the name of “science,” may be found here:
Aticle: “Ireland Grows Increasingly Anti-Clerical”
The secularist movement in Ireland is growing in support, power, and influence. I expect that few Irish or even experts on Ireland would have expected such a shift a couple of decades ago, but it is happening and the momentum right now is very much with the advocates of increased secularism rather than with apologists for clericalism and for the church.
Article: “Medical Malpractice: Ky. Hospital Merger Places Health Care Under Church Control”
What’s going on in Louisville, Ky., is especially alarming. A University of Louisville-affiliated hospital that serves a mostly low-income population is planning a merger with a Catholic health-care system. An array of services may be lost, hitting a population that can ill afford to see them go.
Article: “Two Large Pieces of Greta News – Reason Rally, and Freethought Blogs!”
The atheist/ secular March on Washington, set for March 24, 2012? It’s kind of a big freaking deal: they’re saying it’s going to be the largest gathering of the secular movement in world history. There’s going to be music, comedy, general fun and hanging out… and, of course, speakers.
Host Post: “On the Cosmic Babysitter, the Big Bang, and Evolution”
I had the following dialogue with a friend of mine concerning the invisible cosmic babysitter in the sky, the sky daddy, if you will, the big bang, and evolution. What are your thoughts concerning such matters?
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