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Quote: Arthur Schopenhuer
Arthur Schopenhauer, Ph.D., German Philosopher, Atheist
No: it is impossible to solve the metaphysical puzzle, to discover the secret essence of reality, by examining matter first, and then proceeding to examine thought: we must begin with that which we know directly and intimately—ourselves. “We can never arrive at the real nature of things from without. However much we may investigate, we can never reach anything but images and names. We are like a man who goes round a castle seeking in vain for an entrance, and sometimes sketching the facades.” Let us enter within. If we can ferret out the ultimate nature of our own minds we shall perhaps have the key to the external world.
Video: “The Real God: An Epiphany”
Video: “How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race?”
Why is religion featuring so prominently in the Republican presidential race? What happened to jobs? […] Melissa Harris-Perry argues that religion has been central to Republican party politics for more than a decade. After 9/11, faith became a central part of conservatives’ electoral strategy as politicians tapped anti-Muslim anxiety to gain votes.
Quote: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Every time that we say that God is the author of some phenomenon, that signifies that we are ignorant of how such a phenomenon was caused by the forces of nature.
Image: “Don’t Be Prejudiced Against Atheists”
Article: “Rick Perry’s Army of God”
A little-known movement of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets wants to infiltrate government, and Rick Perry might be their man. The phrase “New Apostolic Reformation” comes from the movement’s intellectual godfather, C. Peter Wagner, who has called it, a bit vaingloriously, “the most radical change in the way of doing Christianity since the Protestant Reformation.”
Video: “Fox News: Cancer Patient ‘Cured By God’s Voice'”
Article: “Flag Fetishism & the Cult of the Flag”
When people treat common objects like this, we say that they suffer from a mental imbalance — obsessive-compulsive disorder, to be exact. When they treat religious objects like this, we simply say they are devout. What are we to say about someone to treats a flag this way? Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that those who insist on doing so are also often highly religious.
