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INTERVIEW: “Christopher Hitchens” / BBCs Jeremy Paxman

Posted on 05.30.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Anti-Authoritarianism, Antitheism, Atheism, Books, Capitalism, Censorship, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Compassion, Consciousness, Conservatism, Critical Thinking, Death, Disobedience, Economics, Enlightenment, Ethics, Existentialism, Freethought, Intellectualism, Justice, Literature, Marxism, Metaphysics, Mindfulness, Morality, Philosophy, Politics, Prayer, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Hypocrisy, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Science, Secularism, Social History, Socialism, Video, Writing | Tagged christopher hitchens, Interview, Jeremy Paxman | 2 Replies

CHRISTIAN CALLOUSNESS: “Sociopathic Christian Belief”

Posted on 05.30.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Atheist Uprising

Posted in Anti-War, Antitheism, Books, Catholic Fundamentalism, Catholicism, Christianity, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Enlightenment, Freethought, Intellectualism, Logic, Quotes, Reason, Religion, Religious Malevolence, Writing | Tagged CHRISTIAN CALLOUSNESS | Leave a reply

LOGIC: “Truth is Not a Democracy”

Posted on 05.29.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Atheism 411

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Evolution, Freethought, Logic, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Science, Secularism, Writing | Tagged LOGIC, truth | Leave a reply

ATHEISM: “No Relationship With God and Never Wanted One” / Fernando Alonso

Posted on 05.28.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Higher Education, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Science, Secularism, Thought, Writing | Tagged atheism | Leave a reply

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: “Creationist Apologetics” / Eugenie Scott

Posted on 05.27.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Academic Study, Activism & Advocacy, Anti-Intellectualism, Atheism, Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Evolution, For-profit Education, Freethought, Higher Education, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Psychology, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Indoctrination, Research Report, School Voucher, Science, Secularism, Writing | Tagged evolution, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY | Leave a reply

UNQUESTIONING FAITH: “Terrifying and Absolutely Vile” / Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on 05.25.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Atheist Republic

Posted in American Literature, Anti-War, Antitheism, Atheism, Books, Christianity, Compassion, Empathy, Enlightenment, Freethought, Intolerance, Literature, Morality, Quotation, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Writing | Tagged faith, Kurt Vonnegut | Leave a reply

SECULAR HUMANISM: “Belief in Any Deity is Adolescent, Shameful and Dangerous” / Forrest J. Ackerman

Posted on 05.25.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Bigotry, Christian Privilege, Christian Proselytization, Christianity, Empathy, Enlightenment, Humanities, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Morality, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Secularism, Writing | Tagged Forrest J. Ackerman, SECULAR HUMANISM | Leave a reply

CRITICAL THINKING: “The Trouble With Being a Critical Thinker or Atheist . . . ” / Tim Minchin

Posted on 05.24.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Freethought, Indoctrination, Intellectualism, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Writing | Tagged critical thinking | Leave a reply

LOGIC: “If Someone Doesn’t Value Logic, . . . ” / Sam Harris

Posted on 05.22.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Anti-Theists. Pro Active Atheists. Opposing Religious Harm.

Posted in Anti-Intellectualism, Antitheism, Atheism, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Ethics, Freethought, Indoctrination, Intellectualism, Logic, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Sam Harris, Writing | Tagged LOGIC, sam harris | Leave a reply

CREATIONISM: “Why do Almost 50% of Amurikans Believe in Creationism . . .”

Posted on 05.20.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Antitheism, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atheism, Catholic Fundamentalism, Christian Fundamentalism, Cosmology, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Evangelical Fundamentalism, Evolution, Freethought, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Mathematics, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Proselytization, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Science | Tagged Creationism | 3 Replies

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