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RELIGIOUS INDOCTRINATION: “Since the Beginning of Recorded History, . . .” / Ricky Gervais

Posted on 08.12.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Friendly Atheist

Posted in Anti-Intellectualism, Antitheism, Atheism, Bigotry, Critical Thinking, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Intolerance, Logic, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Secularism | Tagged religious indoctrination, Ricky Gervais | 29 Replies

PHILOSOPHY: “How to Think vs. What to Think”

Posted on 08.11.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (Official)

Posted in Critical Thinking, Education, Higher Education, Humanities, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Indoctrination, Science, Secularism, Thought | Tagged Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science | Leave a reply

INDEPENDENT THINKER: “On Rank and File” / Albert Einstein

Posted on 08.08.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

ht: Anti-Theists. Pro Active Atheists. Opposing Religious Harm.

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Albert Einstein, Anti-Authoritarianism, Critical Thinking, Disobedience, Enlightenment, Freethought, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Morality, Politics, Quotation, Reason, Science, Theoretical Physics, Writing | Leave a reply

SCIENCE: “We Are Star Dust Harvesting Starlight” / Krauss / Tyson / Sagan

Posted on 08.07.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Posted in Academic Study, Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atheism, Carl Sagan, Cosmology, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Evolution, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Lawrence M. Krauss, Logic, Mathematics, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Reason, Science, Secularism, Theoretical Physics, Video | Tagged Krauss, Sagan, science, Tyson | 2 Replies

FREETHOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Nature Is What We Know” Thomas Alva Edison

Posted on 08.07.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Freedom From Religion Foundation
see: Thomas Alva Edison

Posted in Academic Study, Antitheism, Astrophysics, Atheism, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Mathematics, Quotation, Reason, Science, Theoretical Physics, Video, Writing | Tagged Freethought, science, Thomas Alva Edison | Leave a reply

INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY: “Examining Evidence and Contemplation” / Richard Dawkins

Posted on 08.06.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Transcend Politics, Embrace Humanity

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Books, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Richard Dawkins, Science, Theoretical Physics, Writing | Tagged Contemplation, INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, richard dawkins | 1 Reply

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: “Scientific Ignorance” / Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Posted on 08.06.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Hammer the Gods

Posted in Academic Study, Activism & Advocacy, Anti-Intellectualism, Atheism, Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, For-profit Education, Freethought, Higher Education, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Psychology, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Indoctrination, Research Report, School Voucher, Science, Secularism, Writing | Tagged neil degrasse tyson, Scientific Ignorance, SCIENTIFIC LITERACY | 1 Reply

ATHEISM: “When We Landed on the Moon . . .” / Eddie Izzard

Posted on 08.04.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Atheism 411

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atheism, Cosmology, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Freethought, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Mathematics, Moral Philosophy, Morality, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Science, Secularism, Theoretical Physics | Tagged atheism, Eddie Izzard | Leave a reply

CONSCIENCE: “On Organized Religion” / Christopher Hitchens

Posted on 08.03.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: The Godless and Irreligious

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Atheism, Bigotry, Books, Christopher Hitchens, Compassion, Consciousness, Critical Thinking, Education, Empathy, Enlightenment, Ethics, Freethought, Higher Education, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Justice, Logic, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Morality, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Thought, Writing | Tagged christopher hitchens, CONSCIENCE, Organized Religion | Leave a reply

INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY: “Explore the World” / Richard Feynman

Posted on 08.02.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Transcend Politics, Embrace Humanity

Posted in Antitheism, Atheism, Books, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Richard Feynman, Science, Theoretical Physics, Writing | Tagged INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, Richard Feynman | Leave a reply

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