"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
        ~ Carl Sagan (1934-1996), American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author

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Originally posted by bill_sheehan at antitheism

“If you do not believe in God, how can you distinguish between right and wrong?”Second only to some variation on “Nothing comes from nothing, therefore God created the universe” is the argument that without a perfect and eternal Authority, our laws and morality have no foundation. There would be no reason to ( Read more... )

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Reverend Canon Dr. Giles Fraser on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day remarked that death is now hidden from most people, adding to fears of death.

www.goddiscussion.com I don't agree with Fraser's antipathy toward indefinite life extension technologies, nor most of his other views such as the existence of a cognizant "creator" bla bla bla... ( Read more... )

We should make our conversation about the existence of a creator more like our conversation about the possibility of an alien civilization--

--Analyze all the arguments for it and against it, but leave out anyone who claims to be in personal, telepathic conversation with it.
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Originally posted by eppylover at Turn Me On Dead Mensch

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If a religion can control what you f*ing EAT, you have opened the door to letting it control anything you do. What you wear. Who you kill.