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Sam Harris, the New Atheists, and anti-Muslim animus

tcpip wrote in convert_me Apr 06, 2013 11:52

Yeah, as an "Old Atheist" there are reasons I don't really care for much of this "New Atheism".

A long overdue debate breaks out about whether rational atheism is being used as a cover for Islamophobia and US militarism.

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A Comedian's Level of Understanding

tcpip wrote in convert_me Jan 24, 2013 11:14

Stage magician, comedian, and libertarian-capitalist Penn Jillette has published (in the New York Times no less) what is possibly the greatest error rate per hundred words in his article Atheism Should End Religion, Not Replace It. Have fine picking the low-hanging fruit on this one, punters.

Also, just for fun, I am considering becoming a ( Read more... )

Pop-Atheism and Atheism+

friedenswacht wrote in convert_me Sep 08, 2012 17:24

It is difficult to deny that pop-atheism (or 'new atheism') is an identifiable social movement within Anglophone society. More than just mere disbelief, more than just mere non-belief, pop-atheism was about giving expression to ideas which were becoming particularly common within popular culture about religion and its place in society ( Read more... )

Things Are Going To Slide

slyfoot wrote in convert_me Aug 04, 2012 07:20

Things Are Going To Slide ( Read more... )

Convert Me Challenge

adogablog wrote in convert_me May 19, 2012 22:41

Hi everyone!

This is my first time in this community so I hope my post is acceptable. My question must have been asked before but hopefully not in quite the same way. Anyway, I'm really excited to see what kind of answers I get since this is a subject that has really been bugging me lately, since I moved from a not-very-religious city to a town full ( Read more... )

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Natural Law and Social Systems

joshua_ray wrote in convert_me May 01, 2012 10:51

I can't decide to not wear a seatbelt while driving or being driven. The Justice component of our fair governing body has passed legislation requiring me to wear my seatbelt, and they base the justification of these legislations upon the ethical consideration referred to as Legal Paternalism, which inherently describes that the law must father ( Read more... )

Hitchens

trophonius wrote in convert_me Dec 16, 2011 20:14

Twitter has erupted in a death match between theists responding to the #godisnotgreat hash tag and atheists mocking them for doing so ( Read more... )

Groupthink

trophonius wrote in convert_me Dec 11, 2011 14:37

Is it merely human that people, regardless of their religious beliefs, accept without question statements which affirm their beliefs ( Read more... )

Interdependance in a Greedy World

joshua_ray wrote in convert_me Nov 26, 2011 15:20

Certain people have decided to push an agenda, through social media, which labels anything to do with globalization as Evil's plan according to their own interpretation of prophecy ( Read more... )

Forgiveness

direwolf23 wrote in convert_me Nov 21, 2011 20:19

I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on a way - through actions and thoughts - to forgive those who think they've done nothing wrong, are not remorseful, or both. I've been struggling with this in regards to some people I used to consider friends, and could use some help.