Let's celebrate! There's no good reason to believe that there's an all-powerful being who thinks it's justice to torture someone forever for a wrong-doing.

"... all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

Declaration of Independence

Go through and change a few of the lyrics of the songs, switch a couple of the words around. You might be surprised to find that the claims of christianity are just as strong. In fact, it would make more sense that god is the evil part of the duality. For all the claims that are made, someone can be as justified in claiming that satan's the good ( Read more... )

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"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns. So that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry."

-Richard Feynman

Could I be convinced of the existence of god? Yes. Here's a guide as to how:

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The beginning might be tough to suffer through, but picks up around 1:30 ( Read more... )

Watched a debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens last night. It was my first experience of Craig. I'd heard so much about him. To be honest, I'd give the debate to Craig even though I disagree with him ( Read more... )

In response to criticism about the addition of the word "alone" by Martin Luther, in his translation of the bible to german, to the biblical passage in Romans 3:28 that says "For we hold that a person is justified by faith 'alone' apart from works of law," Luther says:"I know quite well that here in Romans 3:28 that in the Latin and Greek text the ( Read more... )

Just finished reading "The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA." Super fun and educational. I highly recommend it. Especially if you're interested in knowing what science actually says about the origins of simple and complex life.