tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:48:34 +0000Hello and welcome to The Atheist Bible Study. Since the U.S. Independence Day, 2004, this site has been dedicated to studying and examining the book called The Bible, as well as various issues relating to Atheism. Stop by our message boards to discuss the articles! <a href="http://atheistbiblestudy.freeforums.org">Click here to visit the forums!</a>http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)Blogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-7782734310277569193Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:23:00 +00002013-10-05T03:01:22.804-07:00http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2009/01/forums-have-launched.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-108895221391340650Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-01-25T11:31:44.301-07:00The following was written when this site launched in 2004. I have edited it slightly to expand and update sections. It was originally written July 4th, 2004, at 7:38 AM. I thought it would be good to repost this, as many people seem to not read this before going on the offensive, and completely disregard some of the facts within.I grew up, basically, without religion. I was raised a CnE (http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2004/07/my-theohistory-thus-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-7667281701157391388Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:43:00 +00002009-01-23T18:46:09.182-07:00The ten commandments, god's easily understood laws for man to follow. I am sure most of you are familiar with at least a few of them. What do they tell us? The commandments (Exodus chapter twenty, or Deuteronomy chapter five) spell out (what most believers claim) god's most important rules for us to live by. Of course, this god being a jealous god, practically half of them are orders relating to http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2009/01/todays-biblical-contradiction-1232009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-7489063045389938116Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:50:00 +00002009-01-23T18:46:38.951-07:00I hear this question all the time. It is absolutely ridiculous, and probably my favorite argument to refute. The typical conversation goes like this:Me: I am an atheist, I don't believe in God.Xtian: Well you have to. How else can you have morals? All the morals we have come from God.I would like to first address the quite obvious (to anyone with even a cursory understanding of human history) http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-can-atheist-be-good-moral-person.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-6420977673965826011Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:11:00 +00002009-01-23T18:47:47.642-07:00I have been involved recently in a debate of sorts, through email, with a good friend of mine who is a Deist. While he does not believe in the God of religions, he believes in a "force" or "energy" which exists. I guess you'd say he's a Spiritual Deist, if you had to label his beliefs. Reading over our discussions, I can find nothing that is truly offensive. I wrote nothing with the intent of http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-have-been-involved-recently-in-debate_6760.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-652221714316390066Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:18:00 +00002008-10-06T17:20:05.732-07:00Quick post:The comfort and security one feels by following a religious/spiritual belief is not worth the cost. This cost has been millions of lives that have been destroyed through war, torture, genocide, terrorism, and all the other things that religion brings into the world.Discuss.Subscribe to The Atheist Bible Study by EmailAdd this blog to your My AOL, My Yahoo, Google Homepage, or other http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2008/10/comfortably-numb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-4468406292644550187Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:33:00 +00002008-06-07T07:40:16.066-07:00There has been quite a bit of recent comment activity between myself and an anonymous Xtian (why don't they ever reveal who they are?) on a few posts, so I'd like to take a moment to point them out. Swing on by and chime in!Number One.Number Two.Number Three.Subscribe to The Atheist Bible Study by EmailAdd this blog to your My AOL, My Yahoo, Google Homepage, or other reader!http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2008/06/id-like-to-point-you-to-following-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-5246811750280392091Sat, 31 May 2008 16:10:00 +00002008-05-31T09:12:59.389-07:00Well, it seems religion is sort of at the root of the saying, "Those that can't do, teach." Also, in an indirect way, religion is the reason that teachers get paid so little. Originally, teachers got paid nothing because it was considered a "sin" for someone to charge people money to share knowledge, because all knowledge came from God supposedly. This has lasted over the years and is part of thehttp://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2008/05/religion-reason-teachers-get-paid-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-3901996296829732958Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-03-04T12:21:01.930-07:00This post doesn't reference the bible, but is just a quite note about something a friend showed me today.Drugs are something I have long felt were the cause of most religious experiences within human history. Many of the things people experience in the bible, for instance, could easily be the result of psychedelic drugs. Recently, an Israeli researcher has come out with these same beliefs. You http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2008/03/moses-was-high-on-drugs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-1245371192646899757Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:17:00 +00002008-01-26T08:38:14.854-07:00We have all heard the phrase, "Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself." Most would associate that phrase with the Bible, and they would be mostly correct. The actual quote is:"Judge not, that ye be not judged." ~ Matthew 7:1Oh, wait...no, it is, "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged." ~ Luke 6:7. It's hard to keep things straight when the silly book says things over and over, with different http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2008/01/judge-not-lest-ye-beohwait-nevermind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-2820878301860412064Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:41:00 +00002007-09-22T06:24:01.341-07:00I was talking with some friends the other night, and the subject of marriage and sex before marriage came up. I thought about the way god handled things, and then looked some scriptures up. "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." ~ Matthew 1:18Okay, so here we have http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/09/isnt-god-great-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-4210135099036128253Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:39:00 +00002007-09-09T06:52:14.739-07:00In the book of Matthew, Jesus talks about the end times and his return after The Tribulation."Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light," ~ Matthew 24:29In the book of Joel, we hear that the most "terrible day" at the end of times will come when, "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the greathttp://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/09/world-just-ended-oh-wait-nevermind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-5169823906385209708Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:57:00 +00002011-02-25T12:56:06.815-07:00Childbirth is supposed to be one of the most painful experiences a woman can experience. That's saying quite a lot when you consider many of the things women have to endure during their lives. Why is this? Why is it so painful, so dangerous, so stressful that many women die while giving birth. Of course, this mostly only applies to non-industrialized nations nowadays, but even as recently as the http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/why-does-childbirth-hurt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-1818861997479114754Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:41:00 +00002007-08-24T10:53:50.232-07:00In this post I will focus on a few more contradictions in the "infallible word of god."We are all familiar with Judas, the man that supposedly betrayed Jesus. Well, after he was discovered to be a traitor, how did this man's life end? Well, he hung himself."And he [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself." ~ Matthew 27:5No, wait, actually he http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-biblical-contradictions-8242007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-2408965956120499501Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:21:00 +00002007-08-24T06:22:09.415-07:00Things have become incredibly busy now that I am in the last semester at my University. I will try to keep the posting to at least once a week, but posting every other day is no longer something I can do. I hope you understand, and continue to read.Thank you.Subscribe to The Atheist Bible Study by EmailAdd this blog to your My AOL, My Yahoo, Google Homepage, or other reader!http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-post-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-5266252252214103932Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:37:00 +00002011-02-25T13:07:10.137-07:00I spent this morning writing two very long responses to another blog which takes issue with an old article of mine.The first of two parts is here.The second of two parts is here.I responded to both in the comments section, but I will post them here as well for your convenience.Response to Part One:First of all, thank you for looking at my site and posting about it. I’m always open to debate/http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-god-evil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-4327706594966898665Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:33:00 +00002007-08-14T09:18:39.385-07:00The President of the United States and his crew have worked to create varying laws and regulations that allow them to get around Geneva Convention laws that prevent people from torturing P.O.W's. There are many cases of this, and I'm not going to go into them all, but here is one example for you from The Washington Post.Bush said on March 23, 2003, "I expect them to be treated, the POWs, I expecthttp://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-does-bible-say-about-torture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-5056119665623323982Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:13:00 +00002007-08-12T07:19:00.866-07:00Well, it's Sunday again and time for a positive Bible message. This one comes from the Old Testament."Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people" ~ Leviticus 19: 16This should be an easy one, and it is aimed at all you soccer-mom's that ruin each other's lives or just act like plain assholes with all the crap you talk about each other. I should also point out that the http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/sundays-positive-bible-message-8122007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-8507594819922665422Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:36:00 +00002007-08-10T09:46:42.789-07:00"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" ~ Romans 5:12This is a passage referring to Jesus. Here is what this passage is saying: because of one person's (Adam) mistake, everyone that has lived is diseased with sin. This sort of logic goes against every sense of what is just. It reminds me of the Thomas http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/biblical-quote-of-day-8102007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-6952897612021003798Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:47:00 +00002007-08-06T17:52:12.319-07:00Again, please forgive the off-posting this week, but I am out of town with limited access to the internet.I had a few minutes and just thought I'd share this with you."For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind" ~ James 3:7That's great! Remember this when you are lost in the Congo and get attacked by an enraged http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/biblical-quote-of-day-862007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-3384720670394268271Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:45:00 +00002007-08-04T16:20:12.160-07:00Just to let you all know, I may not be online mostly until this coming Friday, and the every-other-day-posts will resume on Friday or Saturday. In the meantime, catch up on ones you haven't read, and remember to subscribe!Subscribe to The Atheist Bible Study by EmailAdd this blog to your My AOL, My Yahoo, Google Homepage, or other reader!http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/week-offline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-785275222961008156Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:40:00 +00002007-08-02T15:16:09.348-07:00Foreward One: Sorry today's posting took so long. I had a busy morning and then this article took quite a bit of research and time to write.Foreward Two: Obligatory "If you possess traditional Christian viewpoints and tastes then this blog is going to offend the H-E-doublehockeysticks out of you so stop reading now."Do you enjoy giving and/or receiving oral sex? Now, I can hear you already http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/08/oral-sex-anal-sex-feltching-should.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-2994553322244784574Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-07-31T09:48:08.359-07:00If I may digress in today's post, I would like to talk about something that isn't bible-related. Well, it is bible-related, but not straight from scripture. My good friend sent me a great link yesterday about these new action figures that are going to be based off of biblical figures.The picture on that page is awesome.Of course, this action figure line will first appear at Wal-Mart, our world's http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/07/jesus-will-be-thrown-out-window-by-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-106275278821999445Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:50:00 +00002007-07-29T08:51:39.904-07:00As I run two blogs, I have decided that from now on I shall alternate each day between them. My other blog, if you weren't aware, is The Blog of R.A.Matheson. Subscribe below, and add me to whatever feed reader you use.Subscribe to The Atheist Bible Study by EmailAdd this blog to your My AOL, My Yahoo, Google Homepage, or other reader!http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/07/update-on-posting-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530794.post-9210492693812535694Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:43:00 +00002007-07-29T08:49:03.672-07:00It's Sunday again, so it's time to hear something positive from the bible again. Today I am looking at the book of Exodus again, as I did last Sunday. Today's message is from the following passage..."Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked." ~ Exodus 23:7This doesn't require much explanation. Don't lie, and don't kill the http://atheistbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2007/07/sundays-positive-bible-message-7292007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (You Haven't Heard of Him)0