The Godless Heathen

Draw Mohammad Day III

Sun, 20 May 2012 02:00:12 MST

0-|-= Mohammad, Yup that's him, Get over it! #DrawMohammadDay #DMD #DMD3 #DMD2012 #HamzaKashgari #DeathFor3Tweets (Remember to include hashtags when you tweet Mohammad!) (Youtube wont allow Greater than signs in the comments so I had to improvise!)

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Christopher Hitchens on the Origin of Religion

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:14:55 MST

Hitch points out that even if arguments for god are sound (they aren't), the conclusion that Christianity is true can never follow from them.. He then explai...

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How to be a better atheist, by a morally superior atheist – Jake Farr Wharton

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:15 MST

Don’t you hate it when a guest blogger starts their piece with a rhetorical question? Recently, my wife began the process of de-conversion from her deeply held pseudo-religious/ambiguous spiritual belief and I’ve been awarded (lucky me, right?) with a rather glaring PTSD-esque reminder of why we must make ourselves completely available to those we help [...]

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Music Saturday: Satellite

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:00:17 MST

I love this new song, "Satellite", by the folk singer Anna Dagmar, from her upcoming album of the same name. It's a (I assume) autobiographical account of growing up in a home with a scientist father and a religious mother - "the Story of Creation meets the Big Bang", as her website says. I first ...Read More

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Foundations of New Atheism in the Radical Enlightenment

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:24 MST

If you ask an educated person to name prominent French figures of the Enlightenment, there is a pretty good chance he or she will name Voltaire and/or Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Atheists will likely view these Enlightenment figures positively, especially Voltaire, for laying the foundations for modern secular thought. In this essay, I want to discuss just [...]

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Update

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:15 MST

"You expect me to believe you're over eight hundred years old?" "I don't expect you to believe it but I'm closer to ten thousand and if you don't listen to me then you and half this city will be dead within a week." The Story Much is Taken is the first in a trilogy of books named The Neverman Chronicles. This series follows the life and trials of the world's only immortal as he evolves from a comically inept hunter-gatherer to a true master of the modern age. Drawn to history's greatest events by an i...

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COCAINE RUSH

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:04 MST

Rush Limbaugh discusses Obama's past cocaine use. The Amazing Atheist, in turn, discusses Rush Limbaugh's current uselessness. My blog: http://blog.thatfatatheist.com/ My facebook: http://www.facebook.com/YoutubeTAA My twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/amazingatheist My forums: http://forum.thatfatatheist.com SUBSCRIBE TO ME: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theamazingatheist

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Live BlogTV now, on LiveLife8072's channel

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:16 MST

Come join us for a chat and then a music trivia party! http://www.blogtv.com/People/LiveLife8072

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The Infidel; News for the Damned (2012-05-18)

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:25 MST

Welcome to The Infidel; News for the Damned. A daily news show for Atheists. Visit our web site at http://www.atheismtv.com The Infidel needs you! If you like what you see, and if you wish to join our team, please contact atheismtv@gmail.com . Today's news: * Millions of Iranians flock to a sanitized book festival More info: http://wwrn.org/articles/37244/?place=iran * Al-Qaeda sees opportunities for growth in Ireland as Catholicism Falters More info: http://wwrn.org/articles/37241/?place=uk-ireland ht...

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Fear of Atheism

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:18 MST

So often I find myself harping on about the term “atheism”, what it means, what it doesn’t mean, and the implications, associations and misunderstandings that go hand-in-hand with the term “atheist”. It’s annoying to parrot on, but I hope this adds something to the conversation. For many, the atheist represents everything that is bad in [...]

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Jaron Lanier: Why Facebook Isn't Free

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:09 MST

Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier argues that free technologies like Facebook come with a hidden and heavy cost -- the livelihoods of their consumers. To learn more visit our special "Humanizing Technology" series: http://bigthink.com/series/humanizing-technology Directed / Produced by Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler

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Initial Public Offering

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:07 MST

http://bigthink.com/ Big Think hit the streets (the intersection of Wall & Broad, NYC) during the AM rush hour this Friday, May 18th with a guerilla theater piece for Facebook IPO day. It's a funny, poignant clash between worldviews on the cultural and economic implications of the rise of the social web.

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Me vs. God: Why We Believe

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:07 MST

This video explains the origins of many religious beliefs, and why those origins are not trustworthy avenues to truth. Human cognitive bias is well-documented for its power to push men into belief, even when those beliefs have been entirely fabricated out of nothing. An example case from the peer-reviewed literature (Festinger & Carlsmith, 1957) is discussed to show how this happens, and under what conditions. Then a talk from the LDS church is presented as a textbook example of how psychological conditio...

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An Atheist Reads Mere Christianity: Book 3 (Ch. 7-12)

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:30 MST

Continuing my examination of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, I look at the second half of Book 3: Christian Behaviour, chapters 7-12. Read the notes for this video: http://stevelikescurse.livejournal.com/499302.html Read and see more from me at: http://www.stevelikestocurse.com

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Wife of pastor accused of statutory sodomy/child porn facing charges

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:18 MST

More details: http://www.bustedinacadiana.com/2012/05/wife-of-pastor-accused-of-sodomy-facing-charges/#.T7YuucWoShQ

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The separation of church & state in Kansas

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:31 MST

Pray in private/church.. problem solved Via: http://www.kwch.com/news/kwch-prayer-perspectives-20120517,0,1416516.story

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Court Rules Against Greece Prayer Practice

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:28 MST

Sigh... Via: http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Greece-prayers-Second-Circuit/YNISRc2l8025KpPThZtBKA.cspx

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On The Morality Of: Treating Psychopaths

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:06 MST

Earlier this week I caught a post on Lindsay Beyerstein's blog Duly Noted, highlighting a horrifying NYT story wrestling with the question of whether children can be psychopaths, and if so, whether they're doomed to grow up into adult psychopaths or whether there's any intervention that can be ...Read More

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Fake Diamonds

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:41:31 MST

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Deep Thoughts

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:41:19 MST

#leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } When it comes to flying saucers and aliens I take the Fox Mulder approach — I want to believe. But seriously, aliens, you’ve got to start leaving some better evidence. Oh...

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