Ask the atheist "Have a question for an atheist? Ever wonder what atheists think about morality, faith, science, etc.? How do atheists live their lives without a god? How do they know right from wrong? Are they just angry at god? Do they really NOT believe?"
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posted by Paragon
on Oct 13, 2010 -
211 comments
Deconversion 2.0. A series of Youtube videos detailing the author's separation from his faith. His diction, with...pauses, is a little odd to get used to but worth getting around.
posted by notsnot
on Nov 1, 2009 -
37 comments
The Four Horsemen: Just in time for holidays, enjoy a pleasant chat between the world's most famous atheists - Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.
posted by empath
on Dec 23, 2007 -
79 comments
In God we doubt. This is not an intellectual game. Even if we know what is true – and we don’t – you cannot reduce life to a set of provable realities. Humanity is too complex for that. In the end, it comes down to whether the world would be a better place without religion; and that is a matter of judgment, not certainty.
posted by veedubya
on Sep 2, 2007 -
241 comments
Youtubes of Dawkins lecturing from Lynchburg, VA, reading excerpts from 'The God Delusion' in
Pt.1 & an entertaining Q&A session in
Pt.2; in related news,
Sam Harris elucidates the dangers of religious moderation...
posted by Rufus T. Firefly
on Nov 25, 2006 -
250 comments
Noted British atheist
Antony Flew has
changed his mind, persuaded by scientific evidence that
God exists and that "intelligence must have been involved" in the origin of life. As Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at the University of Reading and the author of
several influential books on the subject of atheism, Flew was once one of rationalism's leading lights. He now compares his beliefs with the predominantly American concept of
Intelligent Design. "My whole life has been guided by the principle of Plato's Socrates: Follow the evidence, wherever it leads," he says.
posted by gd779
on Dec 10, 2004 -
172 comments
The full wealth of the world's religious knowledge has been collated into the quite extraordinary
"God FAQ". A valuable resource indeed.
[via b3ta]
posted by Pretty_Generic
on Sep 24, 2004 -
95 comments
What America Can Learn From Its Atheists -- by Leon Wieseltier. Taking the Supreme Court
case being
decided on the "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, he wonders what happens to God and religion when it's pressed into service and has all meaning bleached away.
For the argument that a reference to God is not a reference to God is a sign that American religion is forgetting its reasons. The need of so many American believers to have government endorse their belief is thoroughly abject. How strong, and how wise, is a faith that needs to see God's name wherever it looks?
posted by amberglow
on Apr 6, 2004 -
155 comments
The Godless Celebrity: As a list, it seems no better or worse than the God-fearing crowd. But the world needs atheists, if only for keeping - or trying to keep - the believers from ripping each other's heads off in the name of the various exclusivist true faiths. As Woody Allen said, it's scary that there are so many groups who are convinced they have a direct line to God. I wonder how many religious people respect and believe in the usefulness, political and intellectual, of the atheist. [
Via Bifurcated Rivets]
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Jun 23, 2003 -
173 comments
"He considers religion as the scourge of humanity, which dampens down our fantasies and our lust to think and experiment.''
Academy board member Per Wastberg, about Nobel Prize winner for Literature V. S. Naipul (NYT-register, etc.)
posted by semmi
on Oct 11, 2001 -
17 comments
