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7th July 2008, 10:31 pm
By David Annis
Article ID: 1237
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If you can’t disprove the existence of God, why not believe in Him? This is a question often posed to atheists by believers. The basic answer is that there are a lot of improbable things that I can’t disprove, but believing in them leads to a distorted view of the world. These range from things that nobody else believes, such as the belief that there is an invisible snorg
(an alien from outer space) sitting on my shoulder, to things that many believe - as an example, pick the mythology of any religion.
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18th June 2008, 09:41 pm
By David Annis
Article ID: 1232
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The French philosopher Blaise Pascal made a famous argument, today called “Pascal’s Wager“. It says: A person cannot prove God’s existence through reason. Since by believing in God you have nothing to lose - and potentially everything to gain - you should behave and believe as if that God exists.
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21st April 2008, 11:38 pm
By ScienceReasonRationality.blogspot.com
Article ID: 1221
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Have you ever wondered why only a select few get a “revelation” from God, a ghost, an alien or an angel, and the rest of us do not? Why is it these entities choose just a select few out of billions to receive such “revelations”? Why were you not included? Was it because you weren’t at the right place at the right time? Was it because you and the rest of us are not good or special or “holy” enough? What other excuses will you give in order to rationalize an irrational claim?
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15th April 2008, 01:09 am
by M Parrott
Article ID: 1219
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“On my honour, I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty to God and to the Queen” Continue reading ‘Allegiance and flag burning’ »
31st March 2008, 08:16 pm
Article ID: 1215
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Skepticism is a philosophical commitment to doubt. However, to doubt without end is of no use.
Committed skeptics include Harry Houdini, Penn and Teller, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, James Randi, Christopher Hitchens, and many other intellectual giants.
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25th March 2008, 06:51 pm
By ScienceReasonRationality.blogspot.com
Article ID: 1214
“What do I do when I see a ghost, feel the presence of a spirit, or make contact with an angel, demon, alien, Jesus, God or anything else?”
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2nd March 2008, 10:28 am
By ScienceReasonRationality.blogspot.com
Article ID: 126
Do you think religion is a path to Hell on Earth?
The chart below speaks for itself. Tell me what YOU think about it…
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18th February 2008, 04:54 pm
16th October 2007, 08:53 am
By Andy Kaiser
Article ID: 114
What’s the harm in New Age beliefs? What’s the harm in a non-questioning acceptance of religion? Is anyone really hurt if you give money to television psychics, or worship any particular brand of god? In fact, let’s look broader than the umbrella of religion, New Age and superstitious beliefs. Let’s examine credulity.
Continue reading ‘What’s the harm in believing? Reasons for skeptical thought and critical thinking’ »
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