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By Sebastian J
Article ID: 1225

Introduction

If you visit religious or sceptical debate forums, then you may have come across terms such as “negative atheism” or “weak atheism”. Likewise, you may have read some Internet personality profess that she does not deny the existence of God; instead, she does not believe that God exists or that she lacks a belief in God. You may have asked yourself: “What the heck is the difference?!” Well, casually speaking, there is often no difference between denying a proposition and not believing a proposition. In fact, we often use the positions of denial and not believing a proposition as saying one and the same thing. Alas, this usage is not an accurate reflection of contemporary belief logic. The purpose of this article is to help explain why. I also examine some criticisms of negative atheism, and appropriate responses.

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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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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.

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By Andy Kaiser 
Article ID: 113

The links here are all pointers to people and places who contribute significantly to the skeptical community or promote critical thinking. If you’d like to have another link added, please leave a comment on this entry or email skeptic@dbskeptic.com.

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