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Nietzsche: "Christianity is the Worst Catastrope To Befall Mankind"

Yes, and then again, no.  It is one central, crucial concept in Christianity that I find abhorrent, anti-hominid, and an abomination unto M…

Started by James M. Martin

38 May 14
Reply by James M. Martin

What is your definition about Individualism ?

I'd say, the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.   

Started by G

10 May 14
Reply by Napoleon Bonaparte

That Old Time Secularism

A thenewhumanism.org piece (authored by the founder of Society of Epicurus) on the Epicurean philosophical tradition http://thenewhumanism.…

Started by Hiram

0 May 14

Apologetics Dojo

Hi Guys, I don't know if you've ever seen the matrix, but there is a scene where they upload a training program to learn martial arts.  I…

Started by Aaron Wayne Mayberry

0 May 11

The Last Line is the Most Important One to Remember

Started by James M. Martin

16 May 8
Reply by Steph S.

Beyond Heaven and Hell: What Happens to An Atheist at Death

I am really hot to go to Hell. As I will be cremated, I will imagine the funeral director as a little man in a red suit with tail and littl…

Started by James M. Martin

0 May 2

Existential Angst

Almost everyone everyone experiences existential angst in some form at sometime in there life. I find it much easier to deal with when I ca…

Started by Maggie

50 Apr 20
Reply by michele ricketts

About DPL ... don't worry if that sounds foreign, it's an acronym I made up

I think it is important to consider that religiosity, similar to human sexuality, is a function of two variables – genetics and religious e…

Started by Future

4 Mar 28
Reply by booklover

As An Atheist Can Your Life Have Purpose and Meaning?

I was wondering what other people thought about this. I realize we weren't born with a purpose. No creator or "higher calling". But as a…

Started by Steph S.

671 Mar 18
Reply by Steph S.

Question regarding works of Robert Ingersoll

Guys, gals and those of random and/or indeterminate persuasion, I've decided to go ahead and read all or most of what Ingersoll wrote, incl…

Started by Greg

12 Mar 12
Reply by Greg

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Helpful Iphone Advice For The Informed.

Posted by Roma Longo on May 21, 2013 at 1:47pm 0 Comments

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War on Christmas in May

Posted by matthew greenberg on May 21, 2013 at 12:18pm 5 Comments

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/texas-merry-christmas-bill_n_3312786.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day.  however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more.  in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…

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My first funeral as an atheist

Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments

I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.

I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).

THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…

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Death of a family member

Posted by Larry Taylor on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm 12 Comments

OK. I am venting. My mother died two weeks ago. She was a “god fearing christian.” Before her death she refused all medical treatment. She wanted to be left alone. She even refused to speak with my brother who is a methodist minister. He is a pip, let me tell you! I suspect she did not believe, but a woman born in her time could not and did not state her actual beliefs. This is the opening salvo to all christians; FUCK YOU! I had so many people come and tell…

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