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Skepticism or, knowledge trumps belief
Skepticism is what motivates many of us to say “I want to know” instead of “I want to believe”.
Belief is only a component of knowledge. Belief is a temporary stop on the road to knowledge, not the goal.
Michael Shermer has composed a clear and concise explanation of the role of skepticism not just in science [...]
“I just can’t believe in evolution”
Scientific conclusions are not believed in in the same way gods are believed in.
We do not consider scientific conclusions to be absolute truth, we do not worship scientists or credit them with fantastic superpowers. Unfortunately there are no holidays in science. In a totally pragmatic society we’d have to find some other criteria for [...]
Filtering reality
A belief in gods as real and existent beings is a preconception which acts as a filter for reality, a parental control for information you encounter.
Before the theist can examine any evidence of a natural origin to the universe or humanity they already have decided that god created all this, that reality is intended to [...]
The Difference
It’s the difference between you believing something and you wanting me to believe something.
Open Mindedness Explained
I’ve tried many times to explain the concepts summed up in this video. Predictably, trying to reason with the unreasonable is usually unproductive. Perhaps this video will get through to someone who needs to grasp this situation.
Athesim and Science
Image by Colin Purrington via Flickr
There appears to be, in the minds of many theists, a determination to wed atheism and science, though
unnecessary and not supported.
An atheist is any non-believer in gods. There are atheists who think
crystals hold some sort of magical properties, those who see auras,
Mystics, Buddhists, all kinds of folks who only [...]
“Atheists believe god doesn’t exist” (common theist misconception)
That in which I don’t believe cannot provide the basis for a belief system. If I believe in anything, it’s that which can withstand scrutiny and skepticism. The claim that gods exist and further, that any particular god exists, are extraordinary claims requiring extraordinary evidence. None has been provided.
Faith requires me to look at reality, [...]
God damned orange eaters
Bigfoot Duo’s New Discovery: A Lawsuit Against Them
The two goons who wasted the world’s time by claiming they’d found Bigfoot are now finding themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer went the full nine yards with a news conference, DNA tests (that showed nothing), and all sorts of empty [...]
Two reasons more people believe in gods than aliens
These may not be the only reasons more people believe in gods than aliens, but they’re the most obvious to me.
Since we have as much supporting evidence for the existence of aliens as we do gods, you’d think both would be equally embraced. Yet they aren’t, because…
…our interest in the possibility of life elsewhere in [...]
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