George Carlin May 12 1937 - June 22 2008
Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of hug
George Carlin May 12 1937 - June 22 2008
Thank you George Carlin, your insight was of huge importance for the human race, you will be greatly missed by many.
You are forever in our thoughts.
Please be civil in your discussion :-)
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Who does god kill?
A short video exemplifying a few paradigms of god's irrationality by h
Who does god kill?
A short video exemplifying a few paradigms of god's irrationality by his direct killing of many people for reasons that defy any type of rational explanation.
Follow along at: http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
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**MUSIC USED WITH PERMISION**
Music by: RAtIO
Song: "Pink Unicorns"
from the album: "Atheist State"
Be sure to check RAtIO out on MySpace!:
http://www.myspace.com/ratiozone
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"The way to change the world is to change people's minds. As more and more people openly discuss the fact that "God" and "Allah" are completely imaginary, the world becomes a better place. The people who believe in "religion" look sillier and sillier. Eventually, religion becomes a fringe activity that is meaningless."
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
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WHAT IS ATHEISM?
Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods. This absence of belief generally comes about either through deliberate choice, or from an inherent inability to believe religious teachings which seem literally incredible. It is not a lack of belief born out of simple ignorance of religious teachings.
Some atheists go beyond a mere absence of belief in gods: they actively believe that particular gods, or all gods, do not exist. Just lacking belief in gods is often referred to as the "weak atheist" position; whereas believing that gods do not (or cannot) exist is known as "strong atheism."
Regarding people who have never been exposed to the concept of 'god': Whether they are 'atheists' or not is a matter of debate. Since you're unlikely to meet anyone who has never encountered religion, it's not a very important debate...
It is important, however, to note the difference between the strong and weak atheist positions. "Weak atheism" is simple scepticism; disbelief in the existence of god. "Strong atheism" is an explicitly held belief that god does not exist. Please do not fall into the trap of assuming that all atheists are "strong atheists." There is a qualitative difference in the "strong" and "weak" positions; it's not just a matter of degree.
Some atheists believe in the nonexistence of all gods; others limit their atheism to specific gods, such as the christian god, rather than making flat-out denials.
"Is there such a thing as atheist morality?"
If you mean "Is there such a thing as morality for atheists?," then the answer is yes, as explained above. Many atheists have ideas about morality which are at least as strong as those held by religious people.
If you mean "Does atheism have a characteristic moral code?," then the answer is no. Atheism by itself does not imply anything much about how a person will behave. Most atheists follow many of the same "moral rules" as theists, but for different reasons. Atheists view morality as something created by humans, according to the way humans feel the world 'ought' to work, rather than seeing it as a set of rules decreed by a supernatural being.
"Then aren't atheists just theists who are denying god?"
A study by the Freedom From Religion Foundation found that over 90% of the atheists who responded became atheists because religion did not work for them. They had found that religious beliefs were fundamentally incompatible with what they observed around them.
Atheists are not unbelievers through ignorance or denial; they are unbelievers through choice. The vast majority of them have spent time studying one or more religions, sometimes in very great depth. They have made a careful and considered decision to reject religious beliefs.
This decision may, of course, be an inevitable consequence of that individuals personality. For a naturally sceptical person, the choice of atheism is often the only one that makes sense, and hence the only choice that person can honestly make.
The word "deny" can be used to mean "fail to accept the truth of." In that sense only, atheists deny the existence of god. They are not "in denial," wilfully ignoring evidence; nor do they necessarily positively assert the nonexistence of god.
( Quoted from http://www.infidels.org/ )
For more great reading please pick up a copy of David Mill's "Atheist Universe" and any Richard Dawkins books or simply go to http://www.rationalresponders.com
and http://www.evilbible.com/ !
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Great quotes from well known atheist, agnostic, free thinkers and religious skeptics.
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Great quotes from well known atheist, agnostic, free thinkers and religious skeptics.
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"The way to change the world is to change people's minds. As more and more people openly discuss the fact that "God" and "Allah" are completely imaginary, the world becomes a better place. The people who believe in "religion" look sillier and sillier. Eventually, religion becomes a fringe activity that is meaningless."
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
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"WHAT IS ATHEISM?"
Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods. This absence of belief generally comes about either through deliberate choice, or from an inherent inability to believe religious teachings which seem literally incredible. It is not a lack of belief born out of simple ignorance of religious teachings.
Some atheists go beyond a mere absence of belief in gods: they actively believe that particular gods, or all gods, do not exist. Just lacking belief in gods is often referred to as the "weak atheist" position; whereas believing that gods do not (or cannot) exist is known as "strong atheism."
Regarding people who have never been exposed to the concept of 'god': Whether they are 'atheists' or not is a matter of debate. Since you're unlikely to meet anyone who has never encountered religion, it's not a very important debate...
It is important, however, to note the difference between the strong and weak atheist positions. "Weak atheism" is simple scepticism; disbelief in the existence of god. "Strong atheism" is an explicitly held belief that god does not exist. Please do not fall into the trap of assuming that all atheists are "strong atheists." There is a qualitative difference in the "strong" and "weak" positions; it's not just a matter of degree.
Some atheists believe in the nonexistence of all gods; others limit their atheism to specific gods, such as the christian god, rather than making flat-out denials.
"Is there such a thing as atheist morality?"
If you mean "Is there such a thing as morality for atheists?," then the answer is yes, as explained above. Many atheists have ideas about morality which are at least as strong as those held by religious people.
If you mean "Does atheism have a characteristic moral code?," then the answer is no. Atheism by itself does not imply anything much about how a person will behave. Most atheists follow many of the same "moral rules" as theists, but for different reasons. Atheists view morality as something created by humans, according to the way humans feel the world 'ought' to work, rather than seeing it as a set of rules decreed by a supernatural being.
"Then aren't atheists just theists who are denying god?"
A study by the Freedom From Religion Foundation found that over 90% of the atheists who responded became atheists because religion did not work for them. They had found that religious beliefs were fundamentally incompatible with what they observed around them.
Atheists are not unbelievers through ignorance or denial; they are unbelievers through choice. The vast majority of them have spent time studying one or more religions, sometimes in very great depth. They have made a careful and considered decision to reject religious beliefs.
This decision may, of course, be an inevitable consequence of that individual's personality. For a naturally sceptical person, the choice of atheism is often the only one that makes sense, and hence the only choice that person can honestly make.
The word "deny" can be used to mean "fail to accept the truth of." In that sense only, atheists deny the existence of god. They are not "in denial," wilfully ignoring evidence; nor do they necessarily positively assert the nonexistence of god.
(Quoted from infidels.org)
For more great reading please pick up a copy of David Mill's "Atheist Universe" and any Richard Dawkins books or simply go to http://www.rationalresponders.com !
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Through education, media, and big business, your mind is being controlled. Your mind is d
Through education, media, and big business, your mind is being controlled. Your mind is distracted with illusions to keep you away from the truth. Reason why America is dumbed down.
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Part 1 of 3
Origins of Christianity. How ancient myths evolved into the most powerful re
Part 1 of 3
Origins of Christianity. How ancient myths evolved into the most powerful religion today.
http://zeitgeistmovie.com/transcript.htm
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Should This Video Be Banned? YOU DECIDE!
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Should This Video Be Banned? YOU DECIDE!
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This video is a small excerpt from ZEITGEIST - The Movie, which is available to watch now on Google Video and at http://www.ZeitgeistMovie.com
YOUTUBE -- PLEASE STOP CENSORING THIS VIDEO!!! I have removed chunks of this video in order to please you and yet you still remove it. Please YouTube, just allow people to watch this video, to see the obvious truth in it, and let them come to their own conclusions. YouTube, if you believe in TRUTH, MORALITY and FREEDOM OF SPEECH, then you should allow people to see this video and make up their own minds.
This is simply the most amazing documentary you'll ever see in your life. So extremely powerful and eye opening. What do Christianity, 9/11 and The Federal Reserve have in common? Well, go to the following URL, then sit back and relax with your favorite beverage, and allow your mind to be awoken from your slumber.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5547481422995115331& hl=en
Right now, consciously and subconsciously, increasingly vast numbers of people are instinctively feeling that something's not right in this world. They might not be able to articulate in detail what it is. They just have that faint but nagging feeling that something's not right about what's going on in the world. And the spark that will set that afire is the INFORMATION to explain what IS going on. And when people have access to that INFORMATION -- suddenly, what seemed to be a bewildering, complex, "what's-going-on?" kind of world, becomes perfectly understandable. To understand what is happening, you have to understand what those in power are trying to achieve. If you don't know that, then you have a co-ordinate missing that is fundamental to understanding. If you suffer from terminal naivity and believe that governments are there to somehow serve the people and do what's right for the country, then you'll look around at what's happening in the world and say things like: "this government is just stupid, they're incompetent, what they're doing is crazy". But when you realise that the goal is NOT to serve the people or the country, it is to serve a continuing agenda for global centralization of power and control, then you realise that what's happening in the world is actually GENIUS and not stupidity - because the outcome is exactly what it's meant to achieve.
Consider this analogy - Imagine you're driving down the freeway in your car, and you have a nail in your tyre. Now the tyre's not going to blow up or rapidly deflate - as long as the nail stays in the tyre. BUT, you just don't feel right when you're driving the car, it doesn't drive right, it shimmies and shakes a little bit as you drive. And you know that there's just something wrong but you're not sure of what it is. This is exactly what is happening in the world right now, and we humans are smart enough to feel it. And what we need is someone to come along and say, "Hey, have you had a look at your back tyre?" And then all becomes clear. This is why INFORMATION is so important to enable us to understand the cause of what is wrong in the world, and to put it right. And the people in power (not just the ones on public display -- like Bush, Blair, etc) have suppressed this vital information from the masses so that they can continue to manipulate us for their own benefit. This has been going on for literally thousands of years. This suppression of information, through the mainstream media, is ABSOLUTELY FUNDAMENTAL to their control. The people in true power, who control the corporate mainstream media, only give us ONE version of events, one version of possibility, one version of reality. Then they keep repeating this version over and over again. The greatest form of mind-control is repetition. The result is that people are conditioned to see the world in a certain way. Their scope on reality becomes extremely limited and they are unable to think outside the box. They still feel that something isn't right, but they are only being given - constantly over and over again - ONE version of reality via the mainstream media. So they don't have that vital component -- information -- that will enable them to understand what is really going on. This is why, throughout history, governments have always suppressed information, and they've always seen "visionaries" as dangerous people. Because, what visionaries do, in all their different forms, is put another version of reality out there so people can actually think outside the box and see what is really going on. Adolf Hitler stated that the greatest enemy of any government is the common man who thinks for himself.
Here's the link to the ZEITGEIST movie website:
http://www.ZeitgeistMovie.com
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