Atheists aren't that bad. This is NOT an argument for atheism... It's a defense of atheists.
This video received the award for "Excellence in Humanist Communications" from the Harvard University H...
Atheists aren't that bad. This is NOT an argument for atheism... It's a defense of atheists.
This video received the award for "Excellence in Humanist Communications" from the Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy.
James Randi said this video was "very cool!"
Michael Shermer said it was "very impressive."
Penn & Teller said, "If a god existed, this video would make him wish he were dead."
Dan Barker (author of "Losing Faith in Faith") said it was "very creative and powerful" and that it "makes a GREAT point!"
Greg Epstein (the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University) said "it's a wonderful video!"
Stephen Ulh (author of "Imagine No Superstition") said that this video was "just wonderful for the cause of atheism."
David Mills (author of "Atheist Universe") said "I am absolutely addicted to watching this fabulous video, which has almost instantly become a legend in the freethought community. Zak has created the most intellectually and emotionally powerful multimedia presentation I've ever seen endorsing the atheist position. This is a proud moment for all rational-minded people. Atheist books can have wide-reaching influence, but I strongly suspect that Zak's video will influence a much larger audience than any atheist book ever published. The first few times I watched this video, I literally had tears in my eyes by the end. The artistic talent and technical skills required to write and produce this video -- as well as its core message -- have made Zachary Kroger my newest freethought hero. I'm not surprised at the HUGE reaction Zak's video has generated."
This video (among others) was also mentioned in the November 4th New York Times article "God and Man on YouTube."
Nobelief.com said this was "the best video of 2006."
NOTE- It has been brought to my attention that Mark Twain, and Susan B. Anthony are not atheists. I looked into it, and my original sources were wrong. Sorry.
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This is what many atheists say that can't wrap their heads around the concept of the trinity.
You have also brought no examples of miracles that were directly adapted to Jesus and used for the whole entire Bible. If you feel that you can and that you need to then by all means, have a wack at it :D. Your turn
Many universities are now adopting critical thinking courses to allow for young minds to not be blindly lead to a belief.
University of North Carolina psychology department has now adopted a course called "Belief in Weird Things". I've personally taken this course and it's almost shocking how much even I believed in prior to the course.
I want to figure out why people believe in things?
We all do it, but what compels us? is it a social construct?
Even recylcing most of us believe is efficient for our world, but only tin cans are beneficial. We all want to recycle, but most never see the actually #'s. We use more energy and pollute more just attempting to recycle.
And forrest depletion? we have more forest now than 80 years ago.
organic food? genetically enhanced production feeds and saves billions.
One cannot be an atheist because he detests a god. To detest a god one would need to believe the god exists. Such a belief makes one a theist, not an atheist. Christianity is simply an off-shoot of paganism. It still purports polytheism (the Trinity), celebrates pagan holidays, and ported over the miracles claimed of pagan gods to the Christian God/Jesus.
Look, you can't just grasp at an idea, insist that it's true and then insert it every time you think you've found an opening. But that's what you keep doing. What about space-time? Why can't that serve as a medium. It seems to serve as the medium for gravitation. In reality, there's simply no foundation for your obsession with aether. There is no sound evidence suggesting it to be other than Greek mythology.
This is one of the worst propaganda smears I see among Christians; the idea that if you don't believe in their God, then you're being egotistical. Actually it's quite the other way around. Belief that there is a God over the entire universe who is uniquely concerned with what women wear, with who is having sex with who and more than anything, whether or not you believe in him, is absurdly egotistical. Do you disbelieve in fairies out of egotistical elitism or a lack of evidence?
This is a great list, the only one i didnt really know who was or even expect was bruce lee. Almost every one in any biology is an atheist or agnostic.
Thomas Jefferson's letter to William Short "As you say of yourself, I TOO AM AN EPICUREAN. I consider the genuine doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. Epictetus, indeed, has given us what was good of the Stoics" Thomas Jefferson "Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." Thomas Jefferson
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"It still purpots polytheism..."
This is what many atheists say that can't wrap their heads around the concept of the trinity.
You have also brought no examples of miracles that were directly adapted to Jesus and used for the whole entire Bible. If you feel that you can and that you need to then by all means, have a wack at it :D. Your turn
Many universities are now adopting critical thinking courses to allow for young minds to not be blindly lead to a belief.
University of North Carolina psychology department has now adopted a course called "Belief in Weird Things". I've personally taken this course and it's almost shocking how much even I believed in prior to the course.
We all do it, but what compels us? is it a social construct?
Even recylcing most of us believe is efficient for our world, but only tin cans are beneficial. We all want to recycle, but most never see the actually #'s. We use more energy and pollute more just attempting to recycle.
And forrest depletion? we have more forest now than 80 years ago.
organic food? genetically enhanced production feeds and saves billions.
I don't use Hitler to represent religion, it's a bias stance. But this fact is interesting.
One cannot be an atheist because he detests a god. To detest a god one would need to believe the god exists. Such a belief makes one a theist, not an atheist.
Christianity is simply an off-shoot of paganism. It still purports polytheism (the Trinity), celebrates pagan holidays, and ported over the miracles claimed of pagan gods to the Christian God/Jesus.
Look, you can't just grasp at an idea, insist that it's true and then insert it every time you think you've found an opening. But that's what you keep doing. What about space-time? Why can't that serve as a medium. It seems to serve as the medium for gravitation. In reality, there's simply no foundation for your obsession with aether. There is no sound evidence suggesting it to be other than Greek mythology.
This is one of the worst propaganda smears I see among Christians; the idea that if you don't believe in their God, then you're being egotistical. Actually it's quite the other way around. Belief that there is a God over the entire universe who is uniquely concerned with what women wear, with who is having sex with who and more than anything, whether or not you believe in him, is absurdly egotistical.
Do you disbelieve in fairies out of egotistical elitism or a lack of evidence?
"As you say of yourself, I TOO AM AN EPICUREAN. I consider the genuine doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. Epictetus, indeed, has given us what was good of the Stoics" Thomas Jefferson
"Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." Thomas Jefferson