141. Church Of Virus It might infect your mind. General 'beliefs' are a mixture of Humanism, atheism, and Darwinism, set upon a understanding of memetics. http://virus.lucifer.com/

142. 20th WCP: Nonbelief As Support For Atheism Philosophy of Religion. Nonbelief as Support for atheism. atheism of a certain sort can be supported by appeal to the existence of widespread nonbelief in God. http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Reli/ReliDran.htm

Philosophy of Religion Nonbelief as Support for Atheism Theodore M. Drange West Virginia University tdrange@wvu.edu ABSTRACT: Atheism of a certain sort can be supported by appeal to the existence of widespread nonbelief in God. This is shown by a Canadian philosopher, J. L. Schellenberg, in his book Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason. His argument is as follows: (1) If there is a God, he is perfectly loving. (2) If a perfectly loving God exists, reasonable nonbelief does not occur. (3) [But] reasonable nonbelief occurs. In this paper I shall first raise some objections to the argument and then try to show how it might be improved. Objections (A) Irrelevance of the term "reasonable" (B) Premise (1) Premise (1) should be rejected because there are theists who do not view God as perfectly loving. Even some Christians think of him as an angry deity bent on punishing people for their sins. Consider for example the biblical god who ordered the total annihilation of the Amalekites (including all their children and animals), or one who would predestine some of his creatures to eternal torment in hell (as commonly believed). Such a deity is not perfectly loving. The property of being perfectly loving is too specific, which is why lexicographers usually omit it in their definitions of "God." To get around this, Schellenberg should put his argument forward only in relation to theists who already think of God as perfectly loving and so would accept his first premise.

143. Nathan's Atheism Page Personal atheism site, with writings on problems with religion, society, and the Bible. http://www.geocities.com/estle46224/

Nathan's Atheism Page Mocking the very concept of damnation since September of the year 2000. Site Contents: Introduction: Am I Justified in My Beliefs? The Grammar and Punctuation on this Site: God/god, Bible/biblical.... What's this all about? Site Caveat: Examination of My Own Biased Worldview Christian Theology Free Will and Omniscience: The Basic Argument Christians Never Seem to Understand. Evil and Original Sin: Did God Create Evil? Careful Now... Creation "Science" and Evolution: Just Stop It. You're Making Monkeys out of Yourselves! Pascal's Wager: Is That the Best You Got? The Fallacy of Prayer: Changing the Divine Plan just by Asking... Unquestioned Belief: The Prerequisite for Debate. Whuh? Beetlemania: A Flood Question for Young-Earth Creationists. Superficial Sacrifice: A Question for Moderate (Mainstream) Christians. Oh My Heavens! An Epiphany of Disbelief. Politics and Society Credophilia: Society's Great Passion for Silly Beliefs and Superstitions. Pipe Down Ye Men o' God: Shut Up Already about School Prayer! Ten Commandments: Trim Them Down to the Three That Are Illegal, then You Can Post 'Em.

144. Jhuger - Welcome!! Mystic atheism My answer to the question How can you be so sure there is no God. This is not a parable. It s the really true http://www.jhuger.com/

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145. BORG Examines the theories of Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, who calls himself a Christian despite being an atheist. The web author uses the descriptive term atheianity, or atheism dressed and packaged in Christian clothing. http://www.tektonics.org/borg01.html

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146. Amadán's Atheism Page Amadán s atheism Page. Last updated January 3, 2004. However, any future essays I write on the subject of atheism will be found in my blog. http://www.amadan.org/atheism.html

What is an Atheist? Why I am an Atheist Damnation an EVIL Belief If I'm Not Saved, You're Not My Friend ... Letters! People are sending me mail! Last updated January 3, 2004 This Page Will No Longer Be Updated. Instead, read my blog . Yes, I finally jumped on the bandwagon and started a blog. I will leave this page here as the "entry point" to my website and my blog for people arriving here looking for atheist writings. My old essays will remain where they are as well (see the list 'o links to the left). However, any future essays I write on the subject of atheism will be found in my blog. If you want to respond to my essays, please do it by leaving comments in my blog as well, rather than by sending me e-mail. visitors so far. Welcome to ! Here I will share my thoughts about science and religion, skepticism, and whatever else seems relevant. (I also write essays about other subjects; see my page for more.) I am an Atheist, a Skeptic, and a Rationalist I'd like to state at the outset that I consider myself a "moderate atheist," which is to say, I am not "anti-religious." I do not hold all religious believers in contempt, I do not believe that having faith means you are necessarily ignorant or stupid, and I do not campaign against religion. Nor do I rant about the "evils" of religion, bringing up the same tired old examples of the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc. I do have major problems with certain religious beliefs, and the behavior of certain religious believers, and I have no problem expressing my views in a provocative manner (see my essays). I also strongly believe in the separation of church and state. And ultimately, I believe that religion is an irrational (in the literal, not pejorative, sense of the word) belief system on the same level as any other superstition. Religion is not

147. Writings By Joyce Arthur, Activist, Skeptic, Freelance Writer Essays, bible verses, and book recommendations. Topics include Mensa, abortion, and evolution. http://mypage.direct.ca/w/writer/writing.html

Publications and Manuscripts Religion / Atheism (all writings by Joyce Arthur unless otherwise noted) New! What God Wants: Theological Atheism - introducing a simple, new religious belief that relies on logic and evidence to answer the key question of what God really wants from us. New! Opinion piece: Why Religious People—Especially "Scientific Creationists"—Should Adopt Theological Atheism Religion and Abortion - the anti-abortion viewpoint is rooted in sectarian religion, and abortion rights should be protected under our constitutional right to freedom of religion. Anti-Abortionists Don't Have a Biblical Leg to Stand On Yes, the Bible is Pro-Choice! Why the Christian Right Wages War Against Abortion Believe It or Not - Mensa's Religious Quotient Sample chapter of a book-length debate between a Christian and an Atheist. This excerpt is on Biblical prophecy. It is a zipped file (63k) that you can download. An Atheist's Favourite Bible Verses My Letters to the Editor - mostly about atheism/religion The Happy Atheist - by Chapman Cohen Invasion of the Mind Snatchers - by Dennis McKinsey The Jesus Puzzle: Was There No Historical Jesus?

148. Plasticbag.org | Weblog | On The Existence Of God... I read it to see if I could find a new way to translate the obviousness of atheism to the people I routinely found myself in argument with. http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2003/08/on_the_existence_of_god.shtml

Archives - Front page By Month - May, 04 - April, 04 - March, 04 - February, 04 - January, 04 - December, 03 - November, 03 - October, 03 - September, 03 - August, 03 - July, 03 - June, 03 - May, 03 - April, 03 - March, 03 - February, 03 - January, 03 - December, 02 - November, 02 - October, 02 - September, 02 - August, 02 - July, 02 - June, 02 - May, 02 - April, 02 - March, 02 - February, 02 - January, 02 - December, 01 - November, 01 - October, 01 - September, 01 - August, 01 - July, 01 - June, 01 - May, 01 - April, 01 - March, 01 - February, 01 - January, 01 - December, 00 - November, 00 - October, 00 - September, 00 - August, 00 - July, 00 - June, 00 - May, 00 - April, 00 - March, 00 - February, 00 - January, 00 - December, 99 - November, 99 - November, 98 On the existence of God... (August 03, 2003) I'm an atheist. I have been for nearly twenty years, and before that I wasn't really anything - I didn't really have a position on God vs. No God. I suppose I just hadn't thought about it properly. I can't really understand how anyone can be anything other than an atheist, but - despite my incredulity - people do still seem to conjure for themselves other non-atheistic options from the spiritual ether. Perhaps it's because I don't understand how people can even vaguely justify theism (or even agnosticism) that I find myself continually in debates about the issue. I find myself explaining my stance on religion at least once a month. At one stage - while I was at University - I went through a bit of a phase of reading other people's books on why they didn't believe in 'god' either. These books were routinely extremely boring, because fundamentally the intellectual labour involved in making a highly convincing 'anti-god' case is so trivial that it feels out of place in the mouths or books of scholars. Bertrand Russell's

149. Isaac Asimov An article and an interview with Asimov on the subject of religion and atheism. http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/asimov.htm

The Reagan Doctrine by Isaac Asimov from The Austin American-Statesman , May 10, 1981 Return to Historical Index Home to Positive Atheism Mentioned in Isaac Asimov on Science and the Bible Some time ago, Ronald Reagan pointed out that one couldn't trust the Soviet government because the Soviets didn't believe in God or in an afterlife and therefore had no reason to behave honorably, but would be willing to lie and cheat and do all sorts of wicked things to aid their cause. Naturally, I firmly believe that the president of the United States knows what he is talking about, so I've done my very best to puzzle out the meaning of that statement. Let me begin by presenting this "Reagan Doctrine" (using the term with all possible respect): "No one who disbelieves in God and in an afterlife can possibly be trusted." If this is true (and it must be if the president says so), then people are just naturally dishonest and crooked and downright rotten. In order to keep them from lying and cheating every time they open their mouths, they must be bribed or scared out of doing so. They have to be told and made to believe that if they tell the truth and do the right thing and behave themselves, they will go to heaven and get to plunk a harp and wear the latest design in halos. They must also be told and made to believe that if they lie and steal and run around with the opposite sex, they are going to hell and will roast over a brimstone fire forever. It's a little depressing, if you come to think of it. By the Reagan Doctrine, there is no such thing as a person who keeps his word just because he has a sense of honor. No one tells the truth just because he thinks that it is the decent thing to do. No one is kind because he feels sympathy for others, or treats others decently because he likes the kind of world in which decency exists.

150. The Demand For Religion The Demand for Religion Hard Core atheism and Supply Side Theory. Wolfgang Jagodzinski University of Cologne. atheism, Soft Core and Hard. http://www.agreeley.com/articles/hardcore.html

The Demand for Religion: Hard Core Atheism and "Supply Side" Theory Wolfgang Jagodzinski University of Cologne Andrew Greeley University of Chicago University of Arizona (6040 words) Abstract Introduction: Secularization Versus Market-Place Finally, disenchantment is often seen as a process where religious explanations of the world are partially replaced by scientific explanations. We ask geologist for the causes of an earthquake or an volcanic eruption but not the priest. If disenchanment of the world in this sense is the essence of secularization, only the demand for specific religious goods or specific components of religion would decline. In this essay we mainly address ourselves to those variants of Secularization theories which predict a general decline in the demand for religion or at least in the demand for large transcendental systems. If this demand does not decline in the more advanced societies and if it correlates neither with age nor education nor time the core assumptions of Secularization theories are disconfirmed. Since Communism may have accelerated this process of secularization we will pay particular attention to the development in former socialist countries. If the demand for religion should be high in all these societies this clearly would support the new economic approach. Opponents (Blau, Land, and Redding 1992, Breault 1989; Bruce 1992; Demerath 1996; Land and Blau 1991) of the economic model of religion have been quick to respond. They have taken issue with some of the individual studies the "supply siders" have reported and also (Demerath 1996) have ridiculed the notion that religion can be the subject of "rational choice." The basic thrust of the criticism, however, implicit it might be, is doubt that there is no relatively consistent demand for religious "compensation."

151. Mushukyou And Atheism Personal views on atheism, God, and Jesus. http://www.mushukyou.com/

Mushukyou and Atheism New!! Converse in my Forums! =) No more "Under God" Pledge! "I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the Christian States of America, and for which it stands, one nation, under something you'd better believe in or you won't be considered a citizen or patriot, indivisible, with as much liberty as we want to give you, and half-ass justice for almost everyone." Thank you Irenicus for fixing the pic! Your chosen link was: www.rotten.com Thanks for visiting! Guestbook, e-mail, etc, is down more towards the bottom of the page. (Thanks to www.infidelguy.com for putting together this animation gif) (If you have a problem with the above animated comic, please refer to: http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/16/scotus.virtual.child.porn/index.html Greetings.. I am Mushukyou. "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof", thus building a wall of separation between Church and State." - Jefferson Who said Jesus existed? Are you on crack?

152. The Hulk Hogan Of Atheism The Hulk Hogan of atheism. Madalyn never did much to further the cause of atheism, whatever that is, mainly because atheism per se is not a cause. http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~wmwines/WASP/essays/madalyn.html

The Hulk Hogan of Atheism Remembering Madalyn Murray O'Hair By now, nearly everyone familiar with the "Case of the Missing Atheist" agrees that Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who disappeared in 1995, along with her son, Jon, and grandaughter, Robin, is dead. It is nearly certain that all three were murdered in a kidnapping-and-extortion scheme masterminded by an ex-convict who was employed by O'Hair and her American Atheists organization. Madalyn's surviving son, William J. Murray, who makes his living on the born-again-Christian lecture circuit, refers to Mom on his website as "the Hulk Hogan of atheism." By this, he means that Madalyn was a big blowhard who was never taken seriously by the public whose attention she so assiduously cultivated since 1960, when she brought suit against the Baltimore school district for mandating Bible readings and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in its classrooms. Murray's remark may also be a poorly-disguised slap at his mother's corpulence. In any case, Murray hasn't had a lot of use for Mom since he accepted Christ as his personal lawd and savior and turned from hawking atheism to hawking God. Zero-Tolerance for God O'Hair's role in getting prayer out of public schools in the United States has been exaggerated , in large part due to her own self-aggrandizing antics and thrist for publicity. She couldn't get the ACLU interested in her case, apparently because she had yanked William, a ninth-grader at the time, out of school before filing a complaint. And the ACLU had more promising school-prayer cases to pursue. But by the time the case reached the Supreme Court in 1963, Madalyn Murray O'Hair was a celebrity, thanks to her acid tongue and complete fearlessness in the face of universal ostracism. She had become known as "the most hated woman in America." For the remainder of her life, she carved out a lucrative career as America's foremost anti-religionist, an abrasive gadfly who was always good for a provocative sound bite on a slow news day.

153. The English Atheist Primarily about the religious views of Martin J. Burn. Articles, links, quotes, humour, and XG midi files. Warning strong atheism and anti-Christian in particular, http://www.english-atheist.co.uk/

And now, in conjunction with "The Bulletin from Heaven" and "The Online Ministry of Hubert the Invisible Beaver" we proudly present the world's first one man flashmob... Live, from Ye Olde Merrie Englande, it's the website of Martin J Burn - an English Atheist. On this site are some articles that I have written, useful links, cutting quotes, home brew Atheist humour and XG midi files . (To best appreciate the music on this site it is advised to use a Yamaha XG daughterboard, MU series tone generator or XG Softsynth.) See Hubert - The One, True, Dancing Beaver Deity *NEW* The English Atheist's Online Emporium *NEW* CLAP! Missus Gumby goes Photoshop bonkers! *Guaranteed laughter for Atheists* ... and joins in with Photoshop - Part Deux! *NEW* A fistful of emails This site is under the constant process of evolution. *NEW* FLAMEWAR!

154. Secular Humanism Worldwide Personal page promoting religious skepticism. http://www.nd.edu/~jquinn/humanism/

Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. Thomas Jefferson, to his nephew Peter Carr in 1787 ( source Welcome to Secular Humanism Worldwide. The purpose of this page is to promote the presence of naturalism rationalism freethought , and skepticism in society via the Internet. This place is intended for anyone who is inherently curious and enjoys discussing the bigger questions in life. Open-mindedness is a requirement because traditional ideas and values may be challenged. Naturalists, such as secular humanists , believe that the supernatural plays no part in our world because the supernatural itself does not exist. All religions involve the supernatural to some degree; therefore, secular humanists reject them in preference of a more convincing philosophy. We believe that God is a creation of man not that man is a creation of God. Mankind, without gods, must rely on itself to improve its condition; so while the rest of society prays for poverty and suffering to end in the world, humanists prefer to go out and do something about it. LATEST UPDATE: Wrote "On Missionaries" in the "For Humanists" section. I have also been mulling over some ideas as of late. High on my agenda is to improve a few sections that have been nagging me ever since I wrote them.

155. Free World Trading Company T-shirts : Politics, Philosophy, Quotes & Atheism Offering of philosophy tshirts, atheism, quotes and ethics t-shirts. http://www.freeworldtrading.com/

Radical T-shirts for Rational Minds QUICK SEARCH Did you know that... Free World Trading Company offers a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee? Look for " I Love Capitalism " with other t-shirts. " Question Everything " can be found under our Philosophy theme. " Just Say NO to Religion " is a favorite among rational atheists " Faith is... " captures the humor and truth of Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain. Found under the Quotes theme. " Pay your Taxes! " can be found on our page. If you know that... Your life is important and you're not just some meaningless cog in a big wheel... Reality is absolute and not some incomprehensible state... Your life is to be lived for your own happiness... Laissez-faire capitalism is the only just social system ... then... you'll love our t-shirts! Free World Trading Company offers...

156. Problems With Prayer And Faith Healing Collected critiques of prayer on the website of Guide to atheism Agnosticism. http://atheism.about.com/cs/problemswithpray/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') Tac(zh+'te.'+uy+'/blank.gif',zJs) About Agnosticism / Atheism Home Essentials ... Evolution vs. Creationism zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Does God Exist? Ethics and Morality Islam and Muslims Religious Right ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About Agnosticism / Atheism newsletter. Search Agnosticism / Atheism Problems with Prayer and Faith Healing Guide picks Do prayer and faith healing have any basis in reality? Are they effective at all, or just based upon fantasy? Can Science Prove that Prayer Works? From Hector Avalos: "But is there scientific evidence that prayer really works? Can you ever know that a prayer was answered by the Christian god? Does even the notion of prayer make sense?" Criticizing Prayer One person's adventures in attempting to criticize prayer ads in the local paper. Faith Healing Is there a case for faith curing illness? Florida woman's "miraculous" cure "On May 5, 1995, NBC-TV's "Unsolved Mysteries" featured a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, woman who, a few years ago, allegedly experienced a "miraculous" healing, through prayer, of a breast lesion suspected of being cancerous." God in the CCU?

157. Dan's Atheism Web Page Philosophical and atheistic essays, as well as a list of quotes. http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dwatson/

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158. Sampo Syreeni—decoy Homepages of a young Finnish libertarian. A variety of materials ranging from libertarian advocacy to personal, and on to atheism, music and computing related. http://www.helsinki.fi/~ssyreeni/front.en.html

Sampo Syreeni—decoy Site contents About the author Information about the author and other personal stuff About the site Information about the site Texts Sampo Syreeni’s texts and articles Sound, synthesis and audio reproduction A project charting the interesting aspects of audio systems, human hearing and sound synthesis Libertarian diaries A project charting the different dimensions of libertarianism and its competitors No ghosts Some atheist agnostic’s viewpoints decoy’s RDF stuff Some RDF stuff I’ve cooked on my spare time decoy’s quotes All sorts of fun quotes from around the world Thoughts Short thoughts on miscellaneous issues Links Links, bookmarks, webrings and other offsite resources My other sites WAP site WAP as a technology is just about dead, but still funky i‐mode site I haven’t had the chance to develop the i‐mode site, but the idea is interesting © 1996–2004 Sampo Syreeni; 2004–03–26; PD ⤒ site front ✉ email

159. See Sharp Press Home Page Publisher of rabblerousing books, pamphlets, bumper stickers, and e-texts in anarchism, atheism, music, philosophy, psychology, and modern (non-12-step) alcohol abuse self-help book. Reviews, submission information, online shopping, and related links. http://www.seesharppress.com/

What's New Ordering Info Contact Info Quotation of the Week On Civil Disobedience (Our Quotation of the Week is taken from The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations , Charles Bufe, ed. We usually change our Quotation of the Week between 15:00 and 18:00 GMT on Monday mornings; ditto for our Definition of the Week.) Definition of the Week BANK, n. As befits a pillar of the Free Enterprise System, a bank serves the needs of the working poor in the same assiduous manner that a pack of hyenas serves the needs of a wounded water buffalo. (Our Definition of the Week is taken from The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of The Devil's Dictionary , by Ambrose Bierce, and The American Heretic's Dictionary [expanded edition] , by Chaz Bufe . This week's definition is by Chaz Bufe. This book is now out of print, but we will release a second edition later this year. The above, new definition will appear in the the upcoming edition.) What's New We're adding more anti-Bush items to our stock in addition to the ever-popular Somewhere in Texas a Village is Missing its Idiot bumper sticker. Our latest is another sticker

160. Index Biblical contradictions, list of poor arguments, and reasons why people believe in God. http://web2.iadfw.net/capella/aguide/

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