Category Archives: Atheism/Religion

I Am An Atheist

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The following is a cut and paste from this article on atheismandme.com. Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will likely recognize some of the content from earlier posts on thinkthatthrough. The reason isn’t simple laziness, … Continue reading →

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Are Atheists Immoral: Part 1

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

First, a one-minute video: Whew! I thought she was serious at first too! The first fifteen seconds are exactly what I’ve heard over and over (and over and over) from religious people. There appear to be only three ways to … Continue reading →

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Logical Fallacies 101: Special Pleading

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I already touched on this fallacy in my post about the Appeal to Ignorance, but I wanted to cover it in more depth. The way to spot a general use of the Special Pleading fallacy is to notice when someone … Continue reading →

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We’re Still Here…

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

So for those of you who didn’t know, the world was supposed to end yesterday – at 6:00 p.m. local time. Famous Christian radio show host and billboard purchaser has been trying to sell the notion that the world is … Continue reading →

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Why Richard Dawkins Wont Debate William Lane Craig

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

The original text can be found here. I think he makes his case satisfactory with this one sentence, ”That would look great on your CV, not so good on mine”. This is basically why I think that science shouldn’t engage pseudoscience … Continue reading →

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Religious People Are Nerds

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Another video! No wisdom lessons today, just some knee-slap inducing laughter. This is not intended as an attack or anything against religion, just a good-natured jest. Disclaimer: The views expressed by the narrator in this video do not necessarily represent … Continue reading →

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James Randi: Science Will Never Support Religion

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Just a two minute video today. More James Randi stuff! I figured that, since I’m not writing a real post I might as well post something that might be considered controversial. This is part of an interview with Randi done … Continue reading →

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Reader Feedback – What’s Up With Faith?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

The following comes from a comment on this post about faith. Since a cogent reply will easily be long enough to fill a post, I figured that this was the best way to go about it. The feedback is several … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With Faith?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

[I've been doing lots of posts on religion lately, but it's sort of a coincidence. This blog isn't going to devolve into a tirade on religion. I guess I've just had a few thoughts running through my head on this … Continue reading →

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My “De-Conversion” Story

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Most atheists that I’ve met were religious at some point in their lives. They either stopped because it didn’t make sense or an incident caused them to be skeptical and God couldn’t withstand skeptical scrutiny. I’m not sure if I … Continue reading →

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