Tag Archives: 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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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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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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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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Why Are You An Atheist?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

In this article, Faith No More, Andrew Zak Williams asked public figures why they believe don’t believe in God. The article was written on the 25th of July, this year. The link above will take you to the full article, which … Continue reading →

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The Fine-Tuning Argument

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

I think Dr. Tyson might be a little too hard on Earth, but his point is solid enough to support my argument. Obviously the Earth has the requisite conditions for life, or we wouldn’t all be here (This is called … Continue reading →

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Logical Fallacies 101: The Appeal to Ignorance

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

This is perhaps the most formidable of all the logical fallacies, or at least on of the most annoying. This happens whenever anyone says that you can’t prove that their claim is false, therefore the claim is true. This tactic … Continue reading →

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