Litmus test for Biblical statements

Biblical statements can be tested for their authenticity based on what we know about God. In looking at these statements, the question to be asked at all times is, "Would this be something that an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-righteous creator of the universe would say?" If...

Quantum Realism Creation

In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word Is God .. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters .....

Please, don't muzzle us atheists

   In the book,  "Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and the Perils of Piety, by Wendy Kaminer, she cites research from the 1980s showing that Americans believed that freedom of worship  applies to all religious groups,...

Is Religion the Root of All Evil? Is Dawkins Right?

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Richard Dawkins, the famous evolutionary biologist, traces the roots of evil to organized religion and to faith itself: the belief in a God has spawned all manner of wickedness and malice throughout...

Why and how evolution is true

Some who argue against evolution bring up the First and Second laws of thermodynamics and entropy. Like Dracula in a bad movie, these arguments just won’t die. Basically the First law stated that energy level in a closed system is constant and the Second law states that in...

Evolution is not a religion of humanism

 I constantly hear statements by people who dont believe in evolution, that show a complete lack of understanding of the subject. If someone wants to not believe in evolution, that is fine, but I would urge them to at least try to get a basic understanding of it first...

prime values

Values that relate to human civilization: long-term benefit, sustainable, power to do good, practical, balance, holism, adaptable,.. Values that relate to work/play: inspiration, intuition, cooperation, collaboration, elegance, enthusiasm, learning, improving, mental agility,...

Faith and Analysis

A major claim within Christianity is that Jesus was the only begotten son of God. My response to that is simple. An omnipotent entity can beget any number of sons, and any number of daughters. To claim that Jesus was the only son of God is to fail to recognize what God is....

Why is it offensive to question a historical Jesus?

I was listening to conservative talk radio and the host, not a Christian conservative but a Jewish conservative, asked his guest a question on the topic of Jesus. The question drew the response that Jesus never existed. At all. The guest was David Silverman, president of...

An atheist banner is promotion of religion but a nativity scene i

Ellwood City (PA) Mayor Anthony Court has stated that a Christian Nativity (or creche) isn't really what it is. It's not religious, but basically a bunch of random statues. That's is what he called that, statues. Nothing religious, I guess. Why did he say that? Because he ...

gug vs sam

i'm going to present this article in this way cuz it's most convenient and largely true :) i will list out each of our beliefs as accurately and concisely as i can and then possibly discuss differences :) gug's beliefs: our universe is 'unjust' in the sense there is no real...

Pope sues over picture of him kissing guy/ more bashing of Obama

There is a doctored photo of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim cleric. It's an obvious fake. It is an ad meant in part to protest the pope's opposition to gay rights, including same sex marriage equality. Well, the pope is threatening legal action across the world to...

Bank of God to End the World’s Debt Crisis

The Vatican - The prayers of the world’s bankers and investment firms have been answered. The Bank of God has agreed to cover all global debt in exchange for what God is calling “The Ten Commitments.” “We...

moratorium on evil

Visualize the spiritual plane as this: there is the One, the Creator, the Source,.. There are many civilizations throughout the universe attempting to union with One.. Many have strong enduring connections.. Ours...

my integrity

Sometimes, that's all i seem to have.. i wanted to entitle this essay “the loneliness of integrity” to emphasize the solitary aspect but.. i like simplicity and can emphasize the other fact in the body (like i did).. There is Strength in integrity but it sure can be a...

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