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“Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millenia ago. They were…more trouble than they were worth.” - Lt. Cmdr Worf The annual Christmas whine fest has begun. This is in addition to the regularly scheduled whining that believers engage in about being “persecuted in the United States.” The cry from the Christian camp about “The War [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Richards List Of Fundy Fallacies
November 25th, 2011 
Al Stefanelli Mr. J. Richards, whom I have known for some time now, has compiled a master list of the many logical fallacies that are frequently used by fundamental believers. While lengthily, this list is not exhaustive because the limits of batshittery that any given believer will go to in order to justify their delusions have not yet been [...]
The Incredible Lightness Of Being An Atheist
November 21st, 2011 Al Stefanelli “Always stand on principle, even if you stand alone.” – John Quincy Adams My life is not much different from the average humanoid living in the United States. Outside of the relatively minor celebrity I enjoy as a public figure, I have bills to pay, deadlines to meet, family to interact with and errands to [...]
Nothing Fails Like Prayer
November 18th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.” Steve Allen In the bible, the character that plays “Jesus” in Christian mythology makes a number of specific and remarkable promises about the concept of prayer. [...]
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20 Comments »The Falsidical Paradox Of Religious Morality
November 16th, 2011 Al Stefanelli With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. – Steven Weinberg A Falsidical Paradox is where an absurd conclusion appears to be supported by a good argument, but further scrutiny reveals a hidden fallacy [...]
A Case Against An Historical Jesus…
November 15th, 2011 Al Stefanelli THIS WAS WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY JIM WALKER. Amazingly, the question of an actual historical Jesus rarely confronts the religious believer. The power of faith has so forcefully driven the minds of most believers, and even apologetic scholars, that the question of reliable evidence gets obscured by tradition, religious subterfuge, and outrageous claims. The following gives [...]
The Poisonous Malevolence Of Religion (A Rant)
November 14th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” - Blaise Paschal Last week I posted a Facebook status that reflected my exasperation with religious people. If you do not have access to my Facebook account, here’s what I posted: “You want me to be tolerant? Of what? Your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Atheism, Bigotry, Christianity, Discrimination, Evangelism, Hatred, Islam, Mormon, Religion 23 Comments »An Atheist Went Down To Georgia (A Parody)
November 10th, 2011 Al Stefanelli Sung to the music of “The Devil Went Down To Georgia’” by Charlie Daniels. ——————————————————— An Atheist Went Down To Georgia A parody by Al Stefanelli An atheist went down to Georgia; he was looking for a troll with zeal. He was in a bind ‘cos reason’s hard to find and in Georgia, you know [...]
Infection Pandemic: The Mind Virus Of Christianity
November 9th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “Organised religion is violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism, and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children.” – Christopher Hitchens A ‘meme‘ is an idea that acts like a virus in society. Scott Bidstrup uses a ‘joke‘ as an excellent analogy of a meme. Someone [...]
Religious Belief Is A Fear-Based Lie
November 7th, 2011 Al Stefanelli “Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death” – Albert Einstein Fear. It’s what drives religion, gives it purpose, keeps a billion or so believers entrenched in willful ignorance, is responsible for the rampant denial of science and is the central [...]
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