Al Stefanelli

Posts Tagged ‘Reason’

Creationists: Mercifully Free From The Ravages Of Intelligence

“When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things” - 1 Corinthians 13:11 Creation science is an oxymoron.  It is a contradiction in terms because it is impossible for creationism to be science because [...]

The Ignorance of Defining Atheism as a Religion

“The most violent element in society is ignorance” – Emma Goldman If I had a dollar for every time a Christian says that atheism is a religion, I’d be a fairly wealthy man. If I added two-bits to that for every time a Christian says that atheism is a belief system, my kids would get [...]

The Christianity Meme: A Viral Infection of the Mind

The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational Inquiry -  Richard Dawkins Memetics is an outgrowth of evolutionary psychology that was introduced as a mental content theory by Dr. Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, “The Selfish Gene.” It is directly connected to Darwinian evolution and, in a [...]