Blasphemous Blogging

. “Fuck” is an English, or Anglo-Saxon, word that, according to the O.E.D., has been around since 1503. Wikipedia says since 1475. Either, or both, may be wrong. As Ken Ham, regarding his mission of substituting Creationism, a religion, for Evolution, a science, would say: “Where you there?” It is generally considered vulgar, and certainly …

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Regardless of whatever else may be said of him, Paul Kurtz was, in my opinion, the most significant Humanist philosopher of the 20th Century. His obituary can be found here: http://centerforinquiry.net/paul_kurtz_obituary Edwin Kagin

(May be sung to sorta a combination of “Davy Crockett” & “the Beverly Hillbillies”) Hear the story of Joseph Smith Snake oil salesman who wrote a myth About a book on sheets of gold Very sacred—very old. Written in an ancient tongue A tale of Jesus yet unsung The angel Moroni helped him translate Those …

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This was published a while back Seems appropriate to publish it again now. TWO LINES The future waits in one of two great lines, two endless human queues And each of us is in one line—there is no other line to choose. Our journey as human creatures has fashioned these two lines With very different …

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Media Advisory: Godless Convention in Lexington October 4, 2012 This weekend atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists and others of like mind will gather at the inaugural Kentucky Freethought Convention, organized with the aid of the Bluegrass Coalition of Reason in Lexington and the Louisville Coalition of Reason of Louisville–with major funding provided by the United Coalition …

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Why blog anyway? Surely, there are other things to do. This cannot happen without the consent of the victim. Possible reasons: expressions of narcissistic attention getting; to make money; to educate and inform; for fun; for diversion. There are probably a lot more. Ask a shrink. I haven’t blogged for a while because I have …

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The following is reproduced from www.beliefnet.com. http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2001/08/Heretic-Humor.aspx If you have not read or heard this wonderful tale, enjoy. If you have encountered it before, here it is again. Enjoy.   The Heretic Emo Philips 2 0 0 0 I was in San Francisco once, walking along the Golden Gate Bridge, and I saw this guy …

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It is a literary Rorschach test. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test Edwin.

Female humans are superior to male humans. Get used to it. They live longer, endure most unpleasant things better, and, with notable exceptions, do not start wars. They do better than males in law and medical schools. If women ran things, things would run better. So, to create a better world and a brighter future, …

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There have been ads hawking buying or selling “new gold” or “old gold.” There is no such thing as new gold or old gold. All gold has been here since it was first formed on our planet. Similarly, there is no such thing as “new atheism.” Atheism means the lack of a belief in a …

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