2 – Know your deities This is part 3 in a series of posts on prayer. Please use the links at the top and bottom of each post to navigate through the parts. but everyone knows prayer works! Everyone prays when your time comes or when you get into trouble, even atheists — or so …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May 20 2010
Draw Muhammad Day – May 20, 2010
Thunderf00t explains why you should participate: And I explain why drawing Muhammad isn’t even all that bad, unless you’re some sort of complete nutter that values fan-fiction over the canonical fiction that started your religion. Yes, this is like those children on the internet who prefer their Fox Mulder / Jean Luc Picard slash fiction …
May 19 2010
Why prayer is nonsense – part 2
1 – First, define prayer This is part 2 in a series of posts on prayer. Please use the links at the top and bottom of each post to navigate through the parts. know your deities In the monotheistic religions that make up the bulk of religions in the Western world, the variety of qualities …
May 18 2010
Dio is dead
Ronnie James Dio, one of the most influential heavy metal rockers of all time, apparently succumbed this weekend to the stomach cancer he’s been fighting for the better part of a year. Dio rocked out with Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, having chosen the name knowing it means “God” in …
May 17 2010
Why prayer is nonsense – part 1
0 – Master post This is part 1 in a series of posts on prayer. Please use the links at the top and bottom of each post to navigate through the parts. first, define prayer It’s always important to define your terms. Especially in debate with someone that believes in a particular religion — it’s …
May 17 2010
Why prayer is nonsense – part 0
By no means is this intended to be an exhaustive list of every theological discussion, every argument and counterargument, with regard to prayer’s efficacy. My aim with this series is to show why prayer is an ultimately useless endeavor, either devoid of any merit when defined narrowly, or if defined vaguely, indistinguishable from other mental …
May 16 2010
Tim Minchin: The Good Book
A bit of Tim Minchin as blog filler. Since I’m working on something huge, my brain tubes are a bit clogged, but I’m hoping it’ll be ready tomorrow. Tim’s song ought to get you thinking about the circular, self-perpetuating nature of the memes called religion, in making fun of the one you personally, statistically by …
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