God is omnipotent… or so we are told. Dictionary.com defines “omnipotent” as: 1. almighty or infinite in power, as God. 2. having very great or unlimited authority or power. I’m going to go with the first definition since this is the one that would undoubtedly apply to “God” of Christianity and Catholicism and to “Allah” …
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Attempted “Logic” Fails
On the website CantonRep.com, Ron L. Dalpiaz wrote a letter to the editor about the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in Canton, Ohio. The letter appeared on December 18th, 2008. Mr. Dalpiaz evidently does not approve of the billboard, nor does he approve or agree with the FFRF’s Annie Laurie Gaylor’s comments …
The Santa Dilemma
I just ran across this entry in the Atheist Nexus blog and thought I’d pass it along. Many atheist parents struggle with the whether or not to promote the idea of Santa Claus to their children because of the obvious parallel to the idea of a god. Dale McGowan wrote this entry about Santa Claus …
The Ten Commandments: Why most of them aren’t even good suggestions (Part 2)
The source for the following essay is Deuteronomy 5:6-5:21. Well, here we are with commandment two. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
The Meaning of Life
One question (or statement, depending on who’s speaking) I come across on occasion is how life can have any real meaning if I don’t believe in a divine creator. In other words, there’s a claim that if you don’t devote your life to serving “God,” your life can’t possibly be meaningful. I was pondering posting …
Founded as a Christian Nation? No.
One of the common claims that tends to irk me more than some others is the claim that the United States was founded as a Christian nation or based on Christian principles. This misconception has been refuted a multitude of times, but the refutations always seem to fall on the deaf ears of self-righteous, Christian …
The Ten Commandments: Why most of them aren’t even good suggestions (Part 1)
The source for the following essays is Deuteronomy 5:6-5:21. How many times has the debate on religion begun, only to end in short order with the religious apologist arguing that what you say may or may not be true but you can’t argue that the TEN COMMANDMENTS weren’t a great contribution to out collective civility. Wrong. …
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Hitchens Debates Boteach
Christopher Hitchens is great in this debate with Rabbi Boteach about the (non)existence of God. He argues his point while Boteach spends 98% of his time trying to discredit Hitchens and evolution rather than answering the questions or addressing the topic. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnMYL8sF7bQ