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By Neece, on December 22, 2009, at 9:34 pm
A person named Paul commented on HDC on GMNightmare’s deconversion story and I thought they were interesting questions. Both Johnny and GMNightmare already gave long answers, also worth noting, instead of letting it get lost in comments. And I added my 2 cents on at the bottom. 
Here is Paul’s comment:
I have a couple of questions that I would like answered, and you seem like the type to answer questions. First of all, what are your thoughts on supernatural phenomena (weird stuff people claim happens, i.e., someone’s ear being cut off, and growing back on)? Is it all just a big hoax?
Secondly, I know that evolution details how the earth came to it’s present state, and the big bang, (do they still call it that?) started all that, but what could have caused the big bang? And [...]
By Neece, on October 23, 2009, at 2:13 pm
Skeptical thinking is such a wonderful tool to have. It means you don’t get scammed or BS’ed nearly as much by shoddy news or dodgy advertising. You also get to save money because you’ll be less apt to buy gimmicky cure-alls that do nothing but drain your wallet and give you false hope. In his book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark , Carl Sagan wrote about this. It’s called the Baloney Detection Kit. (see below for an excerpt)
Michael Shermer recently made a great companion video talking about The Baloney Detection Kit: (approx. 14 min)
Here are the 10 points from the [...]
By Neece, on July 23, 2009, at 11:27 pm
So, I’m far from original, but the title of this article is so appropriate. The blessed virgin mary of guadalupe has appeared! All hail mother mary! Of course, she’s here to share a miracle (miracle yet to be noticed) and she wants us to pay attention… to the bird shit on this truck.
“As soon as I looked at it, it just gave me chills all over my [...]
By GMNightmare, on July 23, 2009, at 12:00 am
Ha, as much as I would like to take credit for this beauty…
It’s by Wayne Adkins:
There is no God. How could I just make an assertion like that? Why wouldn’t I say “I believe there is no God” or “I don’t believe there is a God”? After all, I am making a negative assertion, an assertion that something does not exist. To prove that something does exist, one need only provide a single example of a things existence. But, we are often told, to prove a negative assertion, an assertion that something does not exist, one must conduct an exhaustive search of the universe or have complete knowledge of everything. So to prove God does not exist, we are often told, one must possess god-like abilities. This is rubbish. A negative assertion can be proven.
Take the case of square circles. I can [...]
By Johnny, on May 29, 2009, at 3:02 pm
I was raised Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) early in my childhood. My mother’s side of the family is fairly traditional SDA; my mother was raised in it, and my father converted for her. I went to the SDA church school for first through third grade. Even at that age I stirred up trouble: my teacher told us the moon landing was faked because man can not reach space where heaven and god reside; and that dinosaurs were fake, they were just a pile of cow bones that scientists put together wrong. When I argued with her I was sent to the principal’s office; when he backed her I pretty much stopped believing everything they told me. That’s were my skepticism started.
During that time I was also taught that all other religions were wrong, and those practicing other religions were going to hell; something at the time I found utterly [...]
By Neece, on February 9, 2009, at 9:04 pm
 I’ve noticed that since atheists have become a bit more vocal, religious folks have become exceedingly nasty about their faith. Their tactics are those of a cornered injured animal – vicious, unfair, ruthless. It doesn’t make sense to me. You’d think, considering their beliefs, they’d be indifferent at most to people who are atheists. Why are they so threatened?
Have you ever listened to a pseudoscientist hyping their product? They do the same thing. They tell you they have a secret that only they know. They say everyone is against them, that THEY are holding back information that you can purchase for only $49.95, or 3 easy payments. They make themselves out to be the victims when in fact they are victimizing every poor fool that buys their stupid crap.
The religious do the same. They claim they’re oppressed, downtrodden, victimized. When in fact they are the oppressors, the [...]
By Neece, on January 24, 2009, at 12:41 am
Yesterday I wrote about how different atheists got their stripes, how we all came to the top of the religious mountain by our own path, and how we still all think differently and rationalize in our own ways. I created a survey of 6 questions to start a conversation about this topic. You can take the survey here, or over where I made it at Quibblo. It shouldn’t take too long. I really value your input. Comments are also welcome, of course!
I tried to add a question about superstition but I ran out of time. So feel free to comment on if you’re superstitious or not, and/or atheist/religious! Thanks muchly!
Click more for the results: [...]
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