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By Neece, on December 7, 2009, at 10:10 pm
 To the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, don’t give up! Fight the good fight!
I just read an article by Staks Rosch in the Philadelphia Examiner about the FSGP and their Tree of Knowledge. It’s an evergreen tree decorated with book covers (how shocking, how impudent!) from books representing knowledge, education, science, philosophy, morality, diversity and curiosity. (I am so offended! What? No Twilight?! No Dan Brown?!) Here is a complete list of the books represented.
Staks makes some points that I really like: “[The Tree of Knowledge] is not an attack on religion, but rather an expression of an alternative set of values (i.e. knowledge and reason).”
How horrific! Now I understand why the good christians of the area are so up in arms, vandalizing the tree and organizing call campaigns [...]
By Neece, on September 4, 2009, at 9:51 am
I thought I’d share this with you. The BBC has a page for each religion where they give a bit of information at a glance, and one for atheism too.
Atheism is the absence of belief in any gods or spiritual beings. The word Atheism comes from a, meaning without, and theism meaning belief in god or gods.
- Atheists don’t use god to explain the existence of the universe.
- Atheists say that human beings can devise suitable moral codes to live by without the aid of Gods or scriptures.
Reasons for non-belief
People are atheist for many reasons, among them:
- They find insufficient evidence to support any religion.
- They think that religion is nonsensical.
- They once had a religion and have lost faith in it.
- They live in a non-religious culture.
- Religion doesn’t [...]
By Neece, on August 30, 2009, at 5:08 am
I saw this comparison of Aldous Huxley to George Orwell the other day. I thought it was extremely well done and thought you might find it insightful:
Amusing ourselves to death by Stuart McMillen – Aldous Huxley, author of “Brave New World vs. George Orwell, author of “Nineteen Eighty-Four”
By Neece, on May 29, 2009, at 4:12 pm
 Our resident superhero has posted his story for you to read. Also I changed the Testimonials page to the Deconversion page. I always hated the title of it but it took me awhile to come up with a better one in Deconversion. Testimonials are for AA meetings and churches, if you ask me.
So I wanted to bring to your attention Johnny’s story, which I found quite interesting and inspiring. I think we’re very lucky to have him on our team!
If you would like to share your deconversion story, you can email it to us at heavingdeadcats@gmail.com. I think it’s good for us to share these stories because we all step away from faith and religion, and into atheism and freethought in unique ways. It’s helpful to read the stories of others to see that we are not alone on our path, even when it seems like [...]
By Neece, on April 14, 2009, at 11:49 pm
Nearly all of us have heard the age-old axiom, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Sure the words might have been a bit different, but the meaning is the same. This is the Golden Rule. There is also a Silver Rule which is the opposite: “Do not do to others as you would not have them do to you.” When put together, they make a pretty good framework for living, in my opinion. For me, it’s my ethical foundation.
While I chose the catholic version of the Golden Rule, that is merely because it is worded well. But this principle is as old as dirt. Basically, treat people as you wish to be treated. If you look into old philosophies and religions, you’ll find it in almost all of them. Sometimes, it will be the Silver Rule [...]
By Neece, on January 5, 2009, at 4:09 am
If I believed in divine providence I would say that destiny helped me stumble upon the following movie. But I’m as godless as can be, so I just have to thank whoever posted Religulous to AtheistNation. I don’t go to the movies, so I didn’t get to see it in the theaters. But I watched it a bit ago and I have to say I’m glad I did. It was excellent.
Here is the full movie (140 minutes)
I learned some interesting facts and tidbits, but most of what Bill Maher finds out in these interviews around the world are not new to me. But combined with his commentary, it is interesting and provocative, to say the [...]
By Neece, on August 10, 2008, at 5:51 pm
I’m reading a book that is so good, so interesting, that I’ve highlighted almost every sentence. It’s a gold mine of ideas and information, a real treat to read.
If you looked at my book list, you’ll notice that I haven’t read all the “traditional” books that all other atheists seem to love. That’s not to say that I won’t, but I became an atheist when most of those books didn’t exist. Once I reached the point where I was ready to shed the oppressive mantle of religion, I was so relieved and felt so free, I didn’t have a need to read anything else on the subject for a long time.
Since I let go of god – all gods actually – a lot of books have finally come out about atheism. At the time, I didn’t even notice them. It was nice that [...]
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To the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, don’t give up! Fight the good fight!
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