I am an atheist, a rationalist and a humanist.
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
To believers, the bible is a holy book, to unbelievers, it is a story book.
The First Amendment contradicts the First Commandment.
If I were to construct a God I would furnish Him with some way and qualities and characteristics which the Present lacks.
You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.
Darkness can inspire light, and light can inspire darkness, its just a difference of distant of these two contrasting forces.
One of the reasons God did not make a lover for Himself when He made one for Adam is because He knew that fewer people would take Him seriously once He had an ex.
So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of reason and science have been discredited, the world will not pass into the hand...