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    Thread: Independence Day
Post: Independence Day

On this American Independence Day, 236 years after it’s institution. I would like to remind people that America was NOT founded as a Christian nation. Many of it’s founders were Christians and certain...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 1 965 July 5, 2012 at 10:39 am
    Thread: New atheist
Post: RE: New atheist

(August 28, 2011 at 7:52 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: :hi: from Oz Atheistfreethinker :welcome: back?? Kudos fro the job...paramedics is no easy task. Stay safe mate :great: Thank you for the welcome. N...
Atheistfreethinker Converts' Corner 16 4226 August 28, 2011 at 8:57 am
    Thread: Favorite Atheist Author
Post: RE: Favorite Atheist Author

(August 26, 2011 at 1:29 am)ElDinero Wrote: Are they the only four options? I suspect you're going to want to put an 'other' section in there... Out of those four, it's Hitchens by far. I can imagi...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 16 3356 August 26, 2011 at 2:40 am
    Thread: Favorite Atheist Author
Post: Favorite Atheist Author

Who is your favorite atheist author/speaker? And Why?
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 16 3356 August 26, 2011 at 1:08 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 23, 2011 at 2:39 am)Atheistfreethinker Wrote: (August 23, 2011 at 2:14 am)padraic Wrote: Quote:but it would be very naive to believe that King George didn't rule the country. Well, he did...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 24, 2011 at 7:35 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 23, 2011 at 2:14 am)padraic Wrote: Quote:but it would be very naive to believe that King George didn't rule the country. Well, he didn't actually,he had influence,but no real power, A const...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 23, 2011 at 2:39 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 20, 2011 at 8:07 pm)padraic Wrote: Quote: Atheistfreethinker Wrote: The men who wrote this infallible [sic] document were fighting against a totalitarian, despotic regime where the monarc...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 22, 2011 at 4:24 pm
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 20, 2011 at 7:00 pm)Godnose Wrote: (August 19, 2011 at 12:58 am)Atheistfreethinker Wrote: The men who wrote this infallible [sic] document were fighting against a totalitarian, despotic re...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 20, 2011 at 7:06 pm
    Thread: Just Water
Post: RE: Just Water

A priest, a lawyer, a school teacher and a group of children are on a sinking ship. When the rescue boat arrived the teacher said: "Children first" and the lawyer said: "Fuck the children" and the pri...
Atheistfreethinker Religion 17 4248 August 20, 2011 at 4:49 pm
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 20, 2011 at 2:16 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: (August 19, 2011 at 1:23 pm)Aerzia Saerules Arktuos Wrote: (August 19, 2011 at 3:33 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Equally Anti religious claims shoulder the same burde...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 20, 2011 at 3:01 pm
    Thread: Is Atheism a Religion?
Post: RE: Is Atheism a Religion?

Atheism is not a religion. Religion is a collection of beliefs. Atheism by definition is a lack of belief. The title "atheist" doesn't incorporate the reason a person has a lack of belief it is just t...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 42 14880 August 20, 2011 at 2:56 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 19, 2011 at 9:58 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I don't know the situation on the ground in Arizona, but in FL you are (supposedly) no longer allowed to purchase a firearm after you've committed a felony....
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 19, 2011 at 11:12 pm
    Thread: New atheist
Post: RE: New atheist

(August 19, 2011 at 10:45 am)Theistsbane Wrote: Welcome aboard. As you say, the rest is history, but it couldn't have been an easy transition. Atheism comes with it a host of philosophical questions...
Atheistfreethinker Converts' Corner 16 4226 August 19, 2011 at 11:20 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 19, 2011 at 10:40 am)Welsh cake Wrote: (August 19, 2011 at 3:00 am)padraic Wrote: No human idea is infallible.Must...resist urge...to invoke...liar paradox. X[ (August 19, 2011 at 3:33 ...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 19, 2011 at 11:09 am
    Thread: Only in America
Post: RE: Only in America

(August 18, 2011 at 7:37 am)Kayenneh Wrote: (August 17, 2011 at 9:49 pm)Rokcet Scientist Wrote: I love the smell of self-flagellation in the morning! [Image: http://i75.ph...
Atheistfreethinker Religion 25 9159 August 19, 2011 at 4:09 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 19, 2011 at 3:00 am)padraic Wrote: Quote:I do see it as infallible and it upsets me to no end to see religious fundamentalists and zealots try and screw it up with their superstition. No hu...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 19, 2011 at 3:27 am
    Thread: Pharma company protests use of epilepsy med for executions.
Post: RE: Pharma company protests use of epilepsy med fo...

Phenobarbital or Sodium Thiopental are only part of the death cocktail. These would be used as a sedative to render the prisoner unconscious. Then Norcuron would be given. It is a strong paralytic tha...
Atheistfreethinker Life Sciences 13 5113 August 19, 2011 at 1:50 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: RE: The Burden of Proof

(August 19, 2011 at 1:10 am)Rhythm Wrote: While we're keeping religion out of all of those places, perhaps we should keep the pitfalls of religious thought, infallibility for example, out of our ide...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 19, 2011 at 1:19 am
    Thread: New atheist
Post: New atheist

I have always had doubts about religion even when I was a child. I pondered why god would grant some prayers over others. I am a Paramedic and have been for 15 years. Shortly after becoming a Paramed...
Atheistfreethinker Converts' Corner 16 4226 August 19, 2011 at 1:12 am
    Thread: The Burden of Proof
Post: The Burden of Proof

In respect to religious claims, the burden of proof rests solely on the person or persons making the claim. If a person were to make an extraordinary and improbable claim. Their claim, would be subjec...
Atheistfreethinker Atheism 45 13055 August 19, 2011 at 12:58 am