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'Why evolution is true' by Jerry Coyne
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Jerry Coyne discusses evolution and evidence proving it at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Convention. If you ever doubted evolution, you should definitely watch his lecture and be prepared to accept the fact of file - evolution happened. Don't forget to check out his latest book "Why Evolution is True", it is also available for Kindle. Read Full Story
From preacher to an atheist, Dan Barker speaks at RIT (video)
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Dan Barker, co-president of Freedom From Religion Foundation, stopped by Rochester Institute of Technology on October 25th, 2009. It was a great speech revolving around his journey from a fundamentalist preacher to one of the best atheist activists on the playing field. Barker recently published a book about his journey, titled Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists. Foreword was written by Richard Dawkins. Read Full Story
Lawrence Krauss on "A Universe From Nothing"
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Lawrence Krauss, theoretical physicist, speaks about cosmology at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Convention. He covers an interesting topic on how universe came from nothing, eliminating any doubt of intelligent design. Krauss written many books including The Physics of Star Trek, Hiding in The Mirror, and many more. Read Full Story
PZ Myers on Design vs. Chance at AAI 2009 Convention
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Add to favorites Examiner Bio October 11, 3:24 PMRochester Atheism ExaminerViktor Nagornyy Previous Comment Print Email RSS Subscribe Subscribe PZ Myers speaks about Design vs. Chance at AAI 2009 Conference in Burbank, CA PZ Myers attracted a crowd of over 200 people during his speech on Design vs. Chance at the Atheist Alliance International Convention in Burbank, CA. The room was full, people were standing and still enjoying the speech. ... Read Full Story
Common sense approach to atheism
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Atheism does not require science. Atheism does not require science – repetition was in order to get it into your head. There is no need for science whatsoever. Not believing in god is very easy and natural. It is part of our psyche; otherwise, we would have six billion people on this planet believing in Zeus, Thor or any other mythical god. You don’t believe in them, do you? Unfortunately, people defy common sense every single day without any hesitation and they call atheists cra... Read Full Story
Will God put his abortion practice on hold for 40 Days for Life campaign?
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In a recent press release David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life, said, “With abortion advocates trying to exploit the current health care reform debate to mandate taxpayer funding of abortion. We are incredibly encouraged to see record numbers of people in cities across America willing to take a stand by participating in 40 Days for Life to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves and seek God's protection for innocent children in the womb -- and mothers -- at r... Read Full Story
Face it, prayer has no place in any government establishment
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On July 5th, 1983 the US Supreme Court ruled that a practice of opening each legislative day with a prayer was constitutional stating, “In light of the unambiguous and unbroken history of more than 200 years, there can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.” What does it mean? It’s been around for 200 years and that means it is constitutional. Oh really? One would think that Supreme Court justi... Read Full Story
An interview with William B. Davis, the cigarette smoking man from The X-Files
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 The X-Files was a great show. A lot of imagination and creativity went into the production. Every show has its villain. In The X-Files they frequently … Read Full Story
Get a better understanding of religion, non-belief, and the world with 10 free audio programs
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Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytic psychology. Jung was right, by understanding those things that we don’t like about others leads to an ultimate understanding of ourselves. It opens the door to your mind that is locked by the society during your childhood. Ideologies are nothing more than limits imposed by the society on one’s mind. It is up to the mind to interpret tho... Read Full Story
God, atheism, evolution, and poop: what's more important?
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Twitter is everywhere now. No matter where you go, someone is using twitter one way or the other. Every day more people sign up to talk about random things that go on in their lives. It seems like telling the world what you’re doing right now gives a greater feeling of importance, which satisfies human ego. Learning what people tweet about on Twitter can give us a different perspective on what people think about during the day. A more important aspect of this is knowing how many people... Read Full Story