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Secularism – The Atheist Bias Does Not Exist

Posted on Monday 11th July 2011 by Jake Wilson

The secular principle denotes that all people are entitled to freedom of religion, including freedom from religion. However, many argue that this promotes atheism, and is therefore not unbiased towards all religions. This is not the case, and here’s why. … Continue reading →

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How Do We Defeat The Creationists?

Posted on Sunday 10th July 2011 by Jake Wilson

Of all the insane religious people on the planet, the creationists, despite their extreme stupidity, seem to have managed to achieve much more than the others in terms of forcing their doctrine upon other people. The intelligent design mob have, in … Continue reading →

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Do Atheists Try To Convert People?

Posted on Sunday 10th July 2011 by Jake Wilson

There’s something about the phrasing of the title that I dislike, and it’s the word convert. Convert brings up some rather evil connotations in my mind, as it is usually used to refer to what are sometimes aggressive tactics used … Continue reading →

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Will Religion Die Out? What Will Happen To Atheism If It Does?

Posted on Tuesday 5th July 2011 by Jake Wilson

Unquestionably, the world is more atheist now than it used to be. Some of the most developed countries in the world have incredibly high percentages of atheists among their population. Some studies have estimated that countries such as Sweden, Denmark, … Continue reading →

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Can We Trust Our Own Logic?

Posted on Sunday 3rd July 2011 by Jake Wilson

So frequently in our analysis of the arguments for and against the existence of a god do we rely on our ability to use logic, that we might forget the requirement of logic that we question even logic itself. Logic … Continue reading →

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Can Science Give Us Answers?

Posted on Monday 27th June 2011 by Jake Wilson

You would not believe how many times I have seen this question written around the internet. Although actually, you might well believe it, but I certainly couldn’t. So I thought I’d answer it. The first and most fundamental point that … Continue reading →

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Intuition, Causality, and Quantum Physics

Posted on Sunday 19th June 2011 by Jake Wilson

One of the most popular arguments for the existence of a creator, is that the universe could not have happened of its own accord. The universe required some simpler, enduring object to create it. This is one of the favourites … Continue reading →

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Should Religion Be Tolerated?

Posted on Saturday 18th June 2011 by Jake Wilson

It is the stance of new atheism, that religion should in some way be actively opposed. Different people take that statement to different degrees of how much one should criticise it. I would go as far as saying that religion … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity Under Attack From Atheism?

Posted on Friday 10th June 2011 by Jake Wilson

Yes. But obviously different people will try to read into this title in different ways, so here’s the way in which the answer to this question is yes. If religion didn’t exist, atheism wouldn’t exist either, or rather, nobody would … Continue reading →

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Isn’t Atheism A Religion Too?

Posted on Tuesday 7th June 2011 by Jake Wilson

The answer to this question is entirely dependent on the definitions that one uses for atheism and religion. As more and more people think about the possible existence of deities and whether they can even know their state of existence, … Continue reading →

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