“Psychologists define cognitive dissonance as “The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs or attitudes; especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change”. Perhaps nowhere is this cerebral flexibility on better display than in religious claims of divine intervention. As… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“There is no greater threat to liberty, peace and progress than theocracy. Right now the Muslims just happen to be leading the race when… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“There’s always a good reason to berate Oprah. Her empire is built entirely on bullshit. She endorses pseudo-science, she promotes psychics, she gives voice… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“anything that forces us to stop using our brains is a bad thing but especially when the thing that’s asking us not to use… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“if takes an asshole to challenge religion, the vanguard of the atheist movement will inevitably over-represent the assholes. Many have argued that we need… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“You are the only thing standing between them and the theocracy they want. Diatribe” — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“I’ll say it again and again; there is no harmless version of faith. Faith is an attempt to replace reason with something other than… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“So what exactly did Jesus say about gays? Well, nothing actually, but he did say something about loving the least of god’s children. What… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“The very fact that such a thing as a degree in theology exists is an insult to education. ” — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“Sure, if you eat enough mushrooms and get in a sweat lodge, you’ll see all the bright lights and pretty colors Hubble has to… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“You can believe any insane, detrimental shit you want, but if you used reason to get there, I can reason you back out. I… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“Religion has had a free ride for too long and despite the growing murmurs of malcontents, the societal privilege afforded to faith remains a… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
“We got into this not because we believe religion is silly, but because we believe it is harmful. The fact that it’s silly just… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
