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You can cite a hundred references to show that the biblical God is a bloodthirsty tyrant, but if they can dig up two or three verses that say "God is love" they will claim that you are taking things out…

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“The next time believers tell you that 'separation of church and state' does not appear in our founding document, tell them to stop using the word 'trinity.' The word 'trinity' appears nowhere in the bible. Neither does Rapture, or Second Coming, or Original Sin. If they are still unfazed (or unphrased), by this, then add Omniscience, Omnipresence, Supernatural,Transcendence, Afterlife, Deity,…

Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever…

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I threw out all the bath water, and there was no baby there.

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You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.

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“Faith is a cop-out. It is intellectual bankruptcy. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding…

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It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.

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I took about a year to fully adjust. Like there's a death at the family or a divorce, you don't just snap your fingers…

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Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.

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Truth does not demand belief...

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I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is…

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Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can…

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There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for…

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