adam savage at the reason rally
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adam savage speaking at the reason rally in washington dc march 24 2012 you039ll also see jesus riding a dinosaur i know i shot him as adam was saying quotpaying attentionquot but they were in front of me blocking my view sorry it039s not the best video it was crowded which was a good thing an estimated 30000 people attended the reason rally it would be interesting to know how many people wanted to come to dc but were unable to

65 million years with a creationist
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just a bit of fun let it be known that the creationist in the video anthony http:wwwyoutubecomuserjezuzfreek777although as nutty as a fruitbat at times is someone i completely trust to not overreact i cannot say the same for many other biblical literalists i have encountered on youtube

hitchslap1 - christianity039s argument destroyed in 1 min and 38 sec
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the cosmological argumentthe problem with the first cause argument or its more sophisticated incarnation the kalam cosmological argument is that its major premise - that the universe matter and time sprang from quotnothingnessquot - is not proven no cosmological model states this most models suggest that the universe existed in another form apart from matter or time quotuntilquot the big bang happened hence what the big bang represents is not anything coming into existence but merely an already existent phenomenon transitioning from unrecognizable form into matter and timeeven if the first cause or kalam cosmological argument039s premise were true in that the universe consisting of matter and time had a beginning from nothingness all that one is doing is trading one impossibility for another the kalam argument states that since nothing can come from nothing the universe had to have a causeyet how do we know that nothing can come from nothing well the only way we can know this is by observation and making an inference from that observation and applying it to the universe at large put aside for the moment the fundamental problem that nowhere have we ever observe pure nothingness if we preclude that the universe cannot come from nothing based on what we see around us we must also deny the ex nihilo creation of the universe by god why should we deny the ex nihilo creation of the universe by god well if we say that nothing can come from nothing by taking our observation of what we can see and applying that the universe then we must also deny ex nihilo creation because we have never seen any creature create something out of nothing if inference from one observation applies to the universe at large so does the other inferenceit is at this point that the theist will say that god can create things ex nihilo because he transcends scientific laws and he is miraculous etc etc etc to this i answer how convenient essentially they are defining god in such away that makes him immune to argument well can039t we do the same can039t we say that the universe039s emergence from nothingness is a miracle because the universe is miraculousfundamentally it comes down to what david brooks said well: quotto explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacyquot and that is what is precisely wrong with the cosmological argument and the teleological design argumentto explain one mystery how the universe came to exist with another mystery god who suffers from the same problem as the first mystery how does god exist and create anything is not an explanation or proof of anything you are just compounding the conundrum unnecessarily it is more intellectually honest to say i don039t know how it all happened than to say god did itit should be stated that even if the kalam cosmological argument were true it still does not prove the christian god or any specific entity for that matter at most it proves the need for an uncaused cause that may have intelligence to say that this proves the christian god or allah is to commit the biggest of non sequiturs -aphacause

jesus watching you in bathroom
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the southonkneesforjesusblogspotcom

matt stone amp trey parker - the book of mormon - abc nightline
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march 25 2011 on abc nightline - via http:wwwatheistmediacom

christian missionary deconverted by tribe proteanview
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pirah tribe of brazil returns christian missionary daniel everett to atheismmore on the pirah tribe ampamp linguist daniel everett - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=v7spzjh9qga http:wwwnewscientistcomarticlemg19726391900-interview-out-on-a-limb-over-languagehtmlhttp:wwwllcilstuedudleverehttp:wwwdamninterestingcomp=545http:wwwnewyorkercomreporting20070416070416fa_fact_colapintohttp:centripetalnotioncom2007041518:41:01proteanview

father morris: it039s not healthy to have an imaginary friend
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december 19 2010 on fox news - via http:wwwatheistmediacom

qi - vatican city has the lowest age of consent and the highest crime rate in europe
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from qi season h episode 13 - via http:wwwatheistmediacom

penn jillette on atheism and islamaphobia
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penn jillette just got born again but don039t fortify the gates of heaven just yet because it039s his atheism that he039s renewed to account for blanket religious vilification and hate politics jillette039s latest book is quotpresto: how i made over 100 pounds disappear and other magical talesquot http:googljjdkz1read more at bigthinkcom: http:bigthinkcomvideospenn-jillette-on-muslim-refugees-and-atheistsfollow big think here:youtube: http:googlcptsv5facebook: https:wwwfacebookcombigthinkdotcomtwitter: https:twittercombigthinktranscript - about three years ago i came in to big think and i talked very strongly and very passionately about atheism how i did not believe in god and over the past three years i opened my heart to our lord and savior jesus christ and the holy spirit filled me and all of a sudden i realized that everlasting life is possible by following in the ways of jesus christ our lord i have since then dedicated my life to jesus chri

barney frank: if youre an atheist politician dont call yourself an atheist
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as religiosity plays a major role in american society barney frank advises other atheist politicians not to draw too much attention to the word quotatheistquot because it is too often perceived as a repudiation of religion and therefore of american values frank039s reasoning for this course of action stems from a simple guiding principle why pick a fight you don039t need to wage nothing039s stopping a non-believing politician from legislating in a way that protects the rights and interests of non-believers but in this current state of society there are few benefits for coming out and being overt about one039s atheismread more at bigthinkcom: http:googlo8urfollow big think here:youtube: http:googlcptsv5facebook: https:wwwfacebookcombigthinkdotcomtwitter: https:twittercombigthinktranscript: well the problem with atheism politically starts with the phrase i have advised people who are themselves non-believers not to use the word atheist it has a harshness to it it is a repudiation not necessarily literally but it comes across as a repudiation of religion and religion is very important to many people it039s a source of good feelings for many of them it is not always unfortunately a motive for good behavior i have noted that in the international situations religion is sadly more often a cause for people to shoot each other then to help each other when you get splits within two countries or even within countries where it039s catholics versus protestants jews versus muslims buddhists versus muslims as it has been in myanmar hindus versus muslims there039s a very sad extent of that but religion is important to people it has a history of being seen as a source of good behavior america039s history has given religiosity a greater role than some other placesand from the politician039s standpoint the question is why pick a fight that doesn039t have to be waged i never expressed the fact that i was not a believer in any theistic approach because it was never relevant i did fight very hard throughout my 40 years in elected office to prevent rules and laws that put nonbelievers at a disadvantage i039ve fought very hard against the establishment of religion against people being forced to subscribe to religious views to get certain benefits et cetera but beyond that it didn039t come up in my own case there was another reason why i didn039t talk about it i039m jewish obviously there039s a strong terrible history of persecution of jews judaism is a religion but it is also an ethnicity and for many of us who are jewish in america today it is the ethnicity more than or even to the exclusion of religion that identifies us but for me to have when i was a public official i was the first jewish person to be elected to the congress in the united states since 1884 it would039ve looked as or to some people it could have been distorted to be a kind of i039m separating myself from the jews and i wouldn039t want to do that even today as secular as i am when the high holy days of yom kippur and rosh hashanah come up i am not going to be seen in public doing things that other jews won039t do for religious reasons i don039t observe them myself in a religious way but i would not want my behavior to be used to embarrass or discomfort anybody who does religiously follow them

dearmuslims don039t attack an american atheist dressed as prophet mohammad
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christians are morally compromised
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dan barker proves it with a simple experimentthis is an excerpt from his 2011 debate with dinesh d039souza the full debate can be found here: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ibho5etvhpygod039s killings in the bible: http:dwindlinginunbeliefblogspotcom201004drunk-with-blood-gods-killings-in-biblehtmlcruelty in the bible - http:skepticsannotatedbiblecomcrueltylonghtmlatrocities in the bible - http:wwwthethinkingatheistcombible_atrocitieshtmlabsurdities in the bible - http:skepticsannotatedbiblecomabslonghtmrape in the bible - http:wwwevilbiblecomrapehtmmurder in the bible - http:wwwevilbiblecommurderhtmslavery in the bible - http:wwwevilbiblecomslaveryhtmcontradictions in the bible - http:skepticsannotatedbiblecomcontraby_namehtmla few more contradicitons - http:wwwevilbiblecombiblical20contradictionshtmfailed prophecies in the bible - http:skepticsannotatedbiblecomprophlonghtmlmore failed prophecies - http:wwwgoatstarorgfailed-prophecies

bill maher: glenn beck like l ron hubbard
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december 5 2010 on cnn - via http:wwwatheistmediacom

david silverman on quotthe jesus-eating cult of rick santorumquot
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fox news 2-29-2012david silverman president american atheistshttp:atheistsorgarticle link to: quotthe jesus-eating cult of rick santorumquothttp:wwwhuffingtonpostcomlarry-doylethe-jesuseating-cult-of-r_b_1296358html

jesus loves you
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a coworker shares the love of jesus with anotherthank you all for the positive response my aim was to abstract out the theological jargon that comes along with this quotmessagequot to strip it down to the creepy shit that it actually is your feedback has encouraged me that i was on target any ideas for a related topic i think i039ve found my post-religion therapy