Monthly Archives: April 2009
Gospel Debates: Where Atheists Miss the Boat
To argue about the Gospels effectively, I think it is important for the Atheist to first get straight in their head their view of the Gospels. Otherwise, Atheist speculations on the stories in the Gospels are almost as embarrassing as … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Christianity, Religion
Self: The Atheist’s Last Vice
A recent article in The Economist on the illusion of consciousness motivated me to write this short post. Some Atheists have minds which do not give in strongly to the natural illusion of dualism. Some Atheists are just born without … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Conscilience, Consciousness, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Swine Flu – Govt. Action ! Hmmmm
Caution: This is a politically incorrect video for you most of you Atheists ! Congressman Ron Paul (former medical doctor) says: 1) Bigger Government usually makes things worse. 2) Vaccines need to be view judiciously. Ah, but he is just … Continue reading
A Vision: The Withered City
30 years ago, in I live in Kyoto, Japan which had been my home for 3 years and I was walking through the city at dusk. I was sober and feeling rather peaceful after a relaxing day. I looked down … Continue reading
Indonesia Rapist Ghost
I may be an Atheist, but I have had ghost experiences. Though I don’t believe in ghosts, I can’t deny the experience. So if you are interested, here is one of my stories: In the 80′s I went with two … Continue reading
Setting the Evangelist on Himself
I recently had an acquaintance try to use this simple technique on me. I wish I’d have had this reply at my finger tips. I am searching for the original Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort video that this is a … Continue reading
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Help Texas pack their bags !
more about “Help Texans pack their bags“, posted with vodpod HILARIOUS ! — even if I disagree with the video’s politics. For I agree with Ron Paul — leaving the “Union” is legitimate. And just as this video forecasts, I … Continue reading
Unethical Atheists
I am going to start this post to keep track of some interesting stuff on comparing morality of believers vs. non-believers. I will keep modifying, organizing and augmenting this post. So your comments are coveted ! Read up on O.C.E.A.N. … Continue reading
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Evolution of the Eye
Dawkins posted a good article on how fast evolution can create complexity. He mentions Matt Ridley’s Evolution Site’s illustration and I link them both hear for you. This is the counter-intuitive stuff that makes it hard for non-math people to … Continue reading
My Supernatural / Mystical Experiences
This is an index post of some of my unusual experiences: Visual Seen UFOs Seen an Indonesian rapist ghost Seen my mother’s ghost Visualized a withered Japanese city Seen flying reindeer Hallucinated masses of people Had my reincarnation confirmed Auditory … Continue reading
Filed under Bad Science, Christianity, Events, Personal, Religion, Science
Atheist Taxonomy: Ex-Smokers
I am an ex-smoker. Smoking was rather hard to quit, but not as hard to quit as chewing, especially since part of my chewing habit developed in Asia munching on Betelnut (Betel leaf & areca nut combo). Anyway, sorry, I … Continue reading
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In preparing for battle, I have found that planning is essential, but plans are useless,
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Atheist Taxonomy: Parent’s Faith
Atheists often don’t have as much in common as they imagine. This is because there are lots of different kinds of Atheists. I don’t remember where I heard the prediction below, but it goes like this: An individual’s religious beliefs … Continue reading
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Levels of Truth
As part of their education, Tibetan Buddhist monks train in logical debate. One key principle to these debates is the declaration of “level of truth”. In Buddhism, there are two levels of truth: “common sense truth (relative truth)” and “ultimate … Continue reading
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Amanojaku
During my seven years in Japan I was occasionally accused of being an “Amanojaku“. To the right you see a statue of an amanojaku at a Japanese Buddhist temple. The Amanojaku is a mischievous, if not outright evil, demon in … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Linquistics, Personal, Science
An Atheist Dilemma
OK, I have a dilemma for some of you Atheists. News today: In what religious freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam, authorities granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups to hold a large, public Easter-related service here … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Christianity, News, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
The Bible Rocks
James McGrath is Christian professor of religion at Butler University, in Indianapolis, Indiana and runs a site I enjoy. Today he published a review on an Evangelical book entitled: The Bible, Rocks, and Time: Geological Evidence for the Age of … Continue reading
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The Social Function of Vaccine Resisters
Vaccine Resisters come in many flavors — myself being one of them, having modified the vaccine schedules for my children. Other vaccine resisters may totally object to all vaccines — a position I do not support. Nonetheless, pro-vaccine people should … Continue reading
EN: Vibrant Connections
“En” is central to my understanding and tasting of reality — to my “spirituality” (a word I rarely use, for obvious reasons). The concept is pronounced differently in different East Asian languages: 縁 “En” (Japanese) 缘 “Yuan2″ (Mandarin Chinese) 연 … Continue reading
Filed under Linquistics, Philosophy, Religion
PC Atheism
“PC Atheism” consists of any or all of the following three beliefs. Though most Atheist fall into none of these, nonetheless I write about them, because they are out there. Atheists are all economic liberals: Though perhaps most atheist are … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Religion, Religious Dialogue
The Sanctification Cloak
My largest problem with religious thinking is not its superstitious element, but its use of the ”Sanctification Cloak“. Religious people do not monopolize cognitive errors — even atheists, skeptics, freethinkers, and scientists indulge in them. Yet many skeptic sites accuse … Continue reading
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Non-Govt Solution to Pirates: Use a Letter of Marque
Obama is being tested with his decisions about Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and now pirates. Obama believes in Government as the grand solution-maker and will probably deal with pirates with the military (yes, yes, Bush was even worse). But a non-government … Continue reading
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Goyology
Goyology (definition): One’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviors towards others outside your group Goyology exists in religious groups, philosophical circles, ethnic groups, clubs, nations or any grouping of people who self-define their group. Etymology: I found no theological category capturing this … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Christianity, Ethics, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, Religion, Religious Dialogue, Theology
Atheist Complicity
Here is a quick list of just some of the mistakes humans make: Reasoning Errors: logical fallacies and the like Epistemological Errors: not understanding how to weight various levels of evidence. Emotional Pitfalls: no thought comes without emotion and negative … Continue reading
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Politically-Correct Atheism
There are a great variety of contradictory Christian ethical theories. Likewise, Atheists are all over the map in terms of ethics. I would think they are all over the map in terms of politics too, yet I find most atheist … Continue reading
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Raccoons
I was up at 4 am, it was dark and I went out on my porch to read. A raccoon, coming out of the dark, slowly strolled right in front of my chair. He didn’t know I was there. He … Continue reading
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Joining Hands: Theists & Atheists
Again, as mentioned in my last post, I was disappointed by the cheap shots many Atheist blogs took at the Tea Party gatherings. It seems that a disproportionate number of blogging Atheists are democrats. I was disappointed at the recording … Continue reading
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Party Time !
Happy Tax day for you Atheists who are proud of not having a god in your religious brain, but instead put government there. I know this will upset many of you politically-correct Skeptics, but I couldn’t stand all the Atheist … Continue reading
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