The Rise of Atheism

Now, ain't that a good news!
(Sorry, I know the video is a bit old, added March 29, but I was busy with other stuff then..)

Ayaan Hirsi Ali interview

Ayaan Hirsi Ali interview - Washington post.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks out about being circumcised, Islam being anti-freedom, becoming an atheist, and the "satan" within her.(RD.net)

Richard Dawkins' Public Lecture - Liverpool

University of Liverpool "The God Delusion"
If you haven't read it, buy or download audio book (recorded by Dawkins himself) then judge for yourself.

few more reasons to love bill maher

This one needs no introduction: Bill Maher is unapologetic in his views about any religion.



and this: Richard Dawkins / Bill Maher

Ben Stein sucks!

Open Letter to a victim of Ben Stein's lying propaganda by Richard Dawkins
The atheist community have been all over Ben Stein's ass for his Expelled movie which is full of lies, I heard. I have no plans to see it, even for research purposes I wont see it. Anyways, the link above has more info about the movie's lies. Click and find out.

and they said i was alone

Religion is ‘the new social evil’

Robert Watts

A CHARITY set up by an ardent Christian to fight slavery and the opium trade has identified a new social evil of the 21st century - religion.

A poll by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation uncovered a widespread belief that faith - not just in its extreme form - was intolerant, irrational and used to justify persecution.

Pollsters asked 3,500 people what they considered to be the worst blights on modern society, updating a list drawn up by Rowntree, a Quaker, 104 years ago.

The responses may well have dismayed him. The researchers found that the “dominant opinion” was that religion was a “social evil”.

Many participants said religion divided society, fuelled intolerance and spawned “irrational” educational and other policies.

One said: “Faith in supernatural phenomena inspires hatred and prejudice throughout the world, and is commonly used as justification for persecution of women, gays and people who do not have faith.”

Many respondents called for state funding of church schools to be ended.

The findings contrast with Rowntree’s “scourges of humanity”, which included poverty, war, slavery, intemperance, the opium trade, impurity and gambling.

Poverty and drugs remain, but are joined by issues such as family breakdown, young people’s behaviour and fears over immigration.

Tom Butler, the Bishop of Southwark, rejected the indictment of faith. He said: “People meeting together, week after week, for worship, support and education in church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara and mosque can not only help people build local community but can teach children to become good citizens.”

However, Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society, said he was “extremely pleased”.

“Britain has had it with religion,” he said.

Evoulution 24 Myths and Conceptions from The New Scientist

Read more from NewScientist.com

So here is New Scientist's guide to some of the most common myths and misconceptions about evolution.
There are already several good and comprehensive guides out there. But there can't be too many.

Shared misconceptions:

Everything is an adaptation produced by natural selection
Natural selection is the only means of evolution
Natural selection leads to ever-greater complexity
Evolution produces creatures perfectly adapted to their environment
Evolution always promotes the survival of species
It doesn't matter if people do not understand evolution
"Survival of the fittest" justifies "everyone for themselves"
Evolution is limitlessly creative
Evolution cannot explain traits such as homosexuality
Creationism provides a coherent alternative to evolution

Creationist myths:

Evolution must be wrong because the Bible is inerrant
Accepting evolution undermines morality
Evolutionary theory leads to racism and genocide
Religion and evolution are incompatible
Half a wing is no use to anyone
Evolutionary science is not predictive
Evolution cannot be disproved so is not science
Evolution is just so unlikely to produce complex life forms
Evolution is an entirely random process
Mutations can only destroy information, not create it
Darwin is the ultimate authority on evolution
The bacterial flagellum is irreducibly complex
Yet more creationist misconceptions
Evolution violates the second law of thermodynamics

RD's new video

Here are the new videos of the Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss Public Discussion at Stanford University.
Reposted from RichardDawkins.net

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Enjoy and be Enlightened! :)

expelled exposed

If you havent heard already, the expelled movie is a junk, full of lies movie.. or so i heard... from what i can gather, i have no interest to see the movie (even in you tube)..

more from this:

Expelled Exposed

An Atheist Prayer from the Book of Bon Jovi

What's not to like in this one? You have atheism (rationalism) and Bon Jovi!!

REPOSTED FROM : TheRecord.Com

An atheist's prayer?
Kevin Cogliano
Re: Prayer Is For Everyone -- April 8
Guy Tschirhart's letter to the editor issued a challenge to the readers of the Waterloo Region Record a to come up with a "better pledge, entreaty or what have you that will see us through our daily business" than the Lord's Prayer.
I've never been one to back away from a challenge, so I humbly submit these words of irrefutable wisdom:

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back,

I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back.

I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall,

I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all.

And if you think a recitation from the Book Of Bon Jovi (Wanted Dead or Alive) seems trivial, stupid or meaningless, congratulations. Now you know how we atheists feel about the Lord's Prayer.
Kevin Cogliano
Waterloo

here's the video, just for kicks!

More about Pat Condell

I found this article about Pat Condell by The Freethinker

Laughing religion off the planet - an interview with Pat Condell

This is my favorite part of that piece:
I find it hard not to smile at religion’s conceit that we’re superior to animals on the basis that we have souls and they don’t, when five minutes in a slaughterhouse would convince anyone that, if anything, it’s animals who have the souls and human beings who don’t.

So here's another video by Pat Condell.
Reposted from:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=atTSwau9fwM

Random

Watching this: ERV



and reading this:

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/569791?UserKey=0

and wondering about:

who the hell wrote the korean translation for the "bones" series shown here?.. I have seen all the episodes before. But everytime it's on, I have to watch it. Call it an addiction. I make it more interesting by reading the korean subtitles. But no, no, I get all worked up everytime. Translators have made so many mistakes in numbers and texts (not just with bones, seen it with csi and others too). Lost in translation really happens. I find that the funny words/scenes when translated isnt funny.. What's that all about?? Darn translators!

pat condell's "religion of fear"

Condell's reaction to "Fitna" video



More of Pat Condell's youtube videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/patcondell

Pat, why is your site unavailable? I hope the extremists didnt get to you.

UPDATE:
AS of today 04/03, Pat Condell's site has been disabled.
ANOTHER UPDATE:
Pat Condell's site will be moved to another host so says in his youtube page.

atheist in korea

I've been updating my blog and I have wanted to post a link to RD's site and Pharyngula. It took time for me to figure out how to do that plus the fact that I stopped writing for a long period of time.

I recently lost a friend to leukemia and it made me think of the theist belief of the after life. Before my friend died, he promised to let me know if and when it happened. He did, under weird circumstances which are too personal to detail. Not talking about anything spiritual here. He also promised to visit me from the other side. I was actually hoping he would show me any sign that there is something out there. Alas, there's none.

Anyways, I'm here in Seoul and I've been trying to find like-minded atheist. I just joined Pinoy Atheist but they're based in 'Pinas.

I've had a lot of experience with theists here. There's a group of Christians, from Church of God i think, who wouldn't stop coming to my place. There's a Jehovah's witness lady who lives near my place who gives me pamphlets every time she sees me. I toss them away as soon as she's out of sight. Dealing with these kind of people takes patience. At first I tried to be polite. Even told them I'd visit the church when I have the time just so they'd leave me alone. These days, I don't do that anymore. I tell them flat out that I'm an atheist. I get the same reaction every time. Like, "What? Why? God have mercy on you!" .. For some reason their reaction always makes me laugh inside.