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Baloney Detection Kit
Based on the book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a candle in the dark" published by Headline 1996. The following are suggested as tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments:
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Evaluating Personal Experience
There are sound reasons for preferring the data from randomized, double-blind, controlled experiments to the data provided by anecdotes when we are searching for causes. Even well-educated, highly trained experts are subject to many perceptual, affective, and cognitive biases that lead us into error when evaluating personal experiences.
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An Index to Creationist Claims
The most comprehensive index of claims made by creationists regarding biology, cosmology, evolution and geology to be found on the web. If a creationist makes a claim to you, the rebuttal is likely to be found here.
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The Way of the Mister: Atheist Fundamentalist
A comparison of Atheist "Fundamentalism" and Religious Fundamentalism
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Euhemerization Means Doing What Euhemerus Did
One of the theories Plutarch describes and rejects is what we call the euhemerization theory. So context is key here: he is explaining why euhemerization is not believable. His reason? Because anyone who tries to claim celestial gods were once deified historical persons is doing exactly what Euhemerus did: making a fake history out of a supernatural story.
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So Wrong For So Long: On Liberal Biblical Reinterpretation
Liberal and progressive believers have a variety of theological rationalizations for why they remain in a church that’s historically been an unrelenting enemy of people like them. One of the most common is that God is continuing to deliver new revelations, updating and overwriting old beliefs, and they have faith that this will eventually result in all believers recognizing the evils of the past for what they were.
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Atheist Night with the Mr. Paul Aints: Fun for nonbelievers deserves to spread
The St. Paul Saints have proven that a day dedicated to something reflective of secularism can be fun, respectful, relevant, and even philanthropic.
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Anecdotal Evidence - What Value Does It Have?
Anecdotal evidence is everywhere these days. How reliable is it? Should you follow the advice in the garden? Why do we believe anecdotal evidence?
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Who Would Die for a Lie? (Another Weak Christian Argument) (2 of 2)
The “Who would die for a lie?” apologetic lies in tatters at our feet. The claim that almost all of the apostles died as martyrs is too weakly attested in history to support much of anything. Not only can no historical consensus emerge from the blizzard of contradicting claims about how they died, we have scant evidence—even if the apostles were executed or murdered—that these were martyrdoms.
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The Three Laws of Imaginary Gods
It’s the Three Laws of Imaginary Gods. I’ll put the laws below the fold, but what’s interesting about them is that all gods obey them. You can believe that one or more of these gods might be real, and you can imagine all sorts of perfectly logical reasons why they might want to obey the Three Laws voluntarily, but the fact remains that you will never see any of these gods disobey any of these laws. And that’s interesting, don’t you think?
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The best argument against Christianity…is the story of Christianity.
This is a YouTube video from Theoretical Bullshit We think it’s one of the best compilations of the things we find ridiculous, horrible, and utterly unbelievable about Christianity. We hope you find it to be a great source to use when explaining why you are an atheist too.
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Meet Robert Ingersoll, America's most famous forgotten atheist
Robert Ingersoll was a Victorian-era rock star who packed theaters with people who traveled hundred of miles to hear his lectures against religion. Though largely forgotten, the man known as ``The Great Agnostic'' is enjoying a bit of a revival.
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I Asked Atheists How They Find Meaning In A Purposeless Universe
If there's no afterlife or reason for the universe, how do you make your life matter? Warning: the last answer may break your heart.
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Does Jesus deserve partial credit?
I would argue that most of Jesus’ ethical teachings are entangled in his false apocalyptic paradigm and are disastrous if taken seriously (see: a previous post). Obviously not everyone agrees (even in the secular world) and I’d like to see if there are any good arguments to be made to reasonably salvage some good Jesus. As far as my ongoing “Judging Jesus” project goes, one might call this a matter of, “seeking disconfirming evidence.”
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2 Hour Compilation of Arguments by Sam Harris on Religion
This epic two-hour compilation contains the best anti-religious arguments made by Sam Harris, taken from various debates, lectures, and interviews.
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Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein - Reason, Fiction and Faith
Philosophical novelist Rebecca Goldstein and cognitive theorist Steven Pinker in conversation on literature, science and religion.
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No Hemant, these aren't 5 Ways to be a Better Atheist
I really like Hemant Mehta, better known as the Friendly Atheist. He's not really into philosophy, but he's got a good enough head on his shoulders to be able to avoid the general mistakes of superficial internet atheism, and at the same time call out the bullshit of religious apologists.
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What do people think God is actually like?
But mortals suppose that gods are born, wear their own clothes and have a voice and body. Ethiopians say that their gods are snub-nosed and black; Thracians that theirs are are blue-eyed and red-haired.
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Planning Ahead Can Make a Difference in the End
Commentator Aaron Freeman gives advice for planning your funeral.
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The Atheists Are Coming Out of a Closet Near You
If the folks behind a movement called Openly Secular have their way, more and more American atheists will be coming out of their religion-free closets to declare their unbelief to friends, family and coworkers.
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