Did you know there are iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch apps that are Atheist themed? There is!!! Atheism for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is an app that has over 2000 quotes that will help get you thinking, help you, and others, open your mind, and will simply motivate you. The app also has a section with lots [...]
Gap Wars. Religions are falling through the cracks.
Posted: 2nd May 2012 by atheismandme in Atheism, EvolutionRecently scientists have identified the protein which reduces or turns off the melanin gene in fish. They call it the golden gene.This and the recent news of the self replicating RNA strand, the cell made in the lab, the discovery of a new fossil(Ardi) scientists are evaluating for the line of human evolution. Science is [...]
“Jargon: the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.” Jargon is one of many symbols that groups of people use to self-identify. Like secret handshakes in fraternal orders, it serves as a short-hand placeholder for information that is frequently referenced or commonly known amongst members. It also doubles as a [...]
First off religion has a central dogma. It has a deity and usually some horrific book full of tales that would be considered to extreme for children if written anywhere else. Next you have the laws that are found in the book. Things you should and should not do. Most of the do not do [...]
Just in case you felt left out by Sam Harris in his book, I thought it was time someone gave you a well deserved lecture. The world around you is tired of you trying desperately to convert us all. Your not some fantastic religion we just can’t live without. Your bullying and threatening tactics are [...]
Hello, godless America. There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about—because if I don’t, my head is going to explode. Floating around the atheistverse (or whatever it is that we call the online atheist community comprised of Twitter/Facebook, Atheist Nexus, the blogosphere, etc), I’ve been having and following the same sorts of conversations. [...]
Death and Atheism.
Posted: 28th February 2012 by atheismandme in AtheismTags: atheism, atheist, dealing with death, death, death and atheism, god and death, religion and death
When My Mom died An uncomfortable time in any Atheists’s life is when a close relative dies. There are a lot of moments of doubt that you are making the right decision about your position on the world. Will I ever see that person again might cross your mind a lot, but that tends to [...]
The Necessity of Science Education
Posted: 17th February 2012 by atheismandme in AtheismTags: atheism, atheist, carl sagan, religion and science, religion vs. science, science, science education, spirituality, spirituality and science
The Necessity of Science Education Imagine a world in which most adults in the first world couldn’t read, couldn’t perform basic math, and had no knowledge of geography beyond their own neighborhood. Why would this world be worse than a world full of people who possessed these skills? It’s difficult to think of a single [...]
God, Politics, and the Assault on Reason It’s an honor to be a guest writer for Atheism and Me. We’re all fighting the same battle to defend rationalism and reason from religious fundamentalists, crackpot preachers, and anyone who allows iron-age superstition to meddle in our political sphere. We’re all aware of the absurdities of religion, [...]
I’m an Atheist and so are You My name is Steven Zuber and I’m elated to have been brought on as a guest writer here at Atheism and Me. I’ll save more about me for the end. Most atheists that I’ve met were religious at some point in their lives. They either stopped because it [...]