by kiwichickposted: 25 May 2013
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Religion30
Hi All I am an Ex-Mormon, Over the past few months I have been feeling quite depressed. A few weeks ago I gave in my resignation to leave the Mormon Church, who...
by Steven93posted: 25 May 2013
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Atheism14
As professor Dawkins labours to raise awareness of the importance of critical thinking and of how religion is a hinderance to it, he raises the interesting point of not labeling children as a 'Christian child' but rather as...
Hi there, Somebody asked me why Abiogenesis happened only once. My response was that it may very well have happened multiple times but that the Earth's atmosphere transitioned from...
by Cairsleyposted: 22 May 2013
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Science53
Having read Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett, I am very grateful to the author of this excellent book for setting out what amounts to a promising basis for furthering the understanding of consciousness, which...
by Aubriel_Jposted: 20 May 2013
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Religion51
My name is Abby and I'm an atheist. I happen to live in a very small, very religious town where I am somewhat notorious for my views. My family and I have been horribly harassed...
Fellow atheist parents, Do you or how do you speak about religion or lack thereof around your children? Do you encourage atheism directly in your household or do you encourage the little...
Could somebody suggest a definition of pseudoscience? Because, for example, it should not be difficult to explain why homeopathy is a pseudoscience. Just a few basic facts, but they take time. And this approach is...
by varunvarmajposted: 16 May 2013
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Atheism32
I have lived in the US for a couple of years before returning back to my country India. While in US I was really suprised to see that none of the leading politicians are atheist...
by siriousposted: 16 May 2013
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Religion84
Hey guys, I'm pretty new here. I apologize in advance for my lack of grammar (I'm Swedish...) I have a question for you, that I would be very glad if you could help me with....
by WezleyPetezposted: 11 May 2013
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Religion133
Hi all, I'm pretty new to religion and I have just recently shed my religious blindfold. I have a question that probably has been answered countlessly before but I couldn't find the...
by karatemattposted: 10 May 2013
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Religion127
Presupposing the historical veracity of the Christ figure as a teacher, a religious leader, an iconoclast, and (most importantly) a human man, what evidence acutally exists for assuming the supernatural miracles ascribed to this one man based...
I have had HIV since 1985. Every few years my personal strain of HIV develops an immunity to the drugs that I am taking, and I have to flip to a new cocktail of 3...
I know most would have seen this but from what I can gather all version on YT are poor quality with very poor - out of sync - audio. Here is a beautiful version in...
by alistair.scott.71posted: 06 May 2013
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Science162
For this topic I came up with the following thought experiment: Imagine we were able to clone the early universe, an absolutely perfect clone, right down to the exact position of all its particles...
I'm in my 30s, and have been an atheist since I remember thinking about these issues. I suppose it is because my parents did not expose me to religion prior to the age or reason?...
by Schwarzbachposted: 04 May 2013
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Education27
I have great respect for Richard Dawkins read a number of his books and some of Darwins. I am wondering if someone could answer this question?1.)How did gender evolve at the beginning of life on...
by smalvarmoucoposted: 04 May 2013
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Education30
Any advice for me? My little daughter fears death. She's worrying about the day her mam and dad will die. She has constant nightmares. Do you know about a book we could...
by LightSeekerposted: 03 May 2013
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Science6
My understanding is that all living things on earth contain the DNA molecule. As Dr. Dawkins has so eloquently revealed over the course of his studies, one can trace the evolution of...
After reading the book and listening to the audio-cd I was very keen to get to see this act in the flesh! Unable to see it live I turned to youtube and finally found it!...
by Jumped Up Chimpanzeeposted: 01 May 2013
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Religion39
Earlier this week, Richard Dawkins questioned whether a journalist could be taken seriously for believing in supernatural entities (specifically a winged horse capable of commuting between Heaven and Earth). ...
by Stephen of Wimbledonposted: 30 Apr 2013
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Science49
I was intrigued by Joseph Mastropaolo's suggested contest, which he charaterizes as a way of "improving the quality of arguments between creationists and evolutionists". His characterization, of course, immediately begins to set out the agenda...
by The Unicorn Delusionposted: 26 Apr 2013
Category:
Atheism9
So, I found this video on howcast, and it made me laugh. I though some of you guys may enjoy it, so here:http://www.howcast.com/videos/9347-How-to-Introduce-Your-Atheist-Partner-to-Your-Evangelical-Parents So... Discuss meeting your partners religious parents, I guess?
by Austin Purdyposted: 24 Apr 2013
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Atheism22
I hope that I'm allowed to post this, for this isn't really a debate or an argument (I'm unsure exactly what to post on this site), but I just wanted to say that I'm a...
Hello everybody, My name is Lars and I’m a student at the University of Darmstadt in Germany. I’m currently preparing myself for my forthcoming Master thesis with the potential working title “Popular Science...
by Dawnrazorposted: 24 Apr 2013
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Politics17
Hi all, Long time reader first time poster. I've just seen this situation play out in Australia and I'm frankly a bit annoyed by it, and unsure where to take this. I...
by benoniboyposted: 23 Apr 2013
Category:
Politics19
So what if hypothetically, in the best of all possible worlds, belief in the nonsense of religion would disappear? Say the Roman juggernaut would shut down; the Pope, cardinals and priests would all get real...
by GilliReasonposted: 22 Apr 2013
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Science43
Hello fellow reasoners. I was hoping you could help chip away at my ignorance. I found myself stumped the other day while having a friendly debate with a religious person about evolution. They were clearly...
by Dr. monsterposted: 22 Apr 2013
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Science6
Hi Reading the greatest show on earth makes DNA proof of human evolution look easy. Just send off three samples for testing: 1 human, 1 chimp, 1 very...
Recently I've begun practising meditation for about 40 minutes a day, as often as I can anyway. My interest in religious experience and spirituality was cut short when I was quite young, as I realised...
by Logical Thinkerposted: 19 Apr 2013
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Pseudoscience50
Hey everyone..!!! I'm an atheist brought up in an atheistic Buddhist environment. Everything I learned in my religion or better call it a philosophy, were more like logical stuff and everything was about reasoning, and nothing to...
The Australasian school in which I work has offered to host a presentation by Academy Conferences http://www.academyconferences.com/ that will be attended by some of my school's students and others from around the city. This is...
by siwel.trebor@bighpond.composted: 18 Apr 2013
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Science35
I just saw the RD representative on our show Planet America here in Australia I am fighting mad. I do not believe in religion but would never stop anyone from having a personal belief in god. This does...
Maybe succession isn't the right word, and maybe this sounds like a silly question, but I've been wondering where the younger spokesmen are for the subjects that men like Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Christopher...
by Happy Nihilistposted: 17 Apr 2013
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Atheism48
What would you say is the distinguishing criteria to draw the line between atheist and nihilist? I consider myself an existential nihilist and yet when I read much of the arguments made by self-labelled atheists...
by nongorilla1posted: 17 Apr 2013
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Atheism12
I tripped over a funny story about an online-shoeshop in Germany whose deliveries to US customers takes much longer with their label on the box than without it. The name of the label...
by C. Xanderposted: 16 Apr 2013
Category:
Education29
In the last several decades, it's no secret that the post-modernists have reduced the education system into a drivel of pointless coursework — logical assessment has been replaced with an emphasis on feelings over facts, promoting...
I have two children. One has declared herself a Humanist. The other has mixed beliefs in Christianity and Buddhism. Should I allow them to explore their beliefs or actively persuade them to become atheists?
by krakjoeposted: 16 Apr 2013
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Religion11
So, with a bit of time to kill, I thought I'd revive a demonstration I saw on The Blind Watch Maker documentary ... http://pastehtml.com/view/cyw0ntivg.html Reasonable minds can only come...
by evolvettuposted: 14 Apr 2013
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Education37
Good afternoon all, I am writing a paper on the modern evolution taking place in humans to address the questions by most creationists; "If humans evolved, why arent they still evolving?" As...
by Powell_Danielposted: 13 Apr 2013
Category:
Religion23
Hi Everyone. I am a recent atheist, and at school we are basically forced to do religious scripture once a fortnight. I recognise that Atheism is not a religion, but the only...
by lukesinqposted: 13 Apr 2013
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Science19
Is it possible for a mutation in a species to create a veeeery small advantage in just one generation? For instance a mutation that makes a bird's beak slightly more curved in an advantages way, or maybe a...
by askquestionsposted: 12 Apr 2013
Category:
Atheism21
I was quite surprised at this neurosurgeon's statement: "There are no atheists at the cancer center." http://ktla.com/2013/03/26/dr-rahul-jandial-faith-and-medicine-6/#axzz2OgYSDJ00 I generally like his programme but this time I was disappointed to see an agreement about...
by flutePlayer3posted: 11 Apr 2013
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Religion32
I am in the early stages of applying to be a foster carer. At an initial meeting with our assessor amongst all the things that were discussed, I was asked if I...
by gabriel!posted: 11 Apr 2013
Category:
Education16
Does anyone have recommendations for books introducing evolution theory to young children, aged 4-10? Obviously, I am perfectly willing to read to them, and explain the pictures in the book. There are many books telling bible...
by itrainingposted: 11 Apr 2013
Category:
Religion13
There is a great new TV series titled "Conspiracy Road Trip". Comedian Andrew Maxwell presents his serious side as he takes 5 British "believers" on a road trip top confront their beliefs. The Conspiracy Road...
On the recommendation of another RDN user, I signed up for the Introduction to Astrobiology course on Coursera, run by Edinburgh University. While it attracted a lot of like-minded people either with...
by Sjoerd Westenborgposted: 10 Apr 2013
Category:
Science16
I would like to introduce a little thought experiment we can have some interesting discussions about. Hopefully some fun too.Imagine that life was a game, and the goal was to leave as big a 'genetic...
by Paul Bennettposted: 10 Apr 2013
Category:
Politics3
Not sure if this will qualify as an actual topic for discussion, but I just wanted to say a big thankyou to the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, who helped fundd Sean Faircloth...
by nblizzardposted: 09 Apr 2013
Category:
Education28
Growing up Christian (and then turning to Mormonism), my parents always completely rejected (and still do) Evolution in any way, shape or form. Although I was always quite spiritual etc, in the back of my mind...
by simplyMarkposted: 09 Apr 2013
Category:
Religion18
My first post. I'm a recovering alcoholic & drug addict. 20 years of my life spent getting wasted. I've been to rehab 3 times & in group therapy I spent most of my time arguing...
Hi All, I am very concerned about some articles I have been reading recently regarding Atheist Churches. There seems to be a movement in the UK to unite atheists and free thinkers...
I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian church. In the 1940s when I was a teenager, I remember the preacher from time to time would make statements discrediting scientists. Two examples I still remember are:...
In order to figure out anything, we need reason. Where did reason come from though? How can we prove the existence of reason? It seems we cannot prove reason with reason, which is circular...
Hi all, I am a very curious person and I must question everything and also try to rationalize everything, however there are some issues that I have no explanation for, this does...
Hello: Religious teachings include inculcating a sense of gratitude towards the "Creator". Priests/Rabbis tell people that they ought to be grateful to God for the gift of life and this beautiful universe...
by Mr. Meredithposted: 06 Apr 2013
Category:
Politics13
I have recently been discussing a secular 'support' group of sorts with a few teachers and students of my college. It isn't official yet, but everyone is excited to get it started. That said, I...
