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Filipino Freethinkers : A Very, Very Narrow-Minded View on Gay Marriage

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:41 +0000

Abolish marriage, it's a religious institution anyway. The government should only recognize civil unions, which is secular and has none of the emotional/religious baggage of "marriage".

Atheist Revolution : Atheism 210: An Intermediate Reading List

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:14:34 +0000

The only ones I don't have are the books by Carrier and Bice.

AnAtheist.Net : Double Standard? You Decide.

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:03:25 +0000

What she means by "intellectual conversation" would probably amount to a deep philosophical discourse of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

Conversational Atheist : Failed prophecies and intellectual honesty

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:19:53 +0000

The passage in Jeremiah 31, read in its own context, was about the exile of the Jewish people (children of Rachel) and their eventual return to the holy land. It takes a lot of creative wordplay to make it a prophecy.

Sean the Blogonaut : Atheism does not necessarily go hand in hand with Skepticism

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:06:18 +0000

In our local freethought group, there was a debate raging about alt-med, and some members believe in obvious quackery. Also, other members in our group believe in conspiracy theories (illuminati, 9-11 truthers, etc).

Verbal Razors : Tumblr Photo

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:52:11 +0000

For making illicit sex videos? That's a tad extreme.

The Atheist Blogger : Just Pre-Ordered Ariane Sherine's "The Atheist's Guide to Christmas"

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:45:18 +0000

I'm waiting for the paperback for this book and Dawkins'.

Atheist Revolution : What Michael Jackson Can Teach Us About the Catholic Church

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:06:59 +0000

I think most of MJ's fans that support him during his darkest days probably did have a nagging feeling that their idol was a creep, but they supported him nontheless because they want a 2nd Thriller. I don't know how that parallels with the Roman church where the faithful really are blinded.

Verbal Razors : The fine art of baloney detection

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:48:05 +0000

Instead of constantly referring to this essay whenever debating True Believers™, I'll just post the text in my blog. :)

Life Without Faith : The bones of the Apostle Paul

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:51:07 +0000

Given that the Church has canonized saints with far less evidence for their miraculous feats, this is a major step.

AnAtheist.Net : Monday School: Nazareth

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:31:06 +0000

Another scholar who has questioned the historicity of Nazareth is Rene Salm. On Harwood's Nazareth=Dispersion/Diaspora argument, Galilee was still part of Palestine and the Jews in the land have not usually been thought of as part of the greater Diaspora. From my studies of Jewish history, Diaspora Jews are those that had lived in Asia Minor, North Africa, Babylonia, and the Greek and Roman states. So I don't put much stock on the word coincidence. The Nazareth=Nazarite connection is more compelling.

A Division by Zer0 : Bumming out

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:53:56 +0000

Well, reading his blogging output for the last month or so (especially after his premature "quitting"), I'd say it's probably some kind of burn-out.

The Atheist Blogger : Creationism Caption Competition #1

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:17:05 +0000

This one would get my vote... :)

Deep Thoughts : Thoughts on the passing of Michael and Farrah

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:02:37 +0000

We can hate MJ the human being while still celebrating the musical output of the artist. When I was a wee lad back in the 80s, our parents would play MJ vinyls to wake us kids up in the morning, and would play it until we leave for school. Ah nostalgia...

Sean the Blogonaut : A new theme...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Looks cleaner and more productive. I like it.

Verbal Razors : Am I just too jaded?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:44:51 +0000

@Lumen, The link's in the post itself.

Verbal Razors : Trying Typepad Connect

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:14:29 +0000

And I'm back on ID. TPC is even more buggier than I anticipated, at least on Tumblr. I should get an account on Disqus and give it a spin. But for now, I'll stick with ID.

Verbal Razors : RIP Jacko?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:53:29 +0000

The media coverage is reminding me of the death of another "pop royalty". It's princess Di all over again. And just like Di's death overshadowing Mother Theresa, Jacko's death is overshadowing Farrah Fawcett (you know, the original Charlie's Angel).

Verbal Razors : Acer Aspire AO751

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:16:57 +0000

So true. :(

Verbal Razors : Acer Aspire AO751

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:21:42 +0000

Actually, ang netbook supposedly 10.2" and below lang dapat ang screen size, pero since pang-netbook ang processor ng AO751, tama lang na tawagin siyang ganun. Baka nga mas matino pa yang Eee PC mo, especially kung N270 or N280 ang processor.