The Ethics of Fear
Some theists will assert they couldn’t be good without god. To which I can only be weary and, quite frankly, a bit scared. The bible says nothing ill of rape or slavery– need I say more? Judging by the fact that many believers do not rape and enslave, it is safe to assume that they are more governed by the rule of law than that of a deity. This simply illustrates hows atheists can be good without god. I have a hard time comprehending how the fear of something judging you has...
Read MoreAnd abandon everything I believe in?
Via Atheist Cartoons: At some point, enough has to be enough. Catholics will have to make a decision as to either stay with a “church” that allows and covers up the molestation and rape of young boys and cast the current pope and priests aside in their minds as “not a real Catholics” or seek what they find in the Catholic church...
Read MoreSupport for torture stronger among the faithful
According to CNN: More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or “sometimes” justified. Only 42 percent of people who “seldom or never” go to services agreed, according to the analysis released Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. White evangelical Protestants were the religious group most likely to say torture is often or...
Read MoreThe real crisis? We stopped being wise.
Another great TED vid: Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world. Celebrate your moral...
Read MoreMoral Dilemma: Leather vs. Plastic
I have always felt strongly about animal rights in a half-assed sort of way, being that I don’t subscribe to the notion that humans have “dominion” over other animals that they have been “put” here for whatever purpose we humans foresee. If I were to accept that idea, then clearly as a woman I must be here for men to do with whatever they please. But that’s purely offensive! As a woman, I think I should be equal to – and not above – any man, which...
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