“Religion is fossilized philosophy, in my view, but it is still philosophy; with most of the questions left out or claimed to be answered. ” — Christopher Hitchens
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What to tell your children about god
The word for that is CULTURE
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Christopher Hitchens, Dog BLOG, What to tell your children about god
The word for that… for having all the good things without all the superstition, is culture.
Read MoreHitchens – this ghastly entity; …this ghastly proposition
This is a doctrine that cannot be believed by anyone who has studied anything scientific, anything historical, anything archeological, anything paleological, anything biological. It can only be believed by someone who wants to be a plaything and a slave of a pitiless and totalitarian power. How glad we should be that the evidence for this […]
Read MoreWhy do so many people believe? Are they just stupid?
Hitchens answers a common question of believers: Q: Why do so many people believe? Are they just stupid? (a thoughtful answer) His answer is respectful and accurate, and as usual, pointed. We didn’t know why the heavens darkened and rain and hail fell. We didn’t know why there were earthquakes, floods. It was our first […]
Read MoreJoseph Smith married literally dozens of women without telling his first wife
Mormons are never taught any uncomfortable history in church. Many mormons don’t know that their founder, Joseph Smith, married more than 30 women; all before it was officially sanctioned by church policy
Read MoreOrganized religion ought to have a great deal on its conscience
Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive towards children: organized religion ought to have a great deal on its conscience. The bible may, indeed does contain a warrant for human trafficking, for ethnic cleansing, for slavery, for bride-price, and […]
Read MoreReligion should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt. Christians themselves …should not.
Christopher Hitchens says that religion “should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt.” Hitchens is quick to point out of course that Christians themselves should not be treated this way; it’s Christianity he hates. (which is akin to “supporting the troops” — but not the war.) Hitchens leaves no room for doubt as to his […]
Read MorePeople with theistic beliefs should be called “Supernaturalists”
[these] should be called “Supernaturalists”, and it can be left to them to attempt to refute the findings of physics, chemistry, and the biological sciences…
Read MoreIs it good to lie to our children?
I think kids can handle the truth.
Read MoreAbout Evolution and Our Kinship with the Great Apes
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Dog BLOG, Questions to ask yourself, What to tell your children about god
Easy to understand evidence for a common ape-like human/chimp ancestor. One of thousands of collaborating pieces of evidence, but this one is very conceptual. Whip it out anytime a creationist starts preaching. …from the human genome, we can see our origin. <iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/dK3O6KYPmEw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
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