Musycks
I declare the first convention of the delegates to the Church of the Minor Ninth Chord open. Peace and love to all. Read More
A 'reason' connotes plan. We anthropomorphise concepts all the time and this is a classic. Substitute the word 'cause' for reason and most of the nonsensical and deluded ideas held to by the faithful wither and die. 'The reason the sun comes up is that God designed it to happen that way according to ... Read More
With the latest anniversary about to tick over, my question is where was God on 9/11 in Lower Manhattan? was he on the plane with the Muslim extremists? was Jesus powerless to save all the faithful in the towers sending up their prayers as the drama unfolded? was it a clash of religious ... Read More
In a series of news articles I stumbled across in the last 2 weeks it is sadly apparent the deep levels of superstition needed to sustain faith in secular progressive countries is still in tact. New Zealand provides this gem. A faith healing 'surgery' where people are treated as patients and prayed ... Read More
In a court in Melbourne an ongoing case of clerical sexual abuse has heard from 5 times convicted priest Desmond Gannon, that 'He was only giving the boy an anatomy lesson'! A Baptist Minister commented, 'he has a maladative approach to his own sexuality, but had never said he knew what he did was ... Read More
Archbishop Murphy-O'Connor recently said athiests and secularists were 'not fully human'. He's followed this bigotted tripe with another swipe during the ceremony to welcome the new Archbishop Of Westminster. 'What is most crucial is the prayer that we express every day in the Our Father, when we ... Read More
Christians assert their god can do anything? For those of us not under the spell of the invisible sky wizard of love, this is a big claim. Given that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence what is the value of a debate when Jesus adherants cannot admit logic into the equation. For the ... Read More
http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2525837.htm This is the link to part 1 of an excellant documentary series by British theologian and Christian Robert Beckford. In it he goes on a quest which reveals every single Xtian belief has it's origins in pre-existing religions, from Krishna 3000 years ... Read More
A site I've stumbled across poses some very interesting questions about certain Xtian beliefs. Can anyone riddle me this.. What happened to the gold the wise men brought the baby Jesus? would this not have made his humble carpenter (earthly)dad a wealthy man and something of a celebrity in ... Read More
For people encouraged to think with their heart, emotional responses seem more 'real' than intellectual ones. The Jesus idea plays upon this trait beautifully. Who can resist the idea of a loving, all powerful invisible friend who wants to give you a place in paradise? The beauty of this model ... Read More
What's a poor atheist to do when so many Xtians get posting in the Faith and Belief section of Big Think?! What's gotten into them? Get into myths and fantasy where you belong! ;) Help! Read More
Humans leave trails, it's called evidence. eg, Something as beautiful as music.. at a basic level we can trace it's development, it's evolution. The most complex 80 piece orchestral composition had it's seeds in the simple modal chants of Gregorian monks. The development of notation and the ... Read More
It would seem part of the eternal struggle humans engage in, is incorporating scientific thought and principles into the abstract search for meaning. Religion seems to want to battle science on it's terrain and it mostly has no legitimate claim there, i.e. Intelligent Design. The argument it should ... Read More
To all those I've exchanged thoughts with on the site this year.... thanks for the banter. To the friends I've made, thanks for the kindnesses. Merry Xmas to my Xtian friends. Happy Hanukar!(spelling?) to my Jewish friends, happy holidays to my atheist friends, happy everything to my pantheist ... Read More
It seems acceptable, even preferable to be ignorant these days. Once upon a time an elite education was seen as an achievement, whereas nowadays we lionize the opposite. When else could a Sarah Palin be a valid candidate for an incredibly important position? She's poured scorn on the 'elite' as if ... Read More
I guess Herbie need not ask the almost VP of the USA about creationism? Some were worried about some sort of pastor-by-association syndrome for the eventual winner, so it's unclear why Sarah's churches beliefs came in for so little scrutiny? If she is a pentecostal, as is the church she spent most ... Read More
Papa Ratzi is asking the medical profession not to be 'arbitrary' when ending the life of brain dead patients. A Vatican statement seems to say he's concerned about the implications for the 'soul' of the person regarding the manner of their physical life ending? Well, my question to him is, where is ... Read More
Sacks sums up in 5 minutes that which is beyond the ability and wit of all the religious writers I've read. His wisdom is profound and his insight meaningful. thank you Big Think, he's one remarkable jewish atheist. My wife and hat agree. Read More
Xtians want to have their cake and eat it as well I know... but... if their god created everything, then he also created evil. END OF STORY. You cannot say any negative characteristic is not his work... all of them, jealousy, hate, envy, pride et al... are his work under the Xtian paradigm. The ... Read More
That statement is axiomatic... it should surprise no one who's looked into the phenomena. However, some recent postings on the T have me thinking about how much we know of the psychology of belief. Borderline schitzophrenic ramblings bring home just how close to madness most of these beliefs sail ... Read More
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