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Dec 29, 2011, 9:46 am
Let’s talk about Jose Rizal’s idea of God and religion. This Fb surely doesn’t have the slightest idea about Rizal and his ideas towards religion and God. That is why he taught that he can use Rizal to…well aggravate a Filipino atheist.
Let me start with paragraph 1. According to his post R... Comment - Like
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Dec 7, 2011, 9:04 am
Exodus 20:8 vs. Romans 14:5
Isa raw sa nakita nyang maling kontradiksyon na nakasulat sa website ng American Atheists ay ang patungkol sa Exodo 20:8 at sa Taga Roma 14:5. Ang sabi nya...
Teka...ano nga ba ang kontradiksyon dito?
(Exodus 20:8-9) - "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. "Six d... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 2:17 pm
Habang ako'y naghahanap ng mga kung anu-ano dito sa Internet, ako'y nadaan sa isang blog na sinulat ng sa tingin ko'y isang Catholic defender na may titulong "ATHEISTA KA BA?" Ito ay naisulat noong Abril 8, 2008 ng isang tao na naitatago sa pangalang fperito at mayroon itong 5 bahagi. Hmmmm...m... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 5:12 am
Do you know that Jack T. Chick, publisher of those nifty little Christian comics is a religious bigot?
Little is known about Jack Chick, a reclusive fundamentalist Christian preacher operating out of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and what little can be gleamed about him is only available on the webs... Comment - Like
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Nov 4, 2011, 9:51 pm
To all Christians out there: You say that Satan is the greatest deceiver of all to the point that you will even insist that atheists like me were deceived by Satan that is why I "deny" God's existence ( based on 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).
But as a greatest of deceivers, is it possible that Satan most ... Comment - Like
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Nov 4, 2011, 12:17 pm
Here in the Philippines, when we talked about atheism, we get different reactions. Some doesn't mind it while others are bothered that it exists. Just take this post written by a certain "ragubalane" from the Definitely Filipino blog as an example (Sorry guys, this is written in Pilipino di... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2011, 6:48 am
This is not new. I still remember the issue about Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. The whole thing went by…nothing really happened. There was also the clamor against the movie The Last Temptation of Christ, remember that one? Today, we hear the same roar all over again. This time, it’s all abo... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2011, 10:51 pm
by Ilving Tabios-Zamora
Sir God:
Pour me a drink of wine. Sprinkle it with honey.
I want to sing.
I love wine when it is flower-sweet.
It drums the chest. Like lonely darkness
it fulfills all the hankerings of the flesh.
Sir God:
Pour me another drink. Squeeze bile into it.
I want to cry.
I l... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2011, 9:32 pm
(Written in Tagalog)
Matagal ng naging kaugalian na ikonekta ang rehiliyon at moralidad. Ito ay nababatay sa paniniwala na ang kagandahang asal ay nakukuha lamang sa turo ng rehiliyon sa pamamagitan ng mga batas na sinasabing inutos ng isang diyos. Kaya hindi na rin nakakapag-taka na makakabasa ka ... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 12:00 am
By Newo F. Nash
If God does not exist, then objective moral values do not exist. Objective values do exist. Therefore, God exists. The argument above is the argument from morality for God's existence in its deductive form, formulated by William Lane Craig. The argument is valid; it is in the form ... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2011, 9:25 pm
The problem with some believers when confronting atheism is that they rely too much to misconceptions. Surely, if you dismantle a misconception you are not accomplishing anything.
Now here is a good example:You often hear atheists say that that they are the guardian of reason; this is true as far ... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2011, 9:24 pm
Going back to the magazine article
It seems the Jehovah’s Witnesses are now affected by the "atheist scare" huh? In the latest Awake! (November 2010) they featured some stories about their issue against atheism.
These anti-atheist articles came out last September 2010.
The first article is sayi... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2011, 8:54 pm
Have you ever encountered those annoying people who will knock on your door in a peaceful Saturday morning to convince you to…er… nope I’m not talking about Electrolux salesmen and Avon ladies. I am talking about those members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Now, these traveling salesmen of fait... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2011, 1:17 am
Last Saturday and Sunday, we celebrated A-Week…not by virtually changing your Facebook profile picture, but by going to Rizal park, set up a booth and tell everyone that we are atheists! And it was successful!
ABS-CBN was there to get a report on this monumental event in Philippine atheism.
Ilvi... Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2011, 2:10 am
This was the "You Can be Good without Religion" Advocacy of the Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) with the help of Do It Right Advocacy.
The first project was feeding in Cavite.
There will be more to come!
If you have some questions or comments on the article, send the author an e... Comment - Like
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Feb 16, 2011, 1:47 am
Have you ever encountered those annoying guys who will knock on your door in a peaceful Saturday morning to convince you to…er… nope I’m not talking about Electrolux salesmen and Avon ladies. I’m talking about those members of the Christian cult, the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
And now, these tra... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2011, 9:36 pm
Atheism offers nothing to me,
It never has and never will,
It doesn't make me feel good or comfort me,
It's not there for me when I'm sick or ill,
It can't intervene in my times of need
It won't protect me from hate,
It doesn't care if I fail or succeed,
It won't wipe the tears from my eyes,
It does... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2011, 3:50 am
By Dexter Tiu
Atheists are More Free than Ever, More Attacked than Ever:
Atheists in modern America have more freedom and can be more open about their atheism than at any time in history. Paradoxically, this openness has led to more direct and public bigotry towards atheists than at just about any ... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2011, 2:40 am
by Dexter Tiu
Polling has consistently shown that the one group of people Americans will not vote for are nonbelievers. It’s pretty easy to recognize why: Americans tend to be religious people who equate morality with religion; Americans only recently finished fighting off an atheist Communist men... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2011, 2:38 am
by Dexter Tiu
It’s quite unfortunate that despite the Philippines’ status as a melting pot of cultures and races, the country still stays very traditional and retarded in its acceptance of more liberal ideology. Atheism is not even a new school of thought, but to this day, Atheism has still yet ... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2010, 2:47 am
I joined the Filipino Freethinkers in the Pride March last Saturday (Dec. 4) on Tomas Morato in Quezon City. It was my first.
I have a confession to make, I was a homophobic when I was a Christian, but I do not just blame it on my former religious beliefs. They say that Filipino has this "macho cult... Comment - Like
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Dec 7, 2010, 5:13 am
According to newly retired bishop Teodoro Bacani Santa Claus is stealing the true spirit of Christmas. He said Filipinos should remember that Christmas is meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
What?
Jesus wasn't born on December 25, so why will it be his birthday?
According to Robert A. Sungenis ,... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2010, 9:20 pm
In a news article from The Times February 11, 2009
Vatican buries the hatchet with Charles DarwinRichard Owen in Rome
The Vatican has admitted that Charles Darwin was on the right track when he claimed that Man descended from apes.
A leading official declared yesterday that Darwin’s theory ... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2010, 12:05 am
I never even imagine that it will happen but it did: Atheism in Indonesia. In a Muslim predominant nation, a 27 year old student named Karl Karnadi stand up for reason.
Indonesia has its shares of religious fundamentalism that is deemed to be dangerous. Fundamentalism give birth to extremist and you... Comment - Like
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Dec 1, 2010, 8:04 pm
By signing this document, we, Filipinos of various creeds and beliefs, express our full and unwavering support to our legislators who believe that social development transcends religious dogma.
Please sign and let it be known that we Filipinos don’t tolerate to be pegs of certain church dogmas.
SI... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2010, 11:48 pm
Critical Thinking Filipinos is Created for all Filipinos online who want to share their views, and opinions.
Mission:Our Goal is to promote Diversity, Knowledge in Science, Medical Field, Humanitarian sector, exchanging knowledge and point of views, present current and historical information concern... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2010, 3:11 am
Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 22:34:00 11/26/2010
Filed Under: Churches (organisations), Family planning
LAST NOV. 20, a group of about 20 people calling itself Filipino Freethinkers went to the Manila Cathedral where a “Prayer Service for Discernment with Holy Mass—Point of Discernment:... Comment - Like
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Nov 26, 2010, 7:50 pm
Members of Pro-Life Philippines, led by President Eric Manalang, harass RH Bill supporters, which included mothers from the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP) and members of the Filipino Freethinkers (FF).
This video clearly shows
1) that although the RH supporters were denied entr... Comment - Like
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Nov 25, 2010, 12:49 am
There is this interesting article in the Internet that I recently read and what made this article by Stephen Prothero (titled "Atheists need a different voice") interesting is that...well...at least I can now differentiate the "moderates" with the "militant" atheist...well...sort of.
According to Mr... Comment - Like
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Nov 5, 2010, 2:44 am
Is science a religion? Is it biased or relative? Well…most theists, post modernists and relativist will agree.
From the Christian apologetic book "When Skeptics Ask", there are two types of science: Operational Science and Origin Science. Operational science seeks answers that are testable by repe... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2010, 10:42 pm
When we talk about any form of cosmological argument whether it’s from Thomas Aquinas or something as sophisticated as Dr. Craig’s Kalam Argument, the issue about “necessary” will always enter the picture.So let us just talk about what most theists meant when they use the word “necessary.... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2010, 8:45 pm
October 25 will be election time again and this time we’re going to elect local candidates that will represent our baranggay. Funny that most of these aspiring candidates include Bible verses or the name of God on their campaign slogans and printed materials as if belief in God is a plus. It was n... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2010, 10:31 pm
By FRANS DE WAALI was born in Den Bosch, the city after which Hieronymus Bosch named himself. This obviously does not make me an expert on the Dutch painter, but having grown up with his statue on the market square, I have always been fond of his imagery, his symbolism, and how it relates to human... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2010, 3:57 am
Padre Damaso was a portrait - a perfect caricature of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines.
Dámaso Verdolagas was a perfect villain. Cunning, self-righteous hypocrite Damaso was a man of faith who hides a dark, immoral secret. A meddler with little concern to those he hurts.
Padre Damaso was an a... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 8:38 pm
In my recent article regarding the Kalam Argument on the existence of God, I have a...well...a reaction from a certain Christian reader. Ok…let me address his comments and at least the said comments can serve as an update on how Filipino Christian apologists approached the Kalam argument (as I hav... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 8:29 pm
I thought Christians are not using this argument anymore.
Anyway...
On the 13th of July 1087 after finishing his breakfast, Anselm (1093-1109) Bishop of Canterbury, claimed that God send him an argument in a vision and it goes like this:
That God Really Exists Therefore, Lord, you who give knowledge... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2010, 9:30 pm
I thought Christians are not using this argument anymore. Anyway...On the 13th of July 1087 after finishing his breakfast, Anselm (1093-1109) Bishop of Canterbury, claimed that God send him an argument in a vision and it goes like this:
That God Really Exists Therefore, Lord, you who give... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2010, 8:57 pm
In my article regarding the Kalam Argument on the existence of God, I have a...well...a violent reaction from a certain "Isang Kaibigan". Since I never answer on comments post, I've just copied his rants and answered them here in my blog.
Isang Kaibigan: On Premise 1: ... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2010, 8:11 pm
RH advocate Carlos Celdran arrested for protesting inside cathedral. (From GMANews.TV - Friday, October 1)
(UPDATED 8:15 P.M.) Famed Manila tour guide and reproductive health advocate Carlos Celdran was detained by Manila police on Thursday for disrupting a mass at the Manila Cathedral, where he sta... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2010, 8:49 pm
by Mr. Ian Baltazar
I READ Rigoberto Tiglao’s column “God and the Pope under attack (Part 1).” (Inquirer, 7/8/10) I am glad someone from the mainstream media has finally caught up with the increasing rise of atheism and agnosticism in our country. I am a secular humanist/atheist and I am activ... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2010, 8:25 pm
The Atheist Door Knocking Society (ADKS) is a non-profit organization committed to the spreading the word of common sense to everyone one door at a time. We hope to unleash mankind from the shackles of "religion" thus resulting in everyone everywhere taking responsibly for their own actions instead ... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2010, 4:45 am
Trivia lang guys.
Do you know that the Christian Bible has many contradictions. WHAT? You don't believe me? Why not read it yourself. Here are few samples:
Rom.3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."1Kgs. 8:46 "...for there is no man that sinneth not,...."(2Chr. 6:36)Prov.20:... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2010, 9:10 pm
I just like to invite you guys on a meeting this September 18, 2010 in Shangri-La Mall, EDSA (6th floor near Starbucks) @ 2PM.
We will be planning to create a film about atheism in the Philippines (the very first) and we need minds to interact so this plan will be a success. It's time we show th... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2010, 9:03 pm
The people who are building the mosque says it will be in memorial of the victims of 9/11. If you really want to help us remember the victims who died in that Islamic terrorist attack, REBUILD THE WORLD TRADE CENTER!
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