... Downey in 2000 reveled that the overwhelming majority of instances of discrimination against atheists are never reported. Why? According to Downey, ...the fear of suffering further discrimination as a “ ... find plaintiffs for needed litigation.We can all find examples of discrimination against atheists on their basis of their lack of god-belief. We should also be able to understand why there are ...

... Hindu is not an atheist to a Christian. I don't think of Hindus as atheists, I think of atheists as atheists I think of Hindus as people with a different understanding of what God wants. That's ... same all over the world. Hand in hand with this argument that we all born atheists because we are born without belief. That in itself is begging the question. There are lots of reasons to supposes ...

... in an awkward position, particularly when the majority considers their very existence to be a challenge. So atheists have tended to keep quiet, sometime not even realizing that the person they are speaking to is ... together and discuss. So the internet provides something of a support group, which makes the atheists stronger and more confident. This also produces a group polarization effect, which ...

... entrenched. So what's being accomplished? I think the temptation among aggressive atheists is to think that they are just a few converts away from the great crumble, that if they could just move a few more people ... to give me -- the respect to which they are entitled as human beings, whatever they believe. Atheists who carry on as if believers deserve respect, despite their being wrong ...

... the limits of scientific understanding. But why? Why such dogmatic passion, intensity, and fervor among atheists? Why the overzealous insistence that belief in science is based in undiluted logic ... and God is based in indefensible whimsy? The so-called "new atheists" are really no different from any other fundamentalist ideologues. They are driven by an irrational compulsion to " ...

... in an awkward position, particularly when the majority considers their very existence to be a challenge. So atheists have tended to keep quiet, sometime not even realizing that the person they are speaking to is ... together and discuss. So the internet provides something of a support group, which makes the atheists stronger and more confident. This also produces a group polarization effect, which ...

... all the religious folks share common ground on something they call “God,” but since atheists do not share this common ground, how can they contribute? He asked, “But what do we do ... divine. He tried to counter, “Atheism is just a defense mechanism…so atheists can do whatever they want….” (and other related claims) Again, I pointed out that he was simply ...

... did believed in a free society, and were willing to concede that they could be wrong. The "new atheists"are, in my experience, into power and definitely would act as described above. They are a whole different crowd, for whom the ... it. I would imagine that there are key people in the government of any country to whom the new atheists' view of citizens (99% chimpanzee?) would be highly ...

... atheists, one that is raised not just by religious theists but also by secularists and other atheists, is that atheists allow their atheism to intrude into other arguments. For example, it is alleged that ...   Read Article: Atheism & Science: Do Atheists Confuse Promoting Atheism & Promoting Science? Atheism & Science: Do Atheists Confuse Promoting Atheism & Promoting Science? ...

... atheist display honoring atheist veterans right next to the Nativity set. (Didn't they ever hear there are no atheists in foxholes?) So over 100 people came out to rally in support of the nativity set. ... 39;t believe in Bigfoot but I haven't joined any clubs about it. These evangelizing atheists talk about God more than most Christians I know. Except they're angrier. And very litigious. ...

... who is based in Eindhoven and also in my old city of Berlin. The concept behind this Object for Atheists chest of drawers is the relationship between religion and aesthetics. A thesis project Keulemans is ... groups. The chest of drawers thus became a study and metaphor on the need for ’some’ atheists to delve into and expose the mysteries of religion, science and existence. The LKBP ...

... other religions spared the personal insults and attacks on their integrity from the atheists? Could it be that they would defend their beliefs with far more robustness? Anyway, what about the religion of science and ... of life may just turn you into a great investigator with little faith in others, but how many of the atheists who only believe in fact based scientific outcomes can remember that ...

... , I wrote a piece about the shock in some quarters over President Obama actually acknowledging atheists as Americans in his inauguration speech. I included in it a list of laws aimed at atheists – ... a court of law. In Maryland, according to article 36 of the state constitution, atheists could be barred from serving, not only as witnesses in court, but as jurors. Atheism has lately become an ...

... an article in our local paper about how Christmas is tough on atheists in our nation. No doubt it would be! The article quotes one atheist ... was born but mainly that He was born. However, the point of the piece was to highlight how atheists celebrate the holidays (holy days) without being religious. I ... (Psalm 16:11; John 16:33). So while atheists face a lonely, dark Christmas, I rejoice that ...

... moderates,” and not alienate them by attacking all religions. Mooney argues that the New Atheists have painted with much too broad a brush, and that they have used an aggressive tone that achieves “nothing ... P.Z. Myers as being one of the most prominent culprits. Related posts:We atheists and agnostics often have a lot in common with you religious moderatesSam Harris on problems with ...