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Frontpage Updated: Feb 8th, 2010 - 22:40:05 The Bible: A History: A Skewed Look At The Good Book News : Europe  -  On The Box on Feb 8, 2010, 22:37 A critical review of the BBC programme "The Bible: A History" Read more...   Sarcastic atheist(s) respond to Tim Tebow ad. Hilarity ensues. Trust me. News : U.S.  -  Examiner.com on Feb 8, 2010, 22:33 I can’t blame Tim Tebow, an athlete who wears his religion on his sleeve, or, more accurately, on his face. Evangelical parents raised him, and he believes he’s obliged to use his fame to spread his beliefs. Read more...   The Diyanet and laïcité: new Turkish exports to Europe News : World  -  Hurriyet on Feb 8, 2010, 22:30 European secularism, or laïcité, practiced in France and other European countries, is distinct from American secularism. While the United States is secular, providing for freedom of religion in education and politics, European societies are laïque, providing for freedom from religion in education and politics?? Read more...   Shots fired in Guinea town, religious tension rises News : World  -  Reuters on Feb 8, 2010, 22:28 Gunshots were fired on Saturday in the southern Guinean town where Christians and Muslims clashed earlier this week Read more...   Asking Obama to Reform Bush’s Faith-Based Initiatives. News : U.S.  -  Alternet on Feb 8, 2010, 22:25 In the wake of the National Prayer Breakfast this week, the group Citizens Against Religious Discrimination (CARD) is calling for Obama to address the faith-based initiatives started by the Bush administration. Read more...   Muslim group urges acceptance of niqab News : Europe  -  Irish Times on Feb 8, 2010, 22:23 THE IRISH Council of Imams, a group which represents Muslims living in Ireland, has spoken out against attempts to ban the niqab elsewhere in Europe Read more...   Pope Talks Tough on Vacation News : Europe  -  Time Magazine on Feb 8, 2010, 22:17 The U.K. is home to a burgeoning atheist movement which sees the Pope as a symbol of antiquated doctrine and organized religion's intrusion into public discourse. Read more...   Pen against sword: a profile of Ahmet Altan News : World  -  Today's Zanan on Feb 8, 2010, 22:14 Profile of Ahmet Altan, newspaper editor, author and leading Turkish atheist Read more...   Al Qaeda Linked to Lesbo Porn Sites News : World  -  The Spoof on Feb 8, 2010, 22:12 A Web posting early yesterday attributed to Osama bin Laden, has claimed responsibility for several terror attacks throughout the world. The website also has connections to some of the hottest lesbo-action sites on the internet Read more...   On faith and the permissible lack thereof News : World  -  National Post on Feb 8, 2010, 22:09 Benjamin Errett, author of the new book Jew and Improved: How Choosing to be Chosen Made Me A Better Man Read more...   More Headlines Comic Latest Forum Posts The Truth thread Posted by HowardHolmes on February 09, 2010,03:19 in the Philosophy forum It's not a matter of "should." We DO seek truth. Truth is the object of belief, and we all have beliefs. We all desire to be correct in our beliefs. We all believe our beliefs are correct. We have already "gone" someone. We already believe that our beliefs are based on sufficient... Thread Views: 999 , Thread Replies: 73 The Truth thread Posted by HowardHolmes on February 09, 2010,03:12 in the Philosophy forum I might have misspoke. I certainly believe our lives are impacted by reality (truth). I was trying to say that to make a claim about our ability to access truth is a waste of time. It goes without saying that be believe that our beliefs are true. To describe our beliefs in any way which goes beyond... Thread Views: 999 , Thread Replies: 73 How many lies did Jesus tell? Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,03:11 in the Religion forum The definition was explained elsewhere, but could someone please explain the origin? Thread Views: 516 , Thread Replies: 37 How many lies did Jesus tell? Posted by daedalus on February 09, 2010,03:06 in the Religion forum Poe, obviously Poe. Thread Views: 516 , Thread Replies: 37 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,02:50 in the Religion forum Yes, that's consistent with what I said about spreading without replacing. TC Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 Confucianism Posted by Tractatus on February 09, 2010,02:26 in the Society forum Confucius' writings, to me, are very didactic and dated (i.e. The Analects) and assert sets of 'laws' which seem very fixed. Much in the same way as Plato did with his Republic (also very dated). Both writers discuss issues pertaining to societies of the time, and, in most instances, their philosophies... Thread Views: 112 , Thread Replies: 7 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Rune Nyrup on February 09, 2010,02:08 in the Religion forum Buddhism comes in a great many varieties. Some of them are polytheistic and some of them are doesn't have any gods. Some places it is more or less the only religion (Tibet) while in other places is just one among many worshipped religions (as is typical of eastern religions). Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,02:01 in the Religion forum I think Buddhism might be more of a special case, since it comes from a polytheistic base but spread out into a large variety of cultures, somehow managing to merge with the local religion instead of supplanting it. So if you worshiped grandpa or a tree before, you still do, but now you're also a Buddhist.... Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Rune Nyrup on February 09, 2010,01:22 in the Religion forum Actually, if you include eastern religions, the drift also sometimes shifts into atheism (and away again). Thus, Buddhism in some variants are more or less atheistic while other variants are plainly polytheistic. Buddhism arose from polytheistic Hinduism and in some places drifted back again. Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,01:18 in the Religion forum Cultures drift towards and away from monotheism. The Jewish monotheistic God apparently had polytheistic origins, by way of henotheism. And as you point out, Christian trinitarianism is a step away from monotheism, as any Muslim will affirm. Add in "monotheistic" patron saints taking over... Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 Poe like me Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,01:15 in the Religion forum Ah, well, that's something else entirely. If I was in a country that didn't let me speak freely, then shutting up wouldn't be much of an answer, and even if leaving were an option, it wouldn't fix things. In short, given that interpretation, I freely concede the point. TC Thread Views: 1,876 , Thread Replies: 152 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by piesquared on February 09, 2010,01:15 in the Religion forum <Parody Mode> http://custance.org/old/evol/2ch1/2ch1.html I found this article to be quite interesting and further confirms what I thought as well. This starts of stating that the Sumerians (oldest historically recorded culture) was originally monotheistic, as were the Babylonians, the Egyptians,... Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 Poe like me Posted by Rune Nyrup on February 09, 2010,01:09 in the Religion forum I think bowmore with "more serious cases" is alluding to political oppresion in the real world. Thread Views: 1,876 , Thread Replies: 152 Confucianism Posted by piesquared on February 09, 2010,01:08 in the Society forum I was speculating on why you might think this was worth bringing up. As an atheist, I don't find it remarkable that other people came up with similar moral messages. It's a consequence of the fact that jesus didn't have any special divine insight. The only train of logic I came up with while reading... Thread Views: 112 , Thread Replies: 7 Atheist charities Posted by xcept2010 on February 09, 2010,01:07 in the Society forum Yes, I was kidding. Gematria is interesting, but I do not need it to know the truth. There are some compelling things however in Gematria. Thread Views: 1,498 , Thread Replies: 113 Poe like me Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,01:01 in the Religion forum After sorting out the negatives, I gather than you're claiming atheism is childish. As it does not appear to be so, I would ask that you offer some basis on which we should accept your claim. TC Thread Views: 1,876 , Thread Replies: 152 Poe like me Posted by Thought Criminal on February 09, 2010,00:59 in the Religion forum Walking away? In the end, that's really the only acceptable option. The alternative is censorship, whether from allowing them to censor what I write or censoring myself so that they don't have to. I see no reason to do this. I fully expect my visit here to end with my departure as a consequence... Thread Views: 1,876 , Thread Replies: 152 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by steenkh on February 09, 2010,00:03 in the Religion forum I now know that the OP was a reply to this question: My first reaction still holds: there is no indication that the Egyptians or other old civilizations were ever monotheistic. The fact that we do not know the names of their other gods does not mean they did not have them. It would be much more difficult... Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 From Monotheism to Polytheism Posted by Rune Nyrup on February 08, 2010,23:52 in the Religion forum I think it is rather good indicator of the absurdity of the creationist project that they have to tamper with more or less every discipline of science. Not just the hard sciences that directly contradict their mythology but also softer fields such as history. Thread Views: 82 , Thread Replies: 10 T. Rex soft tissue found! Posted by Panhan on February 08, 2010,23:46 in the Science & Origins forum I'm pretty sure that covers french, German, Scottish and the rest that you have listed. Cultural standing is factor but more towards the larger point of location and the main cultural Influences. The reason I reached the conclusion that the list is almost all made up of white people is their names and... Thread Views: 1,008 , Thread Replies: 35

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