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Stupid Jeebot Questions: Why Bother Expressing Our Insignificance?
I just found this post on Patheos, by Frank Schaeffer, titled, I have a nagging question for my atheist friends: if weâre nothing, why bother to convince us of our nothingness? Who cares?I went into it thinking that Frank would be adult enough to pose this question in a straight up way, with no tongue in cheek righteousness or straw men. I was wrong, as I often am when I expect intellectual honesty from theists. It doesnât stop me from hoping for it next time, because I like to think the best o
Read essayEvery Atheist Parent Needs: Martha Speaks
One afternoon when I was cooking dinner and my little guy was surfing through Netflix Kids, I began to overhear words like âlogicâ, âevidenceâ and âproofâ come from the show he was watching. Naturally, it piqued my curiosity but I was cooking something that needed my attention. So, I made a mental note to check it out when I was done. Of course, I totally forgot. A couple of days later though, Godless Son used the word ârecommendâ correctly in a sentence. Impressed, I asked him if he learned it
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Every Atheist Needs: Angels In America
This is, quite literally, the single most brilliant show Iâve ever seen. Itâs more than outstanding, it goes beyond what anyone could describe as great. It transcends what you ever thought television was capable of. The acting, the subject matter, the sets and effects, it simply rises above the medium and shakes you to your core.Angels in America is an HBO television miniseries that aired in 2003. It was adapted from the play by Tony Kushner. It stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary
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