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Godless Voices Podcast 2/10/2015: Atheism is a Suicide Risk
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Religious Atheism
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Dear World, Happy Valentines Day, Love Islam
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FEMINISM IS RUINING ATHEISM
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Anyone who, like myself, does not buy the assertion that the universe must have a creator has probably faced this argument at some point. It goes something like this: Religious people do wars and terrorism, but so do atheists! Stalin and Mao were atheists! They killed more people than Hitler!

Yes, we are all forced to say. However, is that why Stalin and Mao killed so many people? There is a big difference between anti-clericalism for political and ideological dominance over a population, and the ideals of atheism or humanism. Show me a violent mob wielding copies of Richard Dawkins The God Delusion or Christopher Hitchens God is not Great, and Ill go to church this Sunday.

However, on Feb. 12, my views on this matter changed drastically.

While I had been of the belief that nobody would or could kill another person in the name of atheism, the news brought me to bear a sad truth. Three young, bright, innocent Muslim students in North Carolina were inexplicably murdered by a man named Craig Steven Hicks, who does in fact call himself an atheist.

Hicks Facebook page shows a quote from Richard Dawkins, specifically referencing how Dawkins lost all sympathy for the Islamic faith on 9/11. While Hicks shared the quote back in 2012, it would be silly to assume the work of Dawkins and others did not contribute to a festering hatred for Muslims, one which ended in tragedy last week.

My first reaction to this news was the exact same reaction of religious people whenever their texts are used to justify violence or hatred. X has nothing to do with Y. This is a misunderstanding. Nothing in this book justifies the horrific actions Hicks took.

These statements are all true. My initial reaction, like that of everyone else, was that this persons religious beliefs had nothing to do with the fact that this cruel action was taken. It has more to do with personal issues, feelings of isolation or oppression, mental instability, etc.

Again, all this is true. However, let us not fall into the same trap as religion does in the wake of every tragedy. Let us not deny any involvement or try to absolve ourselves of any culpability. Let us own up to the fact that Hicks atheism was one of many factors that contributed to his deep-seated hatred, just like religious terrorists. Let us not deny Hicks was an atheist, despite the fact he calls himself one. Most importantly, let us apologize.

To my Muslim friends, and to everyone: I am sorry for Craig Steven Hicks.

I am sorry he perverted atheism into violent hatred. I do not stand for what he did, and atheism does not explain what he did. There is nothing in this world that explains or justifies hatred or violence. At this point, we can safely say that terrorists come in all shapes, sizes, races, religions and ideologies, including atheism. Let us not condemn all Christians for the actions of Anders Breivik; let us not condemn all Buddhists for militants in Myanmar; let us not condemn all Muslims for the Charlie Hebdo attack.

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On a trade mission to London, Walker was asked at an event whether he believed in evolution. He didn't answer. Published Feb. 17, 2015 at 3:05 p.m.

So what's making atheism tough this week? Two things.

One is Scott Walker. And I don't just say that on principle, though I can see why you might think that given my history in this space.

On a trade mission to London, Walker was asked at an event whether he believed in evolution. He didn't answer.

Local yokel Christian Schneider, a professional Walker apologist given free rein to write at the state's largest daily newspaper, tweeted out that "Walker didn't answer the evolution [question] because he was afraid his answer would be twisted."

Huh? It's a yes or no question. I am not sure how a simple yes or no could be "twisted." Twisting happens when politicians evade simple yes or no questions. Not that answering yes or no is always the end of the story think "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" but a coy decision to "punt," in Walker's own word, on the question just simply invites the pile-on.

In fact, Schneider went on in that tweet: "And coverage of his non-answer proves him right." As if we should be surprised a bunch of people wrangling with the fact that a supposedly battle-tested leader like Walker can't muster a single syllable, affirmative or negative, on a basic question like that. Had Walker offered an actual answer, we might not be talking about this still a week later. This is Politics 101 and not even what sets my atheist bones a-rattling.

No, here's what atheists like me hate about this kind of thing: evolution is not something you "believe" in. It's real; whether you believe in it or not, evolution is a simple fact of reality. People of faith sometimes have to figure out how they reconcile that reality with the things that are actual beliefs, sure, but they don't get to substitute that faith for reality.

The question shouldn't even be asked. I mean, would the moderator have asked about anything else that is settled science? "Pardon me, Gov. Walker, but have you heard this thing about the earth revolving around the sun? What do you make of that?"

Asking the question offers legitimacy to the anti-science, anti-reality position, and that's no good for anybody.

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A C Grayling - Atheism, Theism and Proof
On the 15th of January 2015, A C Grayling gave a talk to Exeter University #39;s Atheist, Humanist and Secular Society entitled #39;Atheism, Theism and Proof #39;. A C ...

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Atheism vs India Revisited 10a
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