SEVERAL POLLS indicate that the term "atheism" has acquired such an extraordinary stigma in the United States that being an atheist is now a perfect impediment to a career in politics (in a way that being black, Muslim or homosexual is not). According to a recent Newsweek poll, only 37% of Americans would vote for an otherwise qualified atheist for president.Atheists are often imagined to be intolerant, immoral, depressed, blind to the beauty of nature and dogmatically closed to evidence of the supernatural. Even John Locke, one of the great patriarchs of the Enlightenment, believed that atheism was "not at all to be tolerated" because, he said, "promises, covenants and oaths, which are the bonds of human societies, can have no hold upon an atheist." That was more than 300 years ago. But in the United States today, little seems to have changed. A remarkable 87% of the population claims "never to doubt" the existence of God; fewer than 10% identify themselves as atheists — and their reputation appears to be deteriorating.
Given that we know that atheists are often among the most intelligent and scientifically literate people in any society, it seems important to deflate the myths that prevent them from playing a larger role in our national discourse.
American science is in trouble, and if you wonder why, just go to the movies. Popular culture is gradually turning against science, and Ben Stein's new movie, "Expelled," is helping to push it along.
We are preparing to run another fMRI study of belief and disbelief, and we need volunteers to help us refine our experimental stimuli. This promises to be the first study of religious faith at the level of the brain. By responding to the four surveys I have posted online, you can make an enormous contribution to this work.
You've heard of the "Jesus Camp" and "Hell House" scare tactics used on children? Well, here's another addition to this unfortunate list. The video "A Letter From Hell" will both anger and sicken you. I can't belive there showing this to kids!
As the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools continues, a new controversy over the science curriculum arose Monday in this embattled Midwestern state. Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning are now asserting that the long-held "theory of gravity" is flawed, and they have responded to it with a new theory of Intelligent Falling.
It amazes me how many people say they don't belive in evolution, Approximately 40%-50%, and even amoung the people that say they believe in the evolution, they still have some miss understandings of the theory.
I think the time is now to put childish myths behind us. we know what cases diseases, and we know that the planets revolve around the sun, not the earth as originally thought. so why not "how did we get here"? If you ask me we are still living in the dark ages when it comes to that qustion.
keep reading this, if you think you know the theory you might learn something new, if you unsure about what to believe, or if your a hard-nosed creationist looking to test your faith, or to learn what the other side believes.
Are you by the tornado that just happened? I live in San Diego, California...was born and raised here. I really want to move to Canada, but not anytime soon. Have a great week! ;D
Philosophy:
so you don't believe in evolution? Do you believe in Math? Yes or no? Cause evolution is biology, Biology is chemistry, chemistry is physics, and physics is math.
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Vices:
coffee
Final Words:
I am someone who always hopes to make a change, but not through force or violence, but by awareness, knowledge, and by urging you all to look aside from your routine everyday lives and question with an open mind....