61. Www.atheismforchildren.com | Pied Piper Of Atheism: Philip Pullman And Children' atheism for children is how some people describe the new children s fantasy film and the books from which it derives. The antiNarnia is how some http://www.ignatius.com/atheismforchildren/

A film version of The Golden Compass opens December 7 and stars Nicole Kidman. Atheism for children is how some people describe the new children's fantasy film and the books from which it derives. "The anti-Narnia" is how some supporters of the filmnot just criticssee it. Pullman is widely acclaimed by critics and readers for his best-selling series. But he has been criticized by many for attacking Christianity and promoting atheism. What is the truth about Pullman and his books? What does he believe about God, religion, Christianity, the Catholic Church, and atheism? What does he hope his books will accomplish? Why does he express such strong disdain for the fiction of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Should children be reading the His Dark Materials trilogy, or watching the film version of The Golden Compass , the first book of the trilogy? These are just some of the many important questions addressed by Sandra Miesel and Pete Vere in their accessible, concise, and thoroughly-researched analysis of Pullmans fiction and beliefs. The authors reveal the many premises, and often surprising literary and philosophical sources and symbols of the popular

62. The New Atheism Intolerance of ignorance, myth and superstition; disregard for the tolerance of religion. Indoctrination of logic, reason and the advancement of a http://newatheism.org/

the New Atheism Intolerance of ignorance, myth and superstition; disregard for the tolerance of religion. Indoctrination of logic, reason and the advancement of a naturalistic worldview. Links the New Atheists the brights The Rational Response Squad The Atheist Agenda ... The Evil Atheist Conspiracy Articles Richard Dawkins: An Argument for Atheism - NPR - Mar 2008 Antitheism - Wikipedia What Was The Question? - Student Operated Press - Jun 2007 The New Atheists - The Nation - Jun 2007 The God Debate - Newsweek - Apr 2007 Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion' - NPR - Mar 2007 Richard Dawkins Won't Repent - Terrence McNally interviews Richard Dawkins - Tyee Books - Jan 2007 Atheist Brigade Takes Arguments to the Tolerant - NPR - Dec 2006 The New Atheists - To The Point - KCRW - Dec 2006 The rise of the 'New Atheists' - CNN -Nov 2006 A Dissent: The Case Against Faith - Newsweek - Nov 2006 The Crusade Against Religion - Wired Magazine - Nov 2006 Sam Harris, Keeping Religion Out of Public Policy - NPR - Oct 2006 Richard Dawkins,

63. Big Bang Cosmology And Atheism See Chapter 12, William Lane Craig and Quentin Smith, Theism, atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology (Oxford Clarendon Press, 1993). http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/smith_18_2.html

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64. Rational Atheism: Scientific American An open letter to Messrs. Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=13&articleID=423C1809-E7F2-9

65. Digg - Obama Talks About Atheism Obama s speech on atheist and faith may be the most important pronouncement by a Democrat on faith and politics since John F. Kennedy s Houston speech in http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Talks_About_Atheism

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66. The Philosophy Of Atheism, An Essay By Emma Goldman (1916) To give an adequate exposition of the Philosophy of atheism, it would be necessary to go into the historical changes of the belief in a Deity, http://www.spunk.org/texts/writers/goldman/sp001502.html

The Philosophy of Atheism by Emma Goldman First published in February 1916 in the Mother Earth journal. To give an adequate exposition of the Philosophy of Atheism, it would be necessary to go into the historical changes of the belief in a Deity, from its earliest beginning to the present day. But that is not within the scope of the present paper. However, it is not out of place to mention, in passing, that the concept God, Supernatural Power, Spirit, Deity, or in whatever other term the essence of Theism may have found expression, has become more indefinite and obscure in the course of time and progress. In other words, the God idea is growing more impersonal and nebulous in- proportion as the human mind is learning to understand natural phenomena and in the degree that science pro- gressively correlates human and social events. God, today, no longer represents the same forces as in the beginning of His existence; neither does He direct human destiny with the same Iron hand as of yore. Rather does the God idea express a sort of spiritualistic stimalus to satisfy the fads and fancies of every shade of human weak- ness. In the course of human development the God idea has been forced to adapt itself to every phase of human affairs, which is perfectly consistent with the origin of the idea itself. The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed by them, saw in every terrifying manifestation some sinister force expressly directed against him; and as ignorance and fear are the parents of all super- stition, the troubled fancy of primitive man wove the God idea.

67. The Essays Of Francis Bacon - Lot Four Nay, even that school which is most accused of atheism doth most demonstrate religion The causes of atheism are divisions in religion, if they be many; http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mike_donnelly/lotFOUR.htm

THE ESSAYS OF FRANCIS BACON I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. And therefore, God never wrought miracle, to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. OF ATHEISM OF SUPERSTITION It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion, as is unworthy of him. For the one is unbelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country, before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel. OF TRAVEL OF EMPIRE It is a miserable state of mind, to have few things to desire, and many things to fear; and yet that commonly is the case of kings; who, being at the highest, want matter of desire, which makes their minds more languishing; and have many representations of perils and shadows, which makes their minds the less clear. To speak now of the true temper of empire, it is a thing rare and hard to keep; for both temper, and distemper, consist of contraries. But it is one thing, to mingle contraries, another to interchange them. The answer of Apollonius to Vespasian, is full of excellent instruction. Vespasian asked him, What was Nero's overthrow? He answered, Nero could touch and tune the harp well; but in government, sometimes he used to wind the pins too high, sometimes to let them down too low. And certain it is, that nothing destroyeth authority so much, as the unequal and untimely interchange of power pressed too far, and relaxed too much.

68. Atheist Alliance International Their primary goals are to help democratic, atheistic societies become established Crystal Clear atheism . An exciting convention is in your future! http://www.atheistalliance.org/conventions/2007/

... the only democratic national atheist organization in the United States ... Home About the Atheist Alliance Atheist ... Contacts Now Available! 2007 Convention DVDs Convention Collectibles Convention Photos "Crystal Clear Atheism" An exciting convention is in your future! September 28-30, 2007 in wonderful Crystal City, Virginia AAI 2007 Convention Schedule Registration More Information Speakers: Richard Dawkins Evolutionary Biologist/Author Daniel Dennett Philosopher Sam Harris Author Christopher Hitchens Author Julia Sweeney Actress/Writer/Monologist Eugenie Scott National Center for Science Education Matthew Chapman Author , Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Edward Tabash Lawyer and Atheist/Secular Humanist Pastor Deacon Fred Landover Baptist Church Shannon Cherry - owner of Cherry Communications Lori Lipman Brown - freethought's first Washington lobbyist and Executive Director of the Secular Coalition of America Rick Wingrove The Assertive Atheist , Capitol Hill Representative for American Atheists Mike Estes Atheist Coalition of San Diego , civil rights expert Dale McGowan Author August Brunsman Secular Student Alliance Neil Polzin Secular Student Alliance Janice Rael Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia Dave Silverman American Atheists Greydon Square Atheist rapper The convention will also include: Caricature artist Gary Smith available throughout entire convention to capture convention moments of your choice ($15 per caricature) Pre-Convention Legislative Visit: Lori Lipman Brown call for appointment (202) 299-1091

69. Atheism William S. Bainbridge (2005) atheism , Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion Vol. 1 No. 1, Article 2. http//www.bepress.com/ijrr/vol1/iss1/ http://www.bepress.com/ijrr/vol1/iss1/art2/

Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion is no longer published by The Berkeley Electronic Press. This page is maintained for archival purposes. For the current issue, visit http://www.religjournal.com VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 Articles Atheism William S. Bainbridge SUGGESTED CITATION: William S. Bainbridge (2005) "Atheism", Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion : Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 2. http://www.bepress.com/ijrr/vol1/iss1/art2 Download this article (223 K, PDF) Tell a Colleague Get Acrobat Reader Printing Tip: Select the option to 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog to ensure the article prints as it appears on screen. Learn more... Submitted: September 30, 2004 Accepted: November 17, 2004 Published: January 15, 2005 Readers' Reactions No readers' reactions have been posted for this article. To submit one, copy the URL for this article (http://www.bepress.com/ijrr/vol1/iss1/art2) and click here Content Notification Receive notification of articles.

70. Atheism - Definition From The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of atheism from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism

Home Visit Our Sites Unabridged Dictionary Learner's Dictionary ... Contact Us Also Visit: Unabridged Encyclopedia Britannica Visual ESL: Learner's for Kids: Spell It! Word Central Dictionary Thesaurus Spanish/English Medical Search "atheism" in: Thesaurus Spanish/English Medical Dictionary Open Dictionary Browse words next to: atheism Browse the Dictionary: A B C D ... Z atheism One entry found. atheism Main Entry: Pronunciation: Function: noun Etymology: Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist, from Greek atheos godless, from a- theos god Date: archaic ungodliness wickedness 2 a  a disbelief in the existence of deity b  the doctrine that there is no deity Learn more about "atheism" and related topics at Britannica.com Find Jobs in Your City Pronunciation Symbols Share this entry: Link to this page: Cite this page: Products Premium Services Company Info Contact Us ... Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

71. The Freethought Zone - Arguments For Atheism Several arguments which indicate that God does not exist. http://freethought.freeservers.com/reason/rationalview.html

Free Web Hosting Provider Web Hosting E-commerce High Speed Internet ... Free Web Page Search the Web The Freethought Zone Arguments for Atheism After millennia of trying to come up with arguments for the existence of God, all theologians and philosophers have been able to produce are lame logical fallacies. No credible evidence has ever been found for the existence of a god. Of course, it is impossible to prove conclusively that gods don't exist just like its impossible to conclusively prove that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Invisible Pink Unicorn don't exist. However, it is irrational to believe in fanciful creatures for which there is no evidence. As Carl Sagan said, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." In the case of theism, not only do we not have extraordinary evidence, we don't have any credible evidence at all. There is simply no valid reason whatsoever for believing in the existence of God. Not only are there no sound arguments indicating that a god exists, there are several sound arguments indicating that God does not exist. This article introduces some of these arguments and provides links to other articles which discuss the arguments more thoroughly.

72. #atheism Glossary ob.note This page has been reformatted by ShaiHulud to stylistically match the official atheism page, since he has links to it. http://www.eskimo.com/~cwj2/atheism/athgloss.html

The #Atheism Glossary Last updated 7 January 1999 ob.note: This page has been reformatted by ShaiHulud to stylistically match the official #atheism page, since he has links to it. Hence the color, different background, etc. Since this is an #atheism community project, I would very much appreciate it if you contacted me if you have any ideas for revisions or if you wish to submit full definitions. This glossary is not very complete right now, as you can see, and it will never be truly fully complete, so you may want to check back here from time to time. Agnosticism , n. - Agnosticism is the epistemological position that one cannot ever know positively whether or not supernatural phenomena, especially gods, exist. This was the original definition when the term was coined by Thomas Huxley in 1876, and is the most "correct" definition. Note that since this says nothing as to whether or not gods actually exist, it is possible to be both an agnostic and an atheist, or an agnostic and a fideist theist. Most people who identify themselves as "agnostics" are "weak" atheists . Although Huxley himself mistakenly claimed that agnosticism was a third, distinct option between the alleged certainty of theism and the alleged certainty of atheism, Huxleyian agnosticism should

73. Why I Left Atheism Why I Left atheism. Of all the lessons that I present concerning the existence of God and of all the material that I try to make available to people to http://www.doesgodexist.org/AboutClayton/PastLife.html

Why I Left Atheism My high school career was one in which I grew quite rapidly academically. I enjoyed science and decided that I wanted to be a scientist of some kind. I entered Indiana University majoring in the field of physical science. It was actually at this point that one of the great changes that occurred in my life took place. I enrolled in a course in astronomy at the feet of one of the great astronomers of our day. In that particular course, we were studying the problem of originsthe creation of matter from nothing. As we discussed this particular subject, we went into all those theories that are in that particular material. We talked about the big-bang theory, the quasistatal theory, the continuous generation theory, the planetessimal theory, etc. I read the Bible through from cover to cover four times during my sophomore year in college for the explicit purpose of finding scientific contradictions in it. By that, I mean statements in the Bible that were false that I could throw back at her to show her how ridiculous it was to believe in God. I had even decided to write a book called All the Stupidity of the Bible . Something amazing happened as I did this. As I considered and thought about these things, I found that I could not find a contradictionto find some kind of scientific inaccuracy in the Bible. I just simply was not able to do it. I gave up writing the book because of lack of material! It is amazing to me that as I talk to people, I find many who claim to be Christians and who perhaps claim to have been Christians for many years who have not read the Bible through cover to cover once. I find it hard to believe that they believe in God very much if they do not even want to know what He has to say.

74. ATHEISM'S GODS (This Rock: February 1995) Atheists attempt to replace a god of religion with a god of science. http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1995/9502fea3.asp

C A T H O L I C A N S W E R S : FAITH FORUMS ENCYCLOPEDIA CHASTITY ... About QUICK SEARCH THIS ROCK Subscribe Permissions LIBRARY ... Permissions OUR SPONSORS Please support our sponsors BOOKLETS Pillar of Fire Pure Love Ways to Evangelize Permissions SPECIAL OFFERS F e a t u r e A r t i c l e ATHEISM'S GODS By Bobby Jindal This Rock Volume 6, Number 2 February 1995 Up Front By Karl Keating Letters HOW MY PARISH FOUGHT OFF AN INVASION By EDWARD C. PETTY Sidebar How To Bring in a Large Harvest "EVANGELICALS AND CATHOLICS TOGETHER": A YEAR LATER By RAY RYLAND ATHEISM'S GODS By BOBBY JINDAL OPEN LETTER TO THE MANLY SEMINARY STAFF By BRIAN W. HARRISON, O.S. WHO ARE THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES? By CANON FRANCIS J. RIPLEY Classic Apologetics Evolution, empty tomb, apologetics By Arnold Lunn Old Testament Guide Judith and Esther By Antonio Fuentes Fathers Know Best Astrology Subscribe Permissions THE wave of political correctness, which has affected universities at every level, has also infected religious and philosophical thought. Whereas Western universities once existed to train clergymen and educate others in the fundamentals of the Christian faith, modern centers of higher learning are much more secular and skeptical toward anything remotely religious. Faith is a taboo subject among many of the educated elite; indeed, persons with strong religious convictions are often viewed with scorn and disapproval. Equating all religious beliefs with the seemingly intolerant attitude of Fundamentalists, the more ardent critics of religion are so bold as to equate faith with ignorance and disparage any attempt to support faith with reason as naive.

75. Philosophy Of Religion » Arguments For Atheism A survey of arguments for atheism and against the existence of God. Includes discussions of the problem of evil, the paradoxes of omnipotence and http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/atheisticproofs.html

Philosophy of Religion www.philosophyofreligion.info Home Contact You are here: Home > Arguments for Atheism Home Arguments for the Existence of God Arguments for Agnosticism Arguments for Atheism ... Who's Who Arguments for Atheism Though the history of the philosophy of religion has been dominated by attempts to prove the existence of God, there also exist a number of arguments that seek to disprove theism. These range from a priori arguments that the concept of God is logically incoherent, to a posteriori arguments that the world is not the way that it would be if God existed. The atheistic proofs section surveys these arguments for atheism. Arguments for Atheism Within the Arguments for Atheism section, the arguments are arranged under the following headings: The Presumption of Atheism The Problem of Evil Problems with Omnipotence (including the paradox of the stone), Problems with Omniscience Immortality Heaven and Hell Petitionary Prayer ... The Psychogenesis of Religion , and Religion and Memetics The Presumption of Atheism Atheists often suggest that theirs is the default position, that there is a

76. "Evangelistic Atheism: Leading Believers Astray," By Dan Barker atheism is positive. Although it is constructed with the privative prefix (negative in the sense of without, not against ), it should be viewed as a http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/back/evangel.html

Evangelistic Atheism: Leading Believers Astray By Dan Barker This article originally appeared in the January/February 1993 issue of Freethought Today , published by the Freedom From Religion Foundation . Electronically reproduced with permission. Freethought is worth sharing with the world. If the conditions are right, it is possible for a freethinker to successfully evangelize a believer. "Evangelism" is a perfectly good word. The Greek word "angel" means "messenger." Evangelism is simply "good news." "Atheism" is positive. Although it is constructed with the privative prefix (negative in the sense of "without," not "against"), it should be viewed as a double negative. By comparison, "non-violence" is considered to be a positive word. Since "theism" is unreasonable and even dangerous, the message that we can be free of it is good news. Atheism is like having a large debt cancelled. I am not suggesting that every atheist should be an evangelist. Some are better off temporarily keeping their views to themselves for job security or family harmony. Some freethinkers wisely wait until they retire, when they have little to lose, before they become vocal. In certain communities, open unbelief can be costly. Nor am I suggesting that every evangelistic atheist will always be successful. I learned in the ministry that evangelism is like sales. You can't sell everyone. But you can't sell anyone if you don't first convince them that they have a need or desire for what you are selling.

77. Atheism News So because atheism News now has a slightly better Google factor about Nick Gisburne than his own site does, I thought it would be best for everyone to check http://atheismnews.wordpress.com/

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); Home About Foundations This Atheist Life ... Nick Gisburne Explains It Himself February 14, 2007 Posted by ejtower in Atheism Islam Koran Nick Gisburne ... Support Videos For Nick Gisburne February 14, 2007 Posted by ejtower in Atheism Bible Koran Nick Gisburne ... add a comment To continue the general coverage of the Nick Gisburne - YouTube Fear of Fatwas - issue. Here below you will find a number of videos by YouTube users in support of Nick Gisburne, and in some cases expressing their fear that the YouTube Community is being disrupted by the censorship shown during the Nick Gisburne issue. For those of you with YouTube accounts who wish to file a complaint with the YouTube, you can report a Thought Crime Policy Issue With This Form. February 14, 2007 Posted by ejtower in Bible Christianity Evolution Jerry Falwell ... 2 comments In this Documentary produced by HBO, Alexandra Pelosi travels around the United States taking a look into the lives and teachings of the evangelical christian culture.  The Documentary features such importaint and interesting evangelicals as Ted Haggard (speaking again very ironically about sex lives), and Jerry Falwell. A synopsis of the documentary can be found here Responces Made To Nick Gisburne February 14, 2007

78. Atheism - Uncyclopedia, The Content-free Encyclopedia atheism is the horribly idiotic belief of believing nothing, if that makes sense. So if you believe in nothing you can t be atheist, because atheism is a http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Atheism

Atheism From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation search Approved by the Kansas State Board of Education This page meets all criteria and requirements for use as teaching material within the State of Kansas public school system. It consists of facts , not of theories , and students are encouraged to believe it uncritically, and to approach alternatives critically. God Hates Atheism!! This article has been marked "Un-Christian," " atheist anarchist " and have blasphemed against the the Jee Man himself. Conservatives and religious zealots should be aware that this page is full of swearing shit and any jackasses who read this article are going to burn in Hell . Luckily, the so called-experts have found a wiki for the right called Conservapedia For those without comedic tastes, the so-called experts at Wikipedia have an article about Atheism damnable science! The atheists are perceived as horrifying bullies by most people; or at least they would be if anyone listened to them. I'm an atheist. God I find your lack of faith disturbing.

79. A & E Book reviews, articles and responses about atheism vs. evolution. http://www.geocities.com/a_and_e_uk/

We would like to encourage you to write responses to our articles, and also write your own. Please note that this website is a forum for debate from both sides - not just from atheists and evolutionists. If you oppose anything you see on this site, then we would like to know what your view is. We will put all we receive online – but be prepared to defend your writing! Click on the ‘how to respond’ link below for more information and where to send articles. Book Reviews: Tornado in a Junkyard, the Relentless Myth of Darwinism – By James Perloff (Reviewed by Daniel Aston) Darwin on Trial – By Phil Johnson. (Reviewed by Richard Barnett) Darwin on Trial – By Phil Johnson. (Reviewed by James Brown) The Blind Watchmaker – By Richard Dawkins. (Reviewed by Tim Bonnici) New Articles: Supernatural Causes and Cures of Melancholy in the Early Modern Period. (By Richard Barnett) Suicide and Atheism: Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus. (By Richard Barnett) If you would like to write a new article, please click here.

80. Jhuger - Mystic Atheism You may be wondering how I come to call such blatant mysticism by the names of atheism and Materialism. Part of the answer lies how I ve learned to look http://www.jhuger.com/mystic_atheism

Mystic Atheism About New Contents Links ... Typo? This is my answer to the occasionally asked question "How can you be so sure there is no God." This is not a parable. It's all true; in the normal, generally accepted sense of the word "true". There are a couple of patches of metaphor here and there, but these should be obvious from context. If you have doubts about which is which, feel free to write and ask for clarification. Since this occurred over the course of several years, nearly twenty years ago, a few mistakes are inevitable. Where the details have faded from my mind over the years (and I'm aware that they have faded) I've reconstructed them giving some indication that's what I've done. I am well aware of how arrogant some of this will sound, but I see no way, in this case, to be accurate and modest at the same time. I'm also aware some of this won't sit well with my fellow Atheists, but that's why I call myself a Heretic. In my last year of junior high, or maybe my first of senior high, I went through a period of poor health. It wasn't life-threatening, or debilitating; just a period when my resistance was down and I was laid low for a week at a time by every single bug that was going around. As a consequence, I became intimately acquainted with daytime TV. One of the televangelists (Oral Roberts, I think) was doing some shtick with blessed oil from the Holy Lands. I had no interest in anointing anything, but I was collecting bottles at the time, and the one the oil came in looked pretty cool. He was giving the bottles away free, so I called the 800 number and gave them my address.

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