http://atheology.com n. against God or gods, anti-theology, the defense of naturalism Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be moving this site to a new host. I expect this to be seamless, but there may be some disruption for a day or two. Be patient, the site will be available again soon. http://atheology.com/2008/04/26/moving-to-new-host/ Mike Huckabee thinks the U. S. Constitution is a problem. What problem is that? Well, it doesn't adhere to God's standards. Sheesh, it doesn't even mention God. Nor Christianity. What were the founders thinking? So Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to make it properly subservient to God and his ... http://atheology.com/2008/01/16/huckabee-and-the-us-constitution/ No benefit for human beings is more obvious than the benefit of demilitarizing the world. Every dollar spend on weaponry and war is a dollar not spent improving our lives. As Glenn Greenwald's review of military expenditures shows, one country's outlandish military spending is driving a worldwide spike that, if ... http://atheology.com/2008/01/06/worldwide-military-expenditures/ December 25, the holiday long celebrated as the birthday of the Unconquered Sun, but more recently as the birthday of Jesus Christ, the central figure in Christianity. Jesus is generally presented as a pacifist, author of the sermon on the mount with its beatitudes ("blessed are the peacemakers..."), but more ... http://atheology.com/2007/12/25/torture-and-american-christianity/ Why am I an atheist? Since atheism is still a somewhat unusual point of view, let me be candid about why I believe no God exists. Before proceeding, it is important to define God -- otherwise no coherent discussion is possible. I define God as "the solitary, perfect, non-physical being who ... http://atheology.com/2007/11/11/why-atheism/ The International Humanist and Ethical Union monthly news email just came. Among their recent activities they have endorsed a letter sent by Diana Brown of the World Population Foundation to the U.N. Human Rights Council objecting to their resolution (also brought to the UN General Assembly) against the "defamation ... http://atheology.com/2007/11/04/iheu-corrects-un-human-rights-council/ Adam has written another elegant post over at daylight atheism: We must face the facts: our lives, in the grand scheme of things, are short. Like the leaves falling from the tree, we bloom, flourish, and inevitably wither. Vast expanses of time preceded each of us, and equally vast expanses of ... http://atheology.com/2007/11/01/100/ In his book, Faith & Reason, Ronald Nash introduced what he calls Christianity's "touchstone proposition." A touchstone proposition, Nash explained, is the "control-belief or ultimate presupposition" that encapsulates the "fundamental truth " of a worldview. [p. 46] Nash followed with a quick introduction to Naturalism as "the major competition to ... http://atheology.com/2007/08/06/naturalisms-touchstone-proposition/ It's often said that the only thing atheists have in common is what they disbelieve. It's also often said that disbelieving in God is just as much a religious belief as is believing in God, or more exactly, that both belief and disbelief rely on faith. All of these assertions ... http://atheology.com/2007/07/14/what-atheists-have-in-common/ (On the Subjective Value of Non-Existent Beings) When I bend my knee meekly and throw up a thoughtless prayer to a God greater than me I feel better immediately. But it works regardless who I supplicate with my fevered wishes. I can pray to the moon just as effectively; moreso, actually since the moon is so beautiful and moves through the ... http://atheology.com/2007/06/17/prayers-queries/