sarahanneisbiwinning:

Understand better?

NO, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.

Going to tackle this one for just a minute because I have a day off with nothing to do. Being agnostic is NOT the squishy, softer middle ground between theism and atheism. What most people miss is the difference between gnostic, agnostic, theist, and atheist. Gnostic and agnostic have to do with knowledge, while theist and atheist have to do with belief. Ready to find out what you are? Here goes:

Do you believe there is a deity/god: YES or NO

Do you believe beyond a shadow of a doubt your choice can be scientifically proven: YES or NO

If your answers are YES/YES, you are a gnostic theist. And fucking crazy. If your answers are NO/YES, you are a gnostic atheist. And fucking crazy. If your answers are YES/NO, you are an agnostic theist. And you should research more. If your answers are NO/NO, you are an agnostic atheist. Congratulations you are like 98% of other atheists on the planet.

No intelligent human being is going to tell you they know every answer to everything. We are constantly learning more and more about life and this universe and in my humble opinion, we will never know every truth. We can get pretty damn close. While I cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no god, GOD IS NOT IN THE GAPS. I believe that the more we research the more evidence we will find to continue to support that there is no god. I am an atheist. I believe there is no god. I know that while I cannot know if there is or not, all evidence to date overwhelming suggests that there is not a higher power. To continue searching for something that isn’t there is a waste of valuable resources.

Being an agnostic atheist doesn’t make you a weak atheist or wavering in your disbelief. It makes you intelligent and better than your counterparts. You have this wonderful ability to change your position if something is proven in or against your favor. The ability to learn and change and grow based on evidence is remarkable.

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I MUST GO!!!!!!!

http://reasonrally.org/

Across  America,  in  every  city,  every town,  and  every  school,  secularism  is  on the  rise.  Whether people call themselves atheists, agnostics, secular Humanists, or any of the other terms used to describe their god-free lifestyle, secularism is coming out of the closet. According to a recent Harris Poll, we are the fastest growing theological segment – in all fifty states.

But as we emerge from hiding, we meet hostility.  Nationwide, secular people are among the most despised in the country.  Our politicians ignore us, our society berates us, and we are blamed for everything from 9/11 to earthquakes.

The Reason Rally is a movement-wide  event sponsored by the country’s major secular organizations.  The intent is to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide, while dispelling the negative opinions held by so much of American Society… and having a damn good time doing it!

On March 24, 2012, from 10:00AM – 4:00PM, nontheists from all corners of the nation will descend on Washington, D.C. en masse to deliver the good news: “We’re huge, we’re everywhere, and we’re growing.”

It will be the largest secular event in world history.  There will be music, comedy, great speakers, and lots of fun…  and it’s free!

Speakers:

Richard Dawkins

Author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion, The Greatest Show on Earth, and more;  Founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.

PZ Myers

Blogger at Pharyngula; Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Taslima Nasrin

Author of more than thirty books, including Lajja (“Shame”); Prolific activist for gender equality, free thought, and human rights.

James Randi

Founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation; Creator of The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge; Magician (known as “The Amazing Randi”).

Bad Religion

Legendary rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Greg Graffin.

Jamila Bey

Journalist; Former Editor and Producer for National Public Radio.

Greta Christina

Writer; Blogger at Greta Christina’s Blog.

Fred Edwords

National Director of the United Coalition of Reason.

Jamie Kilstein

Comedian; co-host of Citizen Radio.

Ron Lindsay

Bioethicist; Lawyer; President, Chief Executive Officer, and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry.

Hemant Mehta

Blogger at The Friendly Atheist, Chair of Foundation Beyond Belief.

David Silverman

President of American Atheists.

Roy Speckhardt

Executive Director of the American Humanist Association.

Todd Stiefel

Founder of the Stiefel Freethought Foundation; Vice President of the Secular Coalition for America.

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nonplussedbyreligion:

Love god, no matter what.  Makes perfect sense to me.

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cbar:

“When people thank god I don’t get offended.”

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Creationist Wheel of Fortune

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God of the gaps