Pages Tagged with #theism

The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists, in the following sections:

• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 4. Proving the Existence of God Would Not Support Any Particular Religion
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.2. God is Omnipotent (All-Powerful)
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.5. God is Rational
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.3. God is Perfectly Benevolent (Good)
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.4. God Has Free Will
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 2.9. God Communicates With Us
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God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence, in the following sections:

• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 6. The Features and Properties of God Were All Non-Created, Which Contradict the Idea of a God as the Sole Creator
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 7. The Unwarranted Assumptions of Theism
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 2. God Cannot Be All-Powerful (Omnipotent)
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 3. God Cannot be Perfectly Benevolent or Morally Good
• God is Logically Impossible: The Argument for Atheism from Incoherence: 1. God Has No Free Will
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The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments, in the following sections:

• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 4. Logic Must Predate the First Cause
• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 8. Energy Cannot Come From Nothing - Therefore God Exists
• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 1. The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause
• The Universe Could Not Have Been Created by God: The Failure of First Cause Arguments: 2. Occam's Razor: The Complexity of God and the Simplicity of the Natural Laws
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Atheism and Secularism, in the following sections:

• Atheism and Secularism: 1. Implicit Atheism, Explicit Atheism and Other Forms of Atheism
• Atheism and Secularism: 6. Intellectualism and Atheism
• Atheism and Secularism: 7. Atheism Attracts Crazy Criticisms
• Atheism and Secularism: 5.1. Lower-case or Upper-case Atheism?
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Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?, in the following sections:

• Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?: 3. Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith
• Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?: 0.1. The Social and Moral Index
• Do We Need Religion to Have Good Morals?: 1.2. Rewards and Punishment
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Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business, in the following sections:

• Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business: 5. Attaining Heaven: Selfishness Versus Humility
• Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business: 4. Theists Do Not Really Believe in Pascal's Wager
• Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business: 3.1. Ignorance and Avoidance of Religion are Best
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Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly, in the following sections:

• Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 3. Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business
• Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 1. The Dangers of Worshipping the Wrong God
• Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 2. The Dangers of Believing in God Wrongly

Agnosticism, in the following sections:

• Agnosticism: 2. A Sensible and Honest Stance
• Agnosticism: 5. Opposing Arguments
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Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 3.6. The God of the Gaps
• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 4.2. The Social and Moral Development Index
• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 3.1. Religion is Bad for Intelligence

From the Big Bang Theory to Multiverses: How and Why Does the Universe Exist?, in the following sections:

• From the Big Bang Theory to Multiverses: How and Why Does the Universe Exist?: 2.2. The First Law of Thermodynamics Versus Energy From Nothing
• From the Big Bang Theory to Multiverses: How and Why Does the Universe Exist?: 7. Religion and Creation
• From the Big Bang Theory to Multiverses: How and Why Does the Universe Exist?: 6. Scientific Pantheism

The History of Atheism, in the following sections:

• The History of Atheism: 1. Where Did Atheism First Arise?
• The History of Atheism: 3. 16th-17th Century CE
• The History of Atheism: 4. 17th-18th Century: From the Enlightenment and Onwards

The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause, in the following sections:

• The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause: 3. Some Possible First Causes (Monotheism, Karma or Atheism)
• The Argument that Everything Needs a Creator, Therefore God Exists as the First Cause: 1. The Appeal of First Cause Arguments for God
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Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation, in the following sections:

• Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation: 3. Praying is Best Considered Meditation and Introspection
• Prayer is Pointless, Except as Meditation: 4. Prayer as a Passive Aggressive Activity
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Humanism, in the following sections:

• Humanism: 6. The Basis of Humanism's Morals and Charitable Work by Humanists
• Humanism: 7. International Statistics Show the Success of Humanistic Approaches to Human Rights

God and Pronouns: God has No Gender, in the following sections:

• God and Pronouns: God has No Gender: 2. Religions and Beliefs With a Gender-Neutral Divinity
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God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?, in the following sections:

• God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?: 2. God Has No Free Will
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Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls, in the following sections:

• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 5.2. It is Popular to Mistake Theism in General for the Dominant Religion
• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 5.1. Hidden Secularisation

The God of the Gaps, in the following sections:

• The God of the Gaps: 4. The Shrinking Capability of Prayer
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Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?, in the following sections:

• Is God All-Powerful? Can God or Anything Truly Be Omnipotent?: 2. Logical Limitations: An Omnipotent God is Impossible
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What Causes Religion and Superstitions?, in the following sections:

• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 2.5. Moralizing: Being Religious in Order to Be a Good Person
• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 5.9. Intelligence and Suggestibility

The Anthropic Coincidences: Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life?, in the following sections:

• The Anthropic Coincidences: Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life?: 4. Scientific Support for the Idea that the Laws of Physics Mean Life Must Appear
• The Anthropic Coincidences: Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life?: 5. No Universal Creator: Energy From Nothing

Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith, in the following sections:

• Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith: 3. Human Communities Share Most Morals No Matter What Religion They Are
• Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith: 2. Human Rights Perform Much Better Than Religious Rules

God Has No Free Will, in the following sections:

• God Has No Free Will: 3. A Benevolent God Has No Free Will
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Prayer is Magic, and Prayers are Spells, in the following sections:

• Prayer is Magic, and Prayers are Spells: 2. Evidence Shows Theists Believe in Human Action, Not Divine Prayer
• Prayer is Magic, and Prayers are Spells: 1. Prayer is Magic

Atheist Religions, in the following sections:

• Atheist Religions: 2.6. UFO Religions
• Atheist Religions: 1. An Introduction to Atheism and Secularism

Simple Answers in a Complex and Uncertain World: What Causes Religion?: 4. The God of the Gaps

Human Story Telling: The Poor Accuracy of Oral Transmission

Judaism: 4. Types of Judaism

The Gradual Instruction of Humankind by a Series of Prophets from God: 2. God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic

Monotheism and Free Will: God, Determinism and Fate: 1. God Has No Free Will

Buddhism is an Atheist Religion: 1. Supporting evidence

The Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th Centuries: 2.5. Explicit Atheism

Prayer is Ungodly: 4. Satanism

Is Omniscience Possible? Does God Know Everything?

Fearing God: 3. Does Fear Get You to Heaven?

Consciousness as an Emergent Property: 3. Pantheism

Mass Education Versus Religion: 1. Religion and Intelligence

What is Science and the Scientific Method?: 1.5. Occam's Razor: Simplicity & Fewer Assumptions are Better

God Does Not Need Prayer, Prophets, Souls, Evangelists Nor Religion: 3. Evangelism, Messengers or Prophets

Christianity and Marriage: 5. Divorce Rates

Homocentricity or Anthropocentrism: Why Do Religions Think Humanity Is Central to God and Creation?

Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 6.4. Charting the Historical Records of Types of Religion - Who's Been the Most Tolerant?

How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 3. Disbelief in God

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline: 5.3. Other Beliefs

Religion and Intelligence

Pride and Ego as a Cause of Religion: 1. Is Atheism Caused by Pride? By Brian Holtz

Give to Charity Directly, Not to Church: 4. Motivations Behind Charitable Work

Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.6. Intelligence

Human Rights and Freedom in Jamaica

Revealing Divine Truths Via Humans Causes Confusion and Division: 5. Further Poor Methods of Communication

What is Religion? How Do You Define Religion?: 5. Transcendental Beliefs

When Human Religions Meet Intelligent Alien Life: 3. There are Already Some Alien-Centered Religions, and Universalist Religions Cope Quite Well With ETI

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

Botswana (Republic of Botswana): 9. Religion and Beliefs

Deism

The Bahá'í Faith: 4.3. The Failed Experience Theodicy

Different Types of Atheism and Atheist Beliefs

Science and Religion: 4. Intelligence Acting Against Religion

Proverbs Chapter 6: 3.0. Proverbs 6:20-35 - Warnings against those who commit adultery

The Internet and Religion: 5. How Would A Monotheistic God Talk to Us All If Not Through a Website?

Natural Evil such as Earthquakes: Evidence That God is Not Good

Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance: 4.2. Christian Divorce Rates, Marital Problems and Wifebeating

Is Free Will the Reason God Allows Evil and Suffering?: 2.2. Natural Evil is Not the Result of Free Will

The Bane of Monotheism: Against Single-God Religions

Human Rights: 8. Are Secular or Religious Codes Better for Morality?

Pantheism

Human Religions

Theological Problems with Heaven, Paradise and Nirvana: 3. Aiming for Heaven (Pascal's Wager)

Non-Religious Secular Jews (Cultural Judaism)

Altruism is an Illusion: 3.4. Aiming for Heaven

Masturbation, Relationships, Honesty: 2. Harmful Taboos and Inhibitions

Mass Belief and the False Consensus Effect: Everyone Believes It So It Must Be True!: 3.5. Religion

Metaphysical Solipsism is Not True: 4. The First Cause

Dictionary List of Different Types of Religion

God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic