Pages Tagged with #atheism

Atheist Religions, in the following sections:

• Atheist Religions: 2.6. UFO Religions
• Atheist Religions: 2.5. Taoism / Daoism
• Atheist Religions: 2.3. Humanism
• Atheist Religions: 2.1. Buddhism is an Atheist Religion
• Atheist Religions: 1. An Introduction to Atheism and Secularism
• Atheist Religions: 3. Atheist Religions Tend to be Kinder and More Compassionate Than Theist Religions
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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: 5. Saying God is 'Outside' Logic
• 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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Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation, in the following sections:

• Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 4.2. Outstanding Critics of Religion in the Modern Era
• Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.8. The Internet
• Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.5. Education
• Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.4. Science
• Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.6. Intelligence

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: 1.2. Be Strong and Have Doubt
• 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: 3.3. The Islamic Qur'an - Worshipping the Wrong God (Especially Trinitarian Ones) is a Ticket to Hell
• 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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Agnosticism, in the following sections:

• Agnosticism: 2. A Sensible and Honest Stance
• Agnosticism: 4. Good Educational Level
• Agnosticism: 5. Opposing Arguments
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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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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: 2. 6th-2nd Century BCE
• The History of Atheism: 4. 17th-18th Century: From the Enlightenment and Onwards

Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls, in the following sections:

• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 5.1. Hidden Secularisation
• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 1. Established Religions Become Default Religions
• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls: 4. Cultural Ties Distort the Statistics of Religion
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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
• Humanism: 2. What is Humanism?
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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: 1.3. The Violent Defence of Religion Derives From Secret Doubt
• 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

Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster, in the following sections:

• Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 7. Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings
• Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 8. General Immorality
• Christian Moral Theory and Morality in Action: Biblical Morals and Social Disaster: 3.7. The 10 Commandments

Religion and Intelligence, in the following sections:

• Religion and Intelligence: 2. Mass Education Versus Religion
• Religion and Intelligence: 3.2. Religious Countries Have a Lower Average IQ
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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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Buddhism is an Atheist Religion, in the following sections:

• Buddhism is an Atheist Religion: 1. Supporting evidence
• Buddhism is an Atheist Religion: 2. Partial Counter-Evidence
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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: 2.5. God is Rational
• The Assumptions about God and Creation, of Both Theists and Atheists: 5. Conclusions
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Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?, in the following sections:

• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?: 5.2. S. Bruce Defends Secularisation Theory (1996)
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?: 3. Atheism
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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
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Mass Education Versus Religion, in the following sections:

• Mass Education Versus Religion: 4. Religious People are Least Educated on Religion
• Mass Education Versus Religion: 1. Religion and Intelligence
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Taoism / Daoism, in the following sections:

• Taoism / Daoism: 1. The Dao - The Way - The Tao
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Science and Religion, in the following sections:

• Science and Religion: 4. Intelligence Acting Against Religion
• Science and Religion: 3. Science Acting Against Religion

Imagine There's No Heaven, in the following sections:

• Imagine There's No Heaven: 2. Man is a Part of Nature
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Judaism, in the following sections:

• Judaism: 5. About Judaism
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Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith, in the following sections:

• Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith: 2. Human Rights Perform Much Better Than Religious Rules
• Human Rights and Secular Morals: Ethics Without Religion or Faith: 5. Humanism

Winterval and Political Correctness Gone Mad: The Invented Attempt to Replace Christmas in the UK, in the following sections:

• Winterval and Political Correctness Gone Mad: The Invented Attempt to Replace Christmas in the UK: 1. Who Repeated the Lie? The Daily Mail, The Times, The Express and the Telegraph
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Pantheism, in the following sections:

• Pantheism: 2. A Form of Deism
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Jamaica, in the following sections:

• Jamaica: 11. Religion and Beliefs
• Jamaica: 4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

Jainism, in the following sections:

• Jainism: 4. Jainism is an Atheist Religion
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Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism, in the following sections:

• Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 8. Growing Fundamentalism Within Mainstream Christian Churches
• Christian Extremism, Intolerance and Resurgent Fundamentalism: 3. The Christian Dark Ages of Medieval Europe

Freethought - Freedom of Belief and Freedom of Religion, in the following sections:

• Freethought - Freedom of Belief and Freedom of Religion: 6. The Freedom of Thought Report
• Freethought - Freedom of Belief and Freedom of Religion: 5. Apostasy: Thought Crime in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?, in the following sections:

• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 3. Disbelief in God
• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 2. Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls

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

Blasphemy in Pakistan, in the following sections:

• Blasphemy in Pakistan: 1. Pakistan Has No Freedom of Belief Nor Religious Freedom of Expression
• Blasphemy in Pakistan: 3. Cases

Christianity and Marriage, in the following sections:

• Christianity and Marriage: 3. Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings
• Christianity and Marriage: 5. Divorce Rates

Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan), in the following sections:

• Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan): 7. Pakistan's Modernity and Learning
• Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

The Book of Psalms, Number 14, in the following sections:

• The Book of Psalms, Number 14: 3.0. Psalms 14:2-3 - None Seek God, All are Godless
• The Book of Psalms, Number 14: 3.0. Psalms 14:1 - Atheists are Fools

Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions, in the following sections:

• Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 2. Why Question Beliefs? The Descent Into Uncompromising Fundamentalism
• Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 6.4. Charting the Historical Records of Types of Religion - Who's Been the Most Tolerant?

Human Rights and Freedom in Jamaica, in the following sections:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Jamaica: 4.3. Freedom of Thought
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Counter-Cultural and Alternative New Religious Movements: 4. Satanism and Left Hand Path Religions

The Peacock vs. the Ostrich - Religious Behaviour and Sexuality: 5. Case Study: Christianity

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

Human Religions

Why Question Beliefs? Dangers of Placing Ideas Beyond Doubt, and Advantages of Freethought: 1.3. Faith: Why Religious Beliefs Are so Vehemently Defended

The New Age

The Internet and Religion: 1. The Internet is Bad For Religion

The Mystical Number 7

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

Apostasy: Thought Crime in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The Islamic Religion is Often Mixed With Cultural Practices

Modern Paganism (Neopaganism)

Fundamentalist Judaism and Jewish Terrorism: 2. Israeli Jewish Terrorism

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

Buddhism

Religion in the UK's Armed Forces

The Bane of Monotheism: Against Single-God Religions

Blasphemy and Censorship: In Christianity and Islam: 2. Ancient Greece

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

The True Meaning of Christmas: Paganism, Sun Worship and Commercialism: 4.2. Winterval: The UK Controversy Invented by Cheap Newspapers Such as The Daily Mail

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

Faith Schools in the UK: 2.1. Idealism

Single God Religions (Monotheism)

Cultural Religion Versus Scholarly Religion: 4.1. Magic as a Grassroots Phenomenon

Islam and the West: Pluralism, Immigration and Danger: 7. Free Speech Versus Muslim Outrage: Theo van Gogh, Danish cartoons and Salman Rushdie (2006)

Ontological Argument for God (Descartes & Anselm)

Religious Education in UK Schools: 3. Humanism, Agnosticism and Atheism

Criticisms of Buddhism: Its History, Doctrine and Common Practices

Christianity

Islam: A Critical Look at Contemporary Issues

Animism

Anti-Semitism: 2000 Years of Christian Love: 10. Hitler's Germany

God and Goodness: Can a Perfectly Benevolent God Exist?: 4. Right and Wrong

Satan and The Devil in World Religions: 4. Who Believes? The Slow Demise of Satan: Satan is Not Universal, Not Everywhere

The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 4. Cultural Beliefs and Expectations Inform Experiences

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

Altruism is an Illusion: 3.4. Aiming for Heaven

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline: 6.4. Satanists

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

Dictionary List of Different Types of Religion

Religion in Europe: 2. Religion and Belief in God in Europe as a Whole

Christianity and Sexuality: The Damaging Results of Faulty Teachings

Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences: 3. Artificially Inducing Mystical Experiences of God

Different Types of Atheism and Atheist Beliefs

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

Non-Religious Secular Jews (Cultural Judaism)

Mass Media: Sensationalism, Panics and Exaggeration: 7. Winterval - An Invented Attempt to Replace Christmas

Pastafarianism (Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster)

Why Are There So Many Religious People? Parents, Local Culture and Inertia: 3. Inertia

Islam and Antisemitism: High Rates of Muslim Racism Against Jews: 2. The Sources of Antisemitism

The Jedi Knight Religion, Inspired by Star Wars (Jediism)

What are the Vedic Faiths?

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

Human Rights and Freedom in Indonesia: 5. Freedom of Belief and Religion

Human Rights and Freedom in Jordan: 5. Freedom of Belief and Religion

Human Rights and Freedom in Malaysia: 5. Freedom of Belief and Religion

Human Rights and Freedom in Pakistan: 4.2. Freedom of Thought

Human Rights and Freedom in Saudi Arabia: 4.3. Freedom of Thought

Human Rights and Freedom in Tunisia: 5. Freedom of Belief and Religion

Human Rights and Freedom in Turkey: 5. Freedom of Belief and Religion

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

Social Identity as a Propagator of Religion: 4. When Religion is Tied With Communal Identity, True Believers are Difficult to Count

The Causes of Religion: National Under-Development and Poor Social Stability: 4. Poor Education Encourages Religion

Religion in China: 3. Taoism / Daoism

The Food Chain and God: 2. The Despair of Darwin

Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 3. Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business

Happiness and Religion: Does Belief Make You Happy Or Does Unhappiness Make You Believe?

Confucianism

Deism

Modern Druids (Neo-Druidism / Neo-Druidry)

The Al-Muwaḥḥidūn (Druze)

Eckankar: The Religion of the Light and Sound of God, The Ancient Science of Soul Travel

Hinduism

The United States of America: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Shamanism

Shinto

Sikhism

Spiritualism

An introduction to Vodun, or Voodoo

The Raelian Religion

Zoroastrianism

The Yezidis / Yazidis: Persecution Amidst Claims of Devil Worship

Afghanistan (Islamic State of Afghanistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia): 7. Indonesia's Modernity and Learning

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Switzerland (Swiss Confederation): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Palestine (Occupied Palestinian Territory): 11. Religion and Beliefs

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

Satanism

Theosophy

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

The Bahá'í Faith

Wicca - The Rise of a Western Mystery Religion Based on Witchcraft