Facing Doubt with Integrity and Honesty
There are a few Christian ministries popping up here and there that are dedicating themselves to ministering to doubters, one such ministry is called Credo House which has recently hosted…
Proof and Evidence
I recently witnessed an assertion about proving god’s existence to atheists by a Christian that made the following claim: Ask 1000 people what proof/demonstration by God it would take to…
Popular Misconceptions: Knowing Truth
In my last post I talked about how difficult it was to move from absolute belief not holding any belief and how, despite everything you know being turned on it’s…
It Gets Better: A Letter to Doubters
I remember thinking – knowing really, during that indescribably difficult and painful time of my life when all of my doubts were finally being dealt with, that this darkness and…
Is Debating Theists Futile?
Many atheist activists take the time to debate and discuss religion with theists while others often assert the futility of such discussions. I spend a good amount of time in…
Popular Misconceptions: The Definition of Atheism
Quite a few of the conversations I’ve been involved in with theists lately seem to start off with a basic misconception about what atheism actually is. Since there is such…
Religion Founded on Fear
Fear is one of our most base emotional responses that expose the core of our evolutionary survivalist instincts, which is why it is unsurprising to me that it is often…
Strange Double Standards
I get witnessed to fairly frequently which is absolutely to be expected as an outspoken atheist here in the South. Generally I don’t mind when someone wants to share with…
Sudden Uncontrollable Fits of Jesus
Has anyone else out there ever noticed that when someone you previously had no clue was “religious” finds out that you are an atheist – that they suddenly have this…
Competing Definitions of Orthodoxy
With the recent mania surrounding Harold Camping’s failed rapture prophecy, Christianity has been in the media spotlight a little more than normal. If you somehow missed the media blitz surrounding…