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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reflections: Atheism: 2 of 80
Faith. Is faith a virtue? or a retaliation to a lack of proof? is it reasonable? Well, faith demands a firm foundation to stand on, and i will tell you what i mean. Say i have a friend i have known for 13 years, and i lend this friend 1 million pounds on the understanding he will pay me back in two months. Since i have a good... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Genocide in Africa: 1 of 26
Since February 2003 there has been a terrible and steady bout of attacks and counter-attacks between the Sudanese government (using the Janjaweed for the dirty work) and rebel groups such as the DLF (Darfur Liberation Front) and the JEM (Justice and Equility Movement).The conflict was sparked mainly when rebels had attacked a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Big Bang or Big Man: How in the heck did we get here?: 4 of 87
This question for the thinking person, or the person that has even bothered to take an ACTIVE interest in the universe ( i believe the "big man" idea is an inactive, rather apathetic outlook on the origin of the cosmos), the big bang was the beginning of time and space."where did the big bang come from then?" asks the person ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Laughter: 1 of 12
Laughter. What is it and why do we do it? Many say laughter is the language of the soul, but i think it deserves more than a flimsy poetic muse. Let me start with a joke. not a great joke but a joke none-the-less;And God said unto Moses, "come forth!"But Moses fell overand came Fifth.If you found this funny its easy to see wh... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Eerie tales: 5 of 28

The mist was too thick to see through let alone run through, but Daniel Logos must keep running-or so he thought-to get away from whatever it was that was chasing him. From the shadowy, tall figures ahead he could tell he was heading into a forest but before he could take another step a loud beeping sound screamed in his ears... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life How those who don't believe in an afterlife view and cope with death: 10 of 45
Death is the only certainty, its the price you must pay for being alive. As an Atheist in regards to all doctrines concerning afterlives and heavens and Valhallas, you would expect a certain degree of fear concerning death. What if I have not done what I wanted? What if I have not married or had children? These things that wo... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Assessing the possibility of predicting the future: 7 of 27
Astrology has a few basic flaws in its very core. One: It has the idea that what time of the year you are born determines your personality, success in life and happiness. Two: it assumes that all those balls of flaming rock called stars and all those lumps of rock called planets were made specifically for predicting the futur... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why speaking in the name of God is wrong: 6 of 19
Anyone who claims to speak in the name of God is making a terrible intellectual crime. Firstly because they make a claim that is infallible; they cannot prove nor can i disprove that their God has told them what to say and when and where to say it. Secondly they are making the claim that they are somewhat of a special friend ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should religion be banned from all public places?: 13 of 37
No. In democracies like our own we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom to worship and so on, wanting religion banned in all public places is to want to force an ideology onto the religious, which is completely against the basic principles of a democratic society. Apart from being unethical and totalitarian this id... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Good without God: Secular humanism and morality: 7 of 19
Let us consider a scenario. You are walking past a beggar. It is a winter day that has that rather unpleasant cold bite to it. This beggar is only wearing a T-shirt and some worn jeans, and looks considerably disheartened. Now a religious person i know immediately took the man to the nearest clothes shop and bought him a new ... More..