Posted on 09 May 2011. Tags: cause, complete trust, critical thinking, god, indoctrination, intelligent parents, religions, Schools, skill, thinking
I’m wondering if religions require indoctrination and complete trust on an unquestionable “god” and a book, how do those religiously-affiliated schools teach children that crucial critical thinking skill? Don’t intelligent parents find it pointless to let their kids brainwashed, even for a good cause?
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Posted on 02 May 2011. Tags: agnostic, atheist, Atheists, chemical processes, christianity and islam, consciousness, creator, emotion, Islam, man made religion, notion, religions, result, rule
I consider myself somewhat of an agnostic. I completely understand why we don’t believe in the gods of certain religions, especially those of Christianity and Islam.
However I’m talking about a general creator of it all, not one affiliated with any man-made religion.
I know this is deism, and that’s actually what I’m talking about.
Even though I don’t believe in the gods of man’s religions I still find it very hard to believe that emotion, consciousness, and the ability to even ponder these things is simply a result of chemical processes in the brain. I can’t help but think that my mind is part of something more than just this nonliving Universe. I myself doubt the notion that I, a conscious, thinking human, am just a product of an accident.
I want the atheist opinion. Can we automatically rule out a creator?
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Posted on 15 April 2011. Tags: age group, atheist, Atheists, Belief, civilized areas, first president, Future, government law, institutions of higher education, office, pew poll, President, religions, religious belief
I don’t think America is becoming more religious. As a college student who knows many people across this country at institutions of higher education, most of them don’t believe in a god. As these younger generations grow up and make it into political office, religion will decline in civilized areas even more. I guarantee I’ll see the first president of this country who puts agnostic (or hopefully atheist) as their religious belief rather than Christian.
According to a 2007 Pew poll, the number of “non-affiliated” Americans was 16.1%, up from 8% just one decade before. This number is nearly 25% in the under 25 age group. And 55% of those who self-identify as “atheists” are under 35. So yes, the trend is that America is getting less religious and more and more young people in particular are turning away from religion.
Which is why the christian reich is turning up the volume and getting in every religious government law they can before they lose powerhttp://religions.pewforum.org/reportshttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/23/stud…
what you think?
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Posted on 10 April 2011. Tags: Calendar, Justice, justice calendar, religions, Religiously-affiliated, Social, social justice
I’m looking for a social justice calendar that will cover all races/religions/countries. Please help!
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Posted on 26 March 2011. Tags: age group, atheist, Atheists, Belief, civilized areas, dying in america, first president, god, institutions of higher education, office, pew poll, President, Religion, religions, religious belief
I don’t think America is becoming more religious. As a college student who knows many people across this country at institutions of higher education, most of them don’t believe in a god. As these younger generations grow up and make it into political office, religion will decline in civilized areas even more. I guarantee I’ll see the first president of this country who puts agnostic (or hopefully atheist) as their religious belief rather than Christian.
According to a 2007 Pew poll, the number of “non-affiliated” Americans was 16.1%, up from 8% just one decade before. This number is nearly 25% in the under 25 age group. And 55% of those who self-identify as “atheists” are under 35. So yes, the trend is that America is getting less religious and more and more young people in particular are turning away from religion.http://religions.pewforum.org/reportshttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/23/stud…
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Posted on 25 March 2011. Tags: age group, atheist, Atheists, Belief, civilized areas, Extinct, first president, generations, god, institutions of higher education, office, pew poll, President, religions, religious belief
I don’t think America is becoming more religious. As a college student who knows many people across this country at institutions of higher education, most of them don’t believe in a god. As these younger generations grow up and make it into political office, religion will decline in civilized areas even more. I guarantee I’ll see the first president of this country who puts agnostic (or hopefully atheist) as their religious belief rather than Christian.
According to a 2007 Pew poll, the number of “non-affiliated” Americans was 16.1%, up from 8% just one decade before. This number is nearly 25% in the under 25 age group. And 55% of those who self-identify as “atheists” are under 35. So yes, the trend is that America is getting less religious and more and more young people in particular are turning away from religion.http://religions.pewforum.org/reportshttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/23/stud…
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