September 2011
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“We have a need for what I would call “the transcendent” or...”
– Christopher Hitchens
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“I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot,...”
– Vincent van Gogh
(who, though not an atheist in a traditional sense, was most certainly a skeptic.)
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Can God Create an Object He Cannot Lift?
Go ask the Big Guy, the one eternally preoccupied– knees bent, arms flexed beyond the galaxies. Sweating since the Big Bang, which he categorically rejects. Still cursing the stone, (misbegotten egg!) and pondering in His Omniscience, which came first: this Goddamn stone I cannot lift, or the chicken head who brought it to existence?
-Gary Kay, Source
(Gary Kay was born in...
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A Humanist's Declaration of Independence by Chuck...
Dearest Family and Friends,
At a point in my life, it became necessary to honestly examine the religious dogma presented to me as fact, and upon finding it lacking, throw off its shackles and assume personal responsibility for my actions. A decent respect to the opinions of family and friends requires a declaration of the causes that prompt my rejection of religion.
This decision required...
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25 followers - wow! Thank you so much for following the blog, and I hope you’re enjoying it so far!
Just as a reminder, I am more than happy to post any art that you have done (poems, short stories, paintings, etc) - just submit it to the blog and I’ll gladly post it.
Cheers.
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The World's Need
So many gods, so many creeds; So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs.
-American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Source
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“I do not believe in God, because I believe in man.”
– Emma Goldman
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High Country Weather
Alone we are born And die alone; Yet see the red-gold cirrus Over snow mountain shine. Along the upland road Ride easy, stranger: Surrender to the sky Your heart of anger.
-James K. Baxter, Source
(A strangely humanist poem from a Catholic convert. Take from it what you will.)
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“It is said that men may not be the dreams of the Gods, but rather that the Gods...”
– Carl Sagan
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“Against a diseased imagination demonstration goes for nothing.”
– Mark Twain
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“All thinking men are atheists.”
– Ernest Hemingway
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“Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.”
– Emma Goldman (early 20th century feminist, anarchist and atheist)
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Credo
I am modern. And educated. And reasonable. And I believe in Jesus Christ, son of the living God. When they tell me He was born of a virgin, I say, well, it’s unusual, of course, but in the arms of God, anything is possible… When they tell me that a bright new star appeared in the eastern sky, shining over His manger, I say, well, I know it’s not customary to improvise...
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A Note
Hello new followers, and thank you for following!
Just wanted to say “hello” and let you all know that despite issues with the queue (mainly me yelling at the queue and telling it to sod off), everything seems to be working now, and you should be getting at least somewhat steady content.
As well - I am always looking for new atheist art to put on the blog, whether it be poetry, short...
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One Unbeliever's Personal Story
Atheism: My Understanding by RomanceSoldier
“When I began to learn of “God” and his “mortal son” Jesus, of Moses and the way he “parted the seas”, of all the Biblical legends and stories, I couldn’t have been more befuddled. How could a man murdered on a cross-shaped pedestal not feel anger at his killers? How could he come back to life? How can...
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Sonnet for an Atheist
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O, how free was I when I went my way, Each dogma cast as grit beneath my tread! And how the simple facts in order lay, When rid of every falsehood in my head! Atheist I am called for my worldview, Denying lies which render theists blind, Seeking the path toward all that is true, With a stalwart heart and resolute mind. But I have more than rejection of lies And cowardly comfort of...
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Pastafarianism- The Prayer of the Flying Spaghetti...
howtohoverthewaybricksdont:
“Our pasta, who art in a colander,
Draining be your noodles.
Thy noodle come,
Thy sauce be yum,
On top some grated Parmesan.
Give us this day our garlic bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trample on our lawns.
And lead us not into vegetarianism,
But deliver us some pizza,
For thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the...
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“Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
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Whatever Is
Whatever is we only know
As in our minds we find it so;
No staring face is half so clear
As one dim, preconceived idea—
No matter how the fact may glow.
Vainly may Truth her trumpet blow
To stir our minds; like heavy dough
They stick to what they think—won’t hear
Whatever is.
Our ancient myths in solid row
Stand up—we simply have to go
And choke each...
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