Archives for the 'atheism' Category

Into the Lion’s Den

brentdanley
Two Mormon missionaries FINALLY delivered a copy of the Book of Mormon tonight.  I had ordered the books months ago. They stopped by earlier in the week and were surprised when I asked them about the book.  They had no idea.  Their visit, according to them, was coincidental.
We had an interesting discussion about prayer […]

3 August 2008 | religion, atheism, mormon, book of mormon, discussion, missionary | 6 Comments

An Atheist in Hillary’s Cabinet?

I recently had the opportunity to ask Hillary Clinton two questions at a campaign rally in Hampton, New Hampshire. I asked her, “How is your faith going to affect the decisions you make as president? Also, would you have an atheist in your cabinet?”
Interesting. Good question. I’ve never been asked this. […]

10 January 2008 | politics, religion, atheism, christianity, god, atheist, hillary, primary, new hampshire, clinton, hampton, faith, cabinet | 1 Comment

Mr. Deity

Funny stuff. Enjoy. Watch them all. Visit Mr. Deity.

From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Evil - Season 1, Ep 1

7 January 2008 | religion, atheism, humor, christianity, comedy, god, mr. deity, theism, video, funny, theology | No Comments

Belief-O-Matic

Which religion matches your personality? Take the quiz and post your results. Here are mine:
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (82%)
4. Nontheist (79%)
5. Liberal Quakers (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (66%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (53%)
8. New Age (50%)
9. Taoism (50%)
10. Reform Judaism (38%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (37%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (32%)
13. […]

4 January 2008 | religion, atheism, christianity, quiz, humanism | 4 Comments

Festibond 2007

Festibond 2007 was a tremendous success. We all agree it was much better than Christmas and are eagerly anticipating the next one. In fact, we are considering making Festibond a semiannual family tradition.

Christmas, at least as it is celebrated in the United States, is a secular holiday. Santa Claus with his magic […]

25 December 2007 | family, atheism, christianity, 2007, christmas, festibond, holiday, tradition, celebration | 9 Comments

A Mormon Apostasy

brentdanley
People who know me at all know that I do not believe in god. In fact, I would label myself an antitheist. I haven’t been able to shake my disdain for theism from my sleeve.
Naturally, therefore, when I posted this picture to my Flickr photostream, some people were curious how I […]

13 December 2007 | religion, atheism, christianity, lds, mormon, god, church, apostasy, atheist, conversion | 8 Comments

Book Review: Breaking the Spell

Daniel Dennett is a Tufts University professor and a great writer. He also summers in Maine which gives him extra points in my book. Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is a book written by a philosopher to the pious. He doesn’t actually answer the big questions or make […]

3 April 2007 | politics, philosophy, science, religion, education, libertarian, bookreview, atheism, danieldennett | 1 Comment

Book Review: God: The Failed Hypothesis

The monotheistic Judeo-Christian-Islamic god is not a theory, it is a hypothesis. Victor Stenger subjects this hypothesis to scientific scrutiny and shows, once again, how it fails the tests. I enjoyed this book.
It is, admittedly, written to the pious and not those of us in the proverbial choir.  I was familiar with […]

2 April 2007 | philosophy, science, religion, space, bookreview, atheism | No Comments

Book Review: The Varieties of Scientific Experience

Carl Sagan’s new book, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God, is easily one of my favorite books. Dr. Sagan’s description of the cosmos opened up for me an interest I will undoubtedly cherish for the rest of my life. He describes nebulae, star formation, comets, galaxies, […]

12 March 2007 | philosophy, science, religion, astronomy, space, bookreview, atheism, cosmos, carlsagan | 17 Comments