I agree with both propositions. I looked at his web site, it is all in capitals with no full stops. Dubya is not the only Texan who can't communicate in plain...
(With a mild heat of embarrassment I post my first message/reply to this group) Do non-believers need a symbol? I agree that atheism is not a doctrine in the...
Check out http://the-brights.net/dummy_icons.htm, where they have a range of icons for atheists on display. Then pick your favourite. Tony Kehoe Elite@... ...
... range of ... I tried the icons for atheists website but drew a blank - age not recognised. In any case, is this 'pick a symbol' thing really the core of...
I feel that we need a symbol because we are the last minority that it's OK to persecute, and we need a way of identifying each other. The simplest practical...
True enough to all the above, esp the practical points (accepting, with a whole lot of salt, the premise that atheists are persecuted, and the last ones...
How "we" are we is a vexed question; apart from atheism, do you and I have anything in common? We do, however, at least share our atheism in common, and that...
Hi I've worked in Medical records for 7 years and cant ever recall seeing atheist in the religion box in notes. Personally when making up a new set or...
If forced to fill out such a form I'd probably put down Repressedbyterian, but I guess that's not a common reply either. By the way, my family are all of a...
I have told my family that I do not wish them to have any religious ceremony on my death (however, I take the point that I won't know anyway!!) and my...
As it happens, I am an experienced, accredited (by the BHA) Humanist Officiant. So if anyone is thinking about non-religious funerals, just ask away with your...
Try vegetarianism for a month visit www.veg-it.com OR Become a Semi-vegetarian Semi-vegs can take dairy products,eggs and have more flexibility and you can...
hi there, i joined this group because i believe people need a certain degree of freedom to pursue their inclination where religion is concerned. Thank God for...
... Fair enough :) Some comment like your last post would have perhaps been a bit more in keeping with the board and not immediately OT though. Personally, I...
What good things has religion got to offer? It's all nonsense. The paranormal does not exist. Where is there any good in believing in a falsehood? As for...
Which inspiration is not derived specifically from religion because it is religion, but from the greatest emotional experience of ages when religion was...
... hi tony, religion has encapsulated many good things within it For example the idea of helping your neighbour, peace , love etc though these may be obtained...
hi ranter, jargon, tony, tim and everybody, I would like to elaborate on one issue. An atheist's view is that there is no heaven. Am i right?? Ok Now, What is...
... heaven? I don't think there is a "the atheist's point of view". Atheists just don't believe in its big boss guy. If heaven is defined as where the big boss...
i like to add i like the stories about the gods even though i know that they are not true or real. For example: 1) the powerful god threw his weapon at the...
let us say there is no god and say a huge comet is heading towards the earth on a collision course then people start wishing they were on another planet or...
Not Athiests! They would complain that their technical inability to move out of the way is due to the dragging back of progress, caused by the dead weight of...
Yes I know. Is Ok. But had a few spare minutes anyway. Need to post now and then to keep in practice ;-). You never know, might be someone passing by who still...
