The CyberPhilosopher

There is an article on MSNBC click here  describing how France has decided not to make an individual a citizen due to their beliefs.  In this case, the individual is a Muslim woman and the belief is her submissiveness to her husband.
This raises alot of interesting questions, not the least of which is what right does […]

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I sometimes hear people talk about science being someones religion; a point which I generally am quick to disagree with and pounce on, but I recently decided to give it further consideration.
First, we must determine what we mean by science and what we mean by religion. In both definitions, we will no […]

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When you read a book like Richard Dawkins ‘The God Delusion’ you will most likely be in 1 of 2 camps. Either you were already an Athiest/Agnostic and you agree or you are a Thiest and you think he is crazy, mean, and stupid.
Well, for the record I agree with him, but I […]

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There is an article on 20-20 about a 13 year old girl that admitted at her school that she was an Atheist (link above)
But a few first thoughts about this article. First, not all christians are such bigots. In fact most are probabily not (tho the percentage will vary from location to location […]

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On the recommendation of a philosophy professor I know, I recently decided to read David Hume’s ‘Dialogues concerning Natural Religion’. I have a certain fascination with Hume, who many consider the original philosophical skeptic (at least the first true one since the Ancient Greeks). This is the first in a series of thoughts regarding […]

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The Gardian has an interesting article entitled  The Athiest Delusion.
While an intersting article, I think that there is a false analogy here.  He states “Zealous atheism renews some of the worst features of Christianity and Islam. Just as much as these religions, it is a project of universal conversion. Evangelical atheists never doubt that human life can be […]

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I recently had a lenghty discussion with a co-worker over many beers about the nature of a moral or ethical person. You see, this individual knows that I have a young child at home who I love very much. He also knows that I have been happily married for 5 years, love my wife, and […]

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I just finished reading a great book call “Misquoting Jesus” by Bart Ehrman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_D._Ehrman ).
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the history of the bible for either the purposes of their own religious investigation or because they are skeptics that are looking for a further understanding of […]

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