gods and religions
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I have long been an atheist. I don't believe any god(s) exist. Neither do I believe prayer has any special powers, that miracles happen, nor that anyone has any form of afterlife.
I agree with the subtitle of a Christopher Hitchens book: "religion poisons everything". In small quantities, it may hinder people's capability for rational thinking. Once critical mass is reached, it leads to interference with people who don't share its beliefs. In large quantities, it can be barbaric, sometimes responsible for appalling abuse and atrocities.
Here is an introduction to my views on these topics, combined with another index to the rest of the pages below:
Simple topics
- My voice of disbelief (From religious study, then from science)
- Religious humour (YouTube; what car did Jesus drive; etc)
- Religions are hobbies (A model for peaceful coexistence)
- Ethics and moralities (Where do we get moralities from?)
- Science versus religion (Topics of conflict)
- Religions in future (What will happen in a more open world?)
- Dimensions of enlightenment (How should we evaluate people and organisations?)
How to convert an atheist
Most conversion material insults our intelligence. Authors typically don't try to understand how individual atheists think and so use irrelevant arguments, they often use fallacious logic, and they rarely provide suitable evidence. This is an attempt to help such authors avoid insulting the intelligence of atheists in future.
This is a 6-page framework, starting here:
Here are the other 5 pages:
- Prepare to make the case
- Cause the atheist to believe in your god(s)
- Cause the ex-atheist to practice your religion
- Supplement - Creationism / Intelligent Design
- Discussion (Explanatory material, etc)
Islam
Islam is toxic. When present in small numbers of people it contaminates their minds. When present in sufficient numbers, it additionally poses national, regional, or global threats. It seeks to protect itself from criticism by threats and acts of violence, special pleading, and by creating laws in its favour.
Here is the background to these problems, and another index to the other pages here about Islam:
Here are those other pages:
- Spurious Islamic claims of Human Rights:
- Islamisation in the UK:
- Organised Islamic excuses and denial in the UK:
- Commentary on "Islam-is-Peace" (Campaign & web site)
- Comments on "Inspired by Muhammad" (web site)
- Islamophobia and infidelophobia (Including Muslim views of non-Muslims)
- Islamic humour and cartoons
- Child maintenance in some Muslim cultures
- Paternity testing and Islam
Christianity
After I realised I was an atheist, I assumed that I could safely ignore religions. But it was a Christian campaign (the Keep Sunday Special campaign) that provided my first "wake up call". I suddenly realised that people whose beliefs I didn't share were trying to make me conform to their rules!
- Christianity - summary and index
- Objectionable Christian behaviour in the UK
- The Roman Catholic Church (One of the world's most objectionable influences)
- Blogs about the Roman Catholic Church from "Child Support Analysis"
- Recent Blogs about the Roman Catholic Church (In the style used at "Child Support Analysis")
Correspondence
- A letter to MPs (Requesting a more secular UK)
- Replies to my "Letter to MPs"