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  1. Dear Friends of the instant instance,

    As you may know:

    + occasionally parts of the fediverse are attacked by rogue mis-governments such as the current mis-admin in USA (Useless State of America) 🌎
    + The fediverse has recovery built in by our beloved creators, hosters and admins :blobheart:
    + one day god and finances willing I will have my own instance, maybe even posthumously or from a benevolent zombie... :ablobwave:

    Obviously I would not be a fair admin. I will put in the edit box "Have you kicked a Nazi in the nuts", instead of the more usual 'What's on your mind'
    I Iz violent and illegal and non kosher.

    Woe is me. 💩

    Be that as it may. I would welcome #anarchists of all available #genders. Support bigoted #atheists and religious types to change their opinions for #FAQ's.
    I would also have a troll feeding area (they taste of jerk chicken) for the famished. Other innovations would be the banning of any rules that can not be changed. Might need a Judge for that... :omya_mastodon:

    Oh yes I have a plan (which I will abandon as soon as possible or at least regularly. If you wish to be a part of the admin team please contact someone (preferably not me) :blobDab:

    Have a great day everyone. Release the Wombles. Fredom 4 Tooting. She who dares. Wins. [lobster rambles off into the sunset] :elmo_fire:

    :hearthands: :fedi: :vulcan_hmn_g1:

  2. CW: Epstein discussion (tangent)

    @skribe Yeah, there are #metoo people, there are #skeptics and #GSoW people and #atheists

    I'm obviously not going to hand out names here without consent, but there are a few people in the files who I'm like "YEP. YOU'RE THERE FOR A NOBLE CAUSE YOU FRONT LINE FUCKING WARRIORS YOU"

  3. Something that really demonstrates the unyielding stranglehold #theists have on human civilization is the #fact that they can murder, pillage and oppress in the name of their #gods unceasingly for hundreds or thousands of years, defend and justify every wrongdoing by their members, and creep their way into legislation and show zero sign of ceasing this behavior any time soon, then call #atheists greasy, edgelord losers because some of them are a little smug.

  4. #Knowledge is #justified #true #belief. That definition is about 2500 years old, and although #philosophers have been trying to come up with a better definition ever since, no one has. All claimed counterexamples are #sophistry.

    A lot of my fellow #scientists and/or #atheists have trouble with the word "belief" because they associate it with faith—which in turn can be defined as belief *without* justification, or whose truth is unknowable. But it's really a lot simpler than that.

    If I walk inside dripping wet, and someone asks me if it's raining, and I say it is because I've just been out in it, then I'm stating my belief. What you believe is anything you can honestly affirm if someone asks you, "Is such-and-such true?"

    Belief can be simple and immediate or complicated and long-term. It can be trivial or profound. It can be true or false, justified or unjustified, testable or untestable. The honesty, that's the key. Knowledge, a proper subset of belief, has a much higher standard.

    The above is an extended way of saying that if someone begins a loaded question with an aggressive, sarcastic "Did you know ..." then you are amply justified in truly believing they're full of shit.

  5. #Wordle1641 2/6 we need more #atheists in the world

    ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨
    🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

    Wasn't going to bother posting this, but #ReverseWordle #WordlePoetry

    #Wordle1640 3/6 #haiku to whackadoos

    ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛religious nutjobs
    🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩those who believe they know god
    🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩i do not trust them

    #wordle #poetry #poem #atheism #WT7

  6. "Why are #atheists so *angry* all the time?"

    This.

    The smugness, the arrogance, the idea that no one could find any worth in a child's life and well-being other than through #religion. When true #believers show every day, all over the world, how little they value anyone.

    This is why.

    And, of course, #notallbelievers. Probably not even most. But *enough*.

  7. Are #Atheists More Moral Than #Religious People?

    #Secularism #Morality #SocialScience

    Do atheists or religious people behave better? In this evidence-packed breakdown, we sort public perception from hard data: #generosity, #volunteering, in-group #bias, #empathy in kids, #subconscious#moral priming,” and the big four predictors of prosocial behavior—empathy, security, education, and #freedom from fear.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ouObJkCmHYM

  8. On September 13, just two days after the terrorist attacks, The #700Club hosts claimed that God smote America because of all the “ #Pagans, Abortionists, #Atheists, #Feminists, #Gays, and #Lesbians, the #ACLU, and #PeopleForTheAmericanWay”.

    #LGBTQ #LGBT #religion #ethics #terror

    youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8

  9. On September 13, just two days after the terrorist attacks, The #700Club hosts claimed that God smote America because of all the “ #Pagans, Abortionists, #Atheists, #Feminists, #Gays, and #Lesbians, the #ACLU, and #PeopleForTheAmericanWay”.

    #LGBTQ #LGBT #religion #ethics #terror

    youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8

  10. On September 13, just two days after the terrorist attacks, The #700Club hosts claimed that God smote America because of all the “ #Pagans, Abortionists, #Atheists, #Feminists, #Gays, and #Lesbians, the #ACLU, and #PeopleForTheAmericanWay”.

    #LGBTQ #LGBT #religion #ethics #terror

    youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8

  11. When I criticize #religious #fanaticism, I am not criticizing all #religion, or all #religious #believers. If this concept makes you uncomfortable, think really hard about why, and what you might be able to do about that. Protip: whining in the comments on #atheists' posts isn't it.

  12. #Atheist #Debates - The #Bible Doesn't Say That!

    youtube.com/watch?v=zzfCBj9h2X

    When addressing various #doctrinal positions or claims associated with the Bible, some #atheists over-reach...exaggerating or misrepresenting what the text says or which interpretation of that text is most likely accurate or common...and so do #Christians.

    How do we address claims in the Bible when it's all a matter of interpretation and context?

  13. #Theists Say Stupid Things

    youtube.com/watch?v=JmH43i7-Jh

    #Believers do say some silly things to try and convince #atheists that they're wrong. From atheists not being able to prove that #god exists being the reason they're #atheist, to woodpeckers shock absorbers... there's a lot of stupid things said in this 'theists say stupid things'... which might make some atheists angry, apparently...

  14. "You're An #Atheist Because You Hate #God"

    Sometimes it takes #theists a LONG time to explain why #atheists hate a god... and sometimes, they never even get to the point.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Xn247C2vah

    #atheism #sundayschool #religion #war

  15. Starting the next set of episodes in the Sadler's Lectures podcast, here's the first one on John Wisdom's excellent analytic philosophy of religion piece, "Gods", this one looking at differences between theists and atheists

    soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/
    #Podcast #Philosophy #Wisdom #Religion #Analytic #Atheists #Theists

  16. I'm getting a lot of hate messages from the Tulsi Gabbard supporters that supposed to be antiwar and anti Israel.


    How gullible and stupid are these people? Have they forgotten how disgusting she was before she learned to hide her open racism abd islamophobia?

    Tulsi Gabbard on Saturday used the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to promote an anti-Muslim message, the latest in a series of moves by the former congresswoman aimed at courting the right-wing.

    “Let us #NeverForget that it was the Islamist ideology which inspired the terrorist attacks and declaration of war against America on 9/11,” Gabbard tweeted. “And it is this Islamist ideology that continues to fuel terrorist attacks around the world and is the foundation for so-called ‘Islamic’ countries like #Pakistan, #Turkey, #Iran, and #SaudiArabia’s discriminatory policies against #Christians, #Hindus, #Buddhists, #Atheists, etc.”


    counterpunch.org/2021/09/14/tu…

    #TulsiGabbard #Islamophobia #Politics #Trump #Idiocracy #USpol

  17. If anyone is shocked from my last hoot - yes I'm angry

    I'm enraged

    I'm tired of seeing people suffer

    My whole life I worked hard to do my best to not conform to a world that uses living beings to gain power through something that isn't even

    You hear many #atheists attack #theists for believing in "sky daddy" but many of them suck the teet of almighty dollar

    There is no proof that there's no spiritual dimension but there's plenty proof that #money has no real value

  18. @courtcan

    Assuming your post is not a prank...

    There is no real religious claim being made here. Only a moral one. And (if I'm reading it correctly) it casts aspersion on non-believers without any justification. #Atheists #Theists #Christians are equivalent in the argument... people either act/think with others in mind, or they don't. Religion doesn't come into it.

    #Pyrotheology appears to be the creation of Peter Rollins. I can't say I understand "what he's on about" with this definition... peterrollins.com/pyrotheology.

    This sentence makes me think of #Existentialism (which again is not a religious doctrine)...

    "...revealing that we must tarry with the antagonisms of existence if we wish to see transformation in the personal and political world."

    If you are interested in existentialism I suggest reading the novels by #AlbertCamus!

    "The Fall" and "The Plague" are my personal favorites, plus the four page "Myth of Sysyphus"...

    stephenhicks.org/wp-content/up

  19. Dear Friends without Front ears or #frontiers, ​:blobcatstrong:​

    As we may know:

    - We are the
    #Neo-ONE
    - The centre=um of the Universe? Is us (not to be confused with
    #United Stated #Assets/Asshats)
    - We are somebody else's
    #aliens

    As we get our non-acting part
    #together, we may #wonder ... how far we have come and yet to go #further #Inner #Space. To put it another way:

    -
    #Life goes on #living
    -
    #Death is #inevitable
    - Every near
    #myth, is another hit ...

    Have a great day
    #everyone. Be #kind to the moment. #Bless the #atheists, #anarchists and anyone who can-cans ... ​:ablobcatmaracasevil:​

  20. @indiasoale #Exactly so. 💫💫💫
    This is true of a lot of #individuals, who find #opinions (theirs) should be taken as #wisdom and #understanding. So may #examples. Here are a few more #flawed #bolsters (an #anagram of lobsters #incidentally) 🙃
    - #Misfit #atheists on #mystical #experience ... they have never had 😆
    - #Abrahamic #religionists on #dharmic #fanatics and vice versa 👣
    - #Mermaids on #why they don't #exist 🪸
    - The #Void on ' Emptiness is form and Form is emptiness ' ☸️
    - Me on #practically anything ☯️

  21. @indiasoale #Exactly so. 💫💫💫
    This is true of a lot of #individuals, who find #opinions (theirs) should be taken as #wisdom and #understanding. So may #examples. Here are a few more #flawed #bolsters (an #anagram of lobsters #incidentally) 🙃
    - #Misfit #atheists on #mystical #experience ... they have never had 😆
    - #Abrahamic #religionists on #dharmic #fanatics and vice versa 👣
    - #Mermaids on #why they don't #exist 🪸
    - The #Void on ' Emptiness is form and Form is emptiness ' ☸️
    - Me on #practically anything ☯️

  22. @indiasoale #Exactly so. 💫💫💫
    This is true of a lot of #individuals, who find #opinions (theirs) should be taken as #wisdom and #understanding. So may #examples. Here are a few more #flawed #bolsters (an #anagram of lobsters #incidentally) 🙃
    - #Misfit #atheists on #mystical #experience ... they have never had 😆
    - #Abrahamic #religionists on #dharmic #fanatics and vice versa 👣
    - #Mermaids on #why they don't #exist 🪸
    - The #Void on ' Emptiness is form and Form is emptiness ' ☸️
    - Me on #practically anything ☯️

  23. @indiasoale #Exactly so. 💫💫💫
    This is true of a lot of #individuals, who find #opinions (theirs) should be taken as #wisdom and #understanding. So may #examples. Here are a few more #flawed #bolsters (an #anagram of lobsters #incidentally) 🙃
    - #Misfit #atheists on #mystical #experience ... they have never had 😆
    - #Abrahamic #religionists on #dharmic #fanatics and vice versa 👣
    - #Mermaids on #why they don't #exist 🪸
    - The #Void on ' Emptiness is form and Form is emptiness ' ☸️
    - Me on #practically anything ☯️

  24. #Humanists International to Launch 2023 #Freedom of #Thought Report

    thehumanist.com/news/internati

    The #FreedomofThought Report is a unique, annual, worldwide survey of #discrimination and #persecution against #humanists, #atheists, and the #nonreligious.
    Now in its 12th edition, the Report serves as a vital tool for local and international #activists to lobby #governments for change, providing the evidence needed to make reliable and #authoritative claims.

  25. While parts of this article are misinformed, including who exactly makes up the Nones (hint: it’s NOT just those raised outside religion), I overall found it to be encouraging. #emptythepews #nones #atheists #agnostics #criticalthinking #exchristian Deserted churches and fewer #believers #swiss abandon God - SWI swissinfo.ch swissinfo.ch/eng/society/deser

  26. The 303 Creative
    #SCOTUS ruling on #LGBTQ #discrimination seems to:

    1. Advance the perception that "religious" = "bigoted" and "exclusionary"

    2. Provide a massive loophole, no matter how much denied by the majority, to enable "religious" objections to apply to any public accommodation or business: "We don't sell to #Muslims / #Jews / #Atheists," sure but also "We don't sell to #Blacks, #Foreigners, #Old People, #Divorced folk, #Women, #Vets, the #Disabled because my religion forbids it." 1/

  27. How a Huguenot Philosopher Realized That #Atheists Could Be #Virtuous

    Christians long held a monopoly on virtue—until Pierre Bayle made the case for moral atheists

    by Michael W. Hickson

    Bayle: "It is no stranger for an atheist to live virtuously than it is strange for a Christian to live criminally. We see the latter sort of monster all the time, so why should we think the former is impossible?"
    #Philosophy

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