Hitchens Pillows

from wiki: The statement "There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to argue that in times of extreme stress or fear, such as when participating in warfare, all people will believe in or hope for a higher power.

The term secularism was coined in 1851 by George Jacob Holyoake to describe "a form of opinion which concerns itself only with questions, the issues of which can be tested by the experience of this life."

we can be and are

for all you bible-thumpers

The principle of free will has religious, legal, ethical, and scientific implications. The argument from free will (also called the paradox of free will, or theological fatalism) contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible, and that any conception of God that incorporates both properties is therefore inherently contradictory. The argument may focus on the incoherence of people having free will, or else God himself having free will. These arguments are deeply concerned with the implications of predestination, and often seem to echo the standard argument against free will.

Secularism (adjective form secular, from Latin saecularis meaning "worldly" or "temporal") is the principle that government institutions and their representatives should remain separate from religious institutions, their beliefs, and their dignitaries.

The "Four Horsemen of New Atheism" are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens.

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" — Douglas Adams

above us only sky

yummy

our tree of knowledge is rooted in evidence.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...." and Article VI specifies that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

wear this classic typeface of unbelief.

Antitheism (sometimes anti-theism) is active opposition to theism. The term has had a range of applications; in secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to organized religion or to the belief in any deity, while in a theistic context, it sometimes refers to opposition to a specific god or gods.

Be Proud to call yourself an Infidel.

yes, these 4 are Fantastic, too.

the dino represents the strength of our reasoned arguments

from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. -CD

yes, these 4 are Fantastic, too.

"If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes."

Be Proud to call yourself an Infidel.

What do nonbelievers see when viewing a cross? A bunch of LIES.

Richard Dawkins has become “Darwin’s rottweiler”—as Alister McGrath, an Oxford theologian, reminded readers of his recent book, Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life—so intent on prevailing in intellectual combat that he alienates others and undermines the dazzling quality of his argumentative skills. —Discover Magazine

We'll look back at the Reason Rally as one of the game-changing events when people started to look at atheism and look at atheists in a different light. —David Silverman

The principle of free will has religious, legal, ethical, and scientific implications. The argument from free will (also called the paradox of free will, or theological fatalism) contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible, and that any conception of God that incorporates both properties is therefore inherently contradictory. The argument may focus on the incoherence of people having free will, or else God himself having free will. These arguments are deeply concerned with the implications of predestination, and often seem to echo the standard argument against free will.

it's how Kant would sound saying it…

Based on the 3 part Inductive Method 1. precise gathering of quantitative data by observation and experiment 2. emergence of a general hypothesis from the data 3. test the hypothesis through experiment and observation to see if it can be disproved

it's time to bite back!

wear this classic typeface of unbelief.

just cause we don't believe in magic kingdoms doesn't mean we aren't happy

What do nonbelievers see when viewing a cross? A bunch of LIES.

once you're hooked you stop fishing for faith

errors in religion are dangerous. errors in philosophy are ridiculous

errors in religion are dangerous. errors in philosophy are ridiculous

“In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.” ― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation