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Atheistic Critiques
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Common critiques of theistic beliefs.
God of the Gaps (If You Can’t Explain it, God did it!)
Every argument for the existence of God is actually a Gaps argument. It is literally the single oldest argument in the history of human discourse. It is also the most failed one.
Prime Mover / First Cause Arguments
This subset of Gaps arguments suggest that there must be some life, some higher power, that started it all.
Deistic Substitution Argument/Fallacy
The three-card Monte of theism, this gaps argument is the most common fallacy you've never heard of, and a cornerstone of most "theistic" arguments.
Revelation Doesn’t Prove God
Many people have seen God. Many gods, from Zeus to Quatzequatel to Jesus have appeared before members of every faith in history. If you've...
“Miracles” Do Not Prove God
There have been millions of eyewitness accounts to miracles. But the vast majority aren't miracles, and for the rest, there's never been any evidence.
Pascal’s Wager
It's still around, it's the only non-gaps argument on our list. But since it's not actually an argument for the existence of God...
Strength of Faith is not Evidence/Proof
At one time or another, we've all thought that we could commit a belief to reality through sheer force of will. But the strength of your belief doesn't...
Theism is not Humble, it’s Narcissistic.
The fundamental proposition of religion is that there's an all powerful God, that you've a personal relationship with him, the universe exists with you in mind, and that this god has empowered you to tell others how to live. This is not...
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Atheistic Positions
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Positions commonly held by atheists.
Correlation Does Not Imply Causality (Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, it's one of the most common cognitive errors. We do it all the time, and yet can't ever seem to learn....
Faith and Knowledge are Incompatible
There are many definitions of faith. And yet there's a slight of hand you might see where theists define one way, and then use it another.
God can not both be all powerful and all good
It's one of the most misunderstood and underestimated criticisms of theism, called The Problem of Evil, and it's insurmountable.
Intelligent Design can’t be Taught in Science Classes
Any person arguing that intelligent design should be taught in science class has a gross misunderstanding of what science is, how it functions, and the...
Irreducible Complexity Doesn’t Prove Intelligent Design or Disprove Evolution
From misquoting Darwin, to misunderstanding the "evidence" or what we know or don't know about complexity, ID supporters always think that...
Many Priests and Ministers Are Atheists
One would assume that ministers and priests all believe what they preach. The reality is...
Morality is Innate, it Doesn’t Come From God
Do we get our morality from God? Or might it be the other way around? Without God, would anything be permissible? Where would we get our morality from?
Most Theists Want the World To End.
Christianity is an apocalyptic religion… They eagerly anticipate the end of the world, when the suffering of this mortal life ends, and eternal happiness begins. This is hardly an incentive to build a sustainable future, and…
No Religion is a Majority
Christians often boast about how big their religion is. They say it's a majority. Not only is it not a majority, but it's much smaller than everyone thinks…
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Theistic Apologies
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Common critiques of the atheist positions.
The Chance we Exist is Too Remote to be Coincidence
Theists often argue that the chances we exist are far to remote to be coincidence. Yet the this is a gross misrepresentation of how we got here and came to be...
You Can’t Disprove God
There are an infinite number of things which can not be disproven. It's not the burden of the atheist to disprove God, but rather of the theist to prove it.
Irreducible Complexity Disproves Evolution
Miracles Prove God
Can You Know Right From Wrong Without God?
The Bible is the Word of God
God Speaks / Spoke to Me
I Want God to Exist
Oh crap. Yeah, I hear you on that one. I think it is the only wish I could possibly have in my life – that there be a God...
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Theistic Positions
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Positions and views commonly held by theists about theism or atheism.
There Can be no Objective Morality Without God
Atheists Hate God
Science Can’t Prove Anything
Belief in Science/Atheism is a Kind of Faith
Atheism is also just a set of beliefs.
Atheists Believe Something Came From Nothing
Atheist Governments are Dystopic/Genocidal (Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot)
It Takes More Faith to be an Atheist
If Evolution is Real, Why Are There Still Monkeys?
Atheists are Pagans
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Essays
A Turn of Faith
How did author N. Lamar Soutter go from a proselytizing deist to an atheist? He found the and confronted man tricking him... himself!
Are you an Atheist? What got you there?
Ask an Atheist
How to win an argument, every time!
An argument isn't about beating the other side, it's about furthering understanding. Once you realize that, done right, you'll never lose.
Soutter’s Wager
The Well Reasoned Bully
Why Can’t you Leave People to Their Faith?
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Challenges
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These are standing challenges issued by the Codex for proof (or disproof) of theories and facts.
The Deyos Project
The Flat Earth Challenge
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Primers & Definitions
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Definitions of theories or constructs requiring more detail than can be obtained by tooltips.
What is Science?
Theist, Deist, or Atheist
What is an Atheist?
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Media
Podcast
Essays
Articles
Sam Harris on How Religion Puts The World at Risk
10 Facts About Atheists
Atheists Know More About the Bible Than Most American Christians
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Essays
I Wasn’t Interested in Being your “Friend”: A Girl’s Message to All Christians
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Transcripts
Hitchens v. Turek: Does God Exist
Sam Harris: Are Christians Psychotic?
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Decon Stories
A Closeted Atheist Pastor to His Wife
The Evangelical Scion Who Stopped Believing
Ches Smith
Calvin King
Ranier
Neal H
Mary Joyce
John Harkey Gibbs
James Morgan
Drew Bekius
Tony D
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Memes
Memes
Creationist Misconceptions
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Video Archive
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Blog
References
Cosmology
Between Religion and Science. Georges Lemaître, Pope Pius XII and The Big Bang Theory
Multiverse Proof Possibility From Colliding Universes
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Evolution
Life’s First Spark Re-Created in the Laboratory
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Government and Culture
Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S
Abstinence-Only Education Increases Disease and Pregnancy
Atheists Have More Religious Knowledge
Atheists Trusted No More Than Rapests
Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa
Common Myths About Atheists
Daryl Davis Gets KKK Members to Disavow by Befriending Them
Divorce Rate by Religion
Divorce Statistics
FBI: Terrorism (2002-2005)
GOP congressman on climate change: God will ‘take care of it’ if it’s real
Muslims Are Not Terrorists: A Factual Look at Terrorism and Islam
Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse
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Health
Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S
Abstinence-Only Education Increases Disease and Pregnancy
Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs: Ineffective, Unethical, and Poor Public Health
Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa
Critical thinking suppressed in brains of people who believe in the supernatural
Divorce Rate by Religion
Divorce Statistics
HIV-infected condoms sent to kill Africans claims archbishop
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History
Atheists Have More Religious Knowledge
Between Religion and Science. Georges Lemaître, Pope Pius XII and The Big Bang Theory
FBI: Terrorism (2002-2005)
Pope claims condoms could make African Aids crisis worse
The World Is Not Falling Apart
There are 6 Scriptures about homosexuality in the Bible. Here’s what they really say
We’re living through the “most peaceful era” in human history — with one big exception
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Misconceptions
Atheist Family Values
Atheists Have More Religious Knowledge
Common Myths About Atheists
Daryl Davis Gets KKK Members to Disavow by Befriending Them
HIV-infected condoms sent to kill Africans claims archbishop
Most Terrorists In The U.S. Since 9/11 Have Been American Citizens Or Legal Residents
Muslims Are Not Terrorists: A Factual Look at Terrorism and Islam
The World Is Not Falling Apart
There are 6 Scriptures about homosexuality in the Bible. Here’s what they really say
We’re living through the “most peaceful era” in human history — with one big exception
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Morality
Abstinence-Only Education Increases Disease and Pregnancy
Atheist Family Values
Atheists Have More Religious Knowledge
Atheists Trusted No More Than Rapests
Bush accused of Aids damage to Africa
Common Myths About Atheists
Daryl Davis Gets KKK Members to Disavow by Befriending Them
Divorce Rate by Religion
Divorce Statistics
GOP congressman on climate change: God will ‘take care of it’ if it’s real
HIV-infected condoms sent to kill Africans claims archbishop
Pope claims condoms could make African Aids crisis worse
There are 6 Scriptures about homosexuality in the Bible. Here’s what they really say
Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse
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Violence and Crime
FBI: Terrorism (2002-2005)
Most Terrorists In The U.S. Since 9/11 Have Been American Citizens Or Legal Residents
Muslims Are Not Terrorists: A Factual Look at Terrorism and Islam
The World Is Not Falling Apart
Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse
We’re living through the “most peaceful era” in human history — with one big exception
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