Thanksgiving is once again upon us and while this is a time in which we should all reflect on who…
Tag Religion and Spirituality
Apparently the Pope has published a new book called, “The Infancy Narratives – Jesus of Nazareth.” In the book, the…
Evangelical Christians often tell people that God has a plan for them and that they should just follow his plan. Aside from the obvious fact that God doesn’t exist, even if he did, that advice would still be problematic.
I meet a lot of atheists and one thing that bothers me is when a fellow nonbeliever tells me that…
There are a lot of problems in the world and people get depressed either because of their biochemistry or because the world can be a pretty hard place to live in at times. Atheists often don’t have the support network that religious believers often have and so we can sometimes feel isolated and discouraged. But there is hope.
This is something we don’t like to admit, but it is true. There is a problem within the atheist community of depression and suicide. I know we would all like to believe that atheists are happier people than religious believers and in many ways we are. But we also have to accept the reality that in some very important ways we are not.
Atheists are often criticized for criticizing religion and for even mocking religion at times. This is seen as being mean…