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Explore the most compelling critiques of religion in this concise video, delving into thought-provoking arguments challenging its beliefs and practices, with

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In this video we unpack some of the most compelling arguments against religion. From logical fallacies to morality, this video delves into the core issues ch

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4 Reasons Not to Believe . Steven Steyl. Introduction. Arguments against God, religious belief, and the supernatural have long attracted the attention of philosophers. Atheism, as a socially viable, seriously considered alternative to theism, has taken root only in the last few centuries, but many arguments now associated with atheism have been debated in philosophical circles for much longer

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Religionists often float God-of-the-gaps arguments, saying that evidence for God lies in the interstices of our scientific understanding. The most frequently cited gaps are the sciences's

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Capturing Christianity, Cameron Bertuzzi's YouTube platform, recently released a 90-minute video called "The STRONGEST Argument Against Catholicism w/ Dr. Jerry Walls." In it, Bertuzzi sits down with Dr. Jerry Walls, a philosopher at Houston Baptist University, who presents what he views as the best argument against the Catholic claim

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Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion. Historical records of criticism of religion go back to at least 5th century BCE in ancient Greece, in Athens specifically, with Diagoras "the Atheist" of Melos.In ancient Rome, an early known example is Lucretius' De rerum natura from the 1st century BCE.. Every exclusive religion on Earth (as well as

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Perhaps the three best known atheists of the past couple of decades are Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and the late Christopher Hitchens. They've presented powerful arguments against religious

https://theconversation.com/yes-there-is-a-war-between-science-and-religion-108002
In science, faith without evidence is a vice, while in religion it's a virtue. Recall what Jesus said to "doubting Thomas," who insisted in poking his fingers into the resurrected Savior's

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Published: September 27, 2018 5:38am EDT. Many atheists think that their atheism is the product of rational thinking. They use arguments such as "I don't believe in God, I believe in science

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Philosophers have debated over the existence of God since the beginning of philosophy. Here are five arguments for and against the idea that at least one deity exists. Each argument has earned at

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The case against religion and for humanism. A.C. Grayling. Posted 24 Mar 2013. The best resources for good and flourishing lives lie in the intelligence, the experience, the wisdom of our fellows

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30 August 2015. Alamy. We tend to understand atheism as a war between religion and science - but in earlier times atheism was both more complex and more rich, says philosopher John Gray. In recent

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The New Atheists are convinced that their version of Western civilisation is superior to what they understand to be the religious-based cultures of the Middle East. "All the world's Muslims

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My view is the source of these views — religion, politics, moral corruption or whatever — matters less than the view itself. It's also my view that the belief matters less than the person who

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A common argument is that people can be moral and ethical without religious beliefs; atheists claim that empathy, social norms, and reason are sufficient to guide moral behavior. With this in mind

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Illustration: an engraving by Dodd, c.1770, entitled Jean Calas a French Protestant Merchant Broken on the wheel. The Moral Case Against Religious Belief by R.A. Sharpe. £7.95 (paperback), SCM Press Ltd. 1997 -334-02680-6. Marilyn Kane is working towards a PhD in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.

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This video contains some of the best arguments against religious thinking.Featuring Daniel Dennett, Lawrence Krauss, Peter Singer, Peter Atkins, Steven Weinb

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June 17, 2021. In the legal battle between religious rights and gay rights, religious freedom gained a victory today. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the First Amendment's

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Grounding religious belief in this kind of conviction, which feels to the believer like the direct apprehension of absolute truth, can utterly negate the power of all the arguments for atheism I have advanced so far. We can compare this to the force of argument against the existence of the self.

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AC Grayling's The God Argument fails to ask what value religion has if one accepts that it is based on myth, argues Julian Baggini. Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP Pakistani Christians attend Easter mass.

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The charge against religion is that it causes violence, ... Indeed is time the canard that Nazism was a form of atheism was put to rest. Most members of the Nazi party, including Hitler, remained

https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/06/we-need-to-change-the-god-debate-towards-a-new-understanding-of-atheism/
Towards A New Understanding Of Atheism. No worldview has grown faster since the early 20 th century than atheism. Exact numbers are hard to give, but probably some 5-10% of the world's population is now convinced that there is no God. Of course, in the West these numbers are higher and in particular realms of life, such as academia, the

https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/religion-as-make-believe-a-theory-of-belief-imagination-and-group-identity/
In Religion as Make-Believe, Neil Van Leeuwen argues that factual beliefs (for example, that there's beer in the fridge) differ greatly from "religious credences" (for example, that God is a trinity). Although people commonly say they "believe" the central doctrines of their religion, their attitudes are often closer to pretense. Hence, religion as "make-believe".

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Closing arguments will take place Wednesday in a class-action lawsuit filed by "Sunday Ticket" subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust law. Case documents are wheeled into federal court

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Trump leading Biden in Georgia poll ahead of CNN debate in Atlanta on Thursday: Live. Republican preparing for first head-to-head encounter with president later this week before moderators Jake

https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/is-it-reasonable-to-be-agnostic-8b3c6643ba3a
Confronting issues of religion, the thinking person's view may be that agnosticism presents the most reasonable alternative. To be a believer requires a leap of faith. Disbelieving — given the