Thought Sparkk

A young christian woman asks the question "Without god, how can you have any morality?"  Most of the audience laughs since they have heard this a million times.  But it is NOT a stupid question, it is a very good and difficult question.  I reminded the audience that many atheistic philosophers agree with the assumption of her question. They agree that without God there are no objective moral facts. In fact, one-third of philosophers think there are no objective moral facts. That’s no laughing matter. This is a paraphrasing of a blog post that I think really hits the nail on the head when dealing with this question from theists.  The main part to look at is in the second to last sentence.  "..there are no OBJECTIVE moral facts."  That, right there, is the basis of this question being asked.  You see, even from my own christian upbringing, I can say that this is the reason why Christians do not trust the morality of atheists and those without an absolu...

I frequently hear, people calling atheism a religion.  *sigh*  No.  It isn't.  Here is why: Definition of "religion":  a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Definition of "atheism": disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods. Atheism, even by its simple etymology "a - (lack of), theism - (belief in the existence of a god or gods)", it is simply the rejection of the theistic claim.  Theism makes the claim that a god exists.  Atheism is simply not accepting the claim.  That simple.  Someone who golfs, takes part in a sport.  Golf Is a sport.  Someone who does not golf simply does not take part in this particular sport.  They are not taking part in their own "non-...

Comment I saw on a blog post: "When I taught school, we had a Tornado warning and had to get under the desks. One 8th grader asked me if he could pray and read his Bible. Another student said "You can't do that in school." My response was "Every student has the right to pray independently, and you may read the Bible during this time if you wish." That child brought God to school with him, and shared his belief as well without infringing on the rights of anyone else. That's what it is all about." Not sure if this is a true story or not, but regardless, THIS right here is what atheism activism fights for.  It isn't as many Christians say, that we are trying to destroy their religion or force them to stop practicing.  Of course we aren't.  I ask you to please stop perpetuating this lie.  At least let me try to spell out what the goal is.  Public schools are  government funded institutions, and there is a separation of church and stat...