March 2012
FreethoughtPedia: Top ten arguments for the existence of God →
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Do you believe in God? If so, at some point in time, someone convinced you that God does exist. They used one of the ten arguments listed herein. How solid are these arguments and how do they stand up to basic science and reason?
Since the dawn of civilization there have been many arguments for the existence of God. Surprisingly, the vast majority of these arguments fall into the ten or so categories below. Not much has changed in the last 300+ years in terms of new claims or evidence. The same core arguments turn up again and again, often dressed in new clothes (such as “Intelligent Design” or invoking bits and pieces of “Quantum Theory” but they’re still the same arguments). How familiar are you with these?
Here are the most popular arguments for the existence of God, along with our critique. You may also notice that many of these arguments are, in themselves, classic examples of logical fallacies.
“Nobody told me I had a clitoris. Nobody told me I was capable of having orgasms. For five years I was given “sex education”. It mostly consisted of periods and condoms. It didn’t talk about consent. It didn’t talk about the actual mechanics of sex, about arousal and lubrication and oscillation. It didn’t tell me a single thing about relationships and it didn’t tell me I had a clitoris. I only know now because of the internet. Nobody entrusted with my care and education has ever told me that the female orgasm exists, or about the parts of my anatomy necessary for it. I didn’t find my clitoris until I was eighteen, after six years of active sexuality. That makes me angry.”
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Sex Education, or, What Boys Will Want From You « Frothing at the Brain (via deviantfemme, sexisnottheenemy) (via closetospring) (via lesbianoutlaw) (via feministkitsch) (via thechocolatebrigade) (via genderbendingriotqueer) (via thelessdeceived) (via chubby-bunnies) (via fuckyeawecanlivelikethis) (via kitcloudkickr) (via alimarko)
FUCKING YES.
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I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with homosexuality, so it’s difficult to have your book on the shelves.” Here’s the thing: Being gay is not an issue, it is an identity. It is not something that you can agree or disagree with. It is a fact, and must be defended and represented as a fact.
To use another part of my identity as an example: if someone said to me, “I’m sorry, but we can’t carry that book because it’s so Jewish and some people in my school don’t agree with Jewish culture,” I would protest until I reached my last gasp. Prohibiting gay books is just as abhorrent…
Discrimination is not a legitimate point of view. Silencing books silences the readers who need them most. And silencing these readers can have dire, tragic consequences. Never forget who these readers are. They are just as curious and anxious about life as any other teenager.
” —David Levithan, Supporting Gay Teen Literature
A couple of years ago I got involved in a letters-to-the-editor debate with a troll who was complaining the “gay and lesbian literature” section was too close to the young-adult fiction in the central library. He responded to my shoot-down by saying that I must be gay because why else would I be upset by his letter. Cool story, bro. Tell me more.
(via lavender-labia)
“The problem with peaceful, kind, religious people promoting their holy texts, is that they’re still promoting their holy texts.”
—christiantheatheist
What grades determine:
- Your ability to memorize mostly useless things
- Your ability to regurgitate information in the way others want you to
- Your ability to understand what adults want from you and give it to them
- Your tolerance for working on tasks you don’t find useful because others want you to do them or believe them to be helpful/socially acceptable
What grades do NOT determine:
- Your intelligence
- Your creativity
- Your emotional capabilities
- Your likeliness to succeed
- Whether you’re a good person
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.”
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (via delucazade)
“Why is my phone full of so many numbers,
And why doesn’t anyone call?
Maybe they think that I’m always too busy,
Or maybe I’ve no friends at all.” —
And why doesn’t anyone call?
Maybe they think that I’m always too busy,
Or maybe I’ve no friends at all.” —
Lily Allen, “Why”
I love this song.
