I stumbled upon another comedian, Lewis Black, who gives a great explanation of religion. It starts off a little slow, but after the first 45 secs it’s gold. I think what makes this guy so funny is his straight to the point style and his shear bluntness. I’d have to say my second favorite after George Carlin.
Enjoy the vid!
Check out some past atheist humor posts:
Atheist Humor 1: Some of God’s Many “Cool Designs”
Atheist Humor 2: Flying Spaghetti Monster vs. Invisible Pink Unicorn
Atheist Humor 3: Mr. Deity Shows Us How Prayer Really Works
Atheist Humor 4: A Look at Creationism
Atheist Humor 5: Diseases are Caused by Sin (Not God)
Since I haven’t had much time to write lately, I invited a friend of mine from Digital Point to do an article or two. Here is his first one providing the simple differences between atheism and agnosticism.
Atheism vs. Agnosticism
If you are reading this I would have to assume you have heard of atheism, and if you have heard of atheism then I would say there is a pretty good chance that you have also heard of agnosticism. But, do you know the difference between the two? Or even which, if either, you yourself are? This quick explanatory post may help clear just that up for you.
Atheism
In simple terms atheism is the absolute rejection of any form of theism and a complete disbelief in any form of deity. Most atheists justify their disbeliefs by exclaiming that there is no empirical evidence to support the existence of any kind of God.
Agnosticism
Similar in concept to atheism, agnosticism also promotes a solid disbelief in deities; however their similarities stop there. The big agnosticism claim is that there is, nor ever will be, anyway to prove beyond a responsible doubt that a God does or does not exist, and therefore we humans should not waste our time even worrying whether or not one exists.
Now please do keep in mind these are very basic descriptions and differences of atheists and agnostics. If you are interested in learning more I invite you to search around online and read up on what each group’s values are.
Which group you decide you are part of or feel you relate to more the most important thing is that you posses the ability to use logic. Sadly too many people in this world give in to blind faith and live their lives in fear. They also look at us as if we are the ones to fear, but in reality we know that atheists and agnostics alike are some of the most peaceful and loving people to grace this beautiful earth.
Mike
Verbal Battle
As Mike said, these are very basic descriptions of each. There are quite a few subtypes and varying beliefs within each broad class of belief systems. Over the next little while I’ll try to touch on those a bit.
Tags: Agnosticism, Atheism
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to write. Things are finally slowing down at school though (midterms etc. just passed), so I’ll be able to start posting again. I’ve got quite a bit of material that I have accumulated over the past month - a lot of it I’ve found quite interesting so I’ll be sure to share that.
I’m also going to be holding an upcoming contest. Details to be provided soon.
Also, thanks to all those who have been commenting! I appreciate the feedback and your comments do not go unnoticed. Sorry, that I haven’t been able to respond to them, but now that I have more time - I will try to be a little more active.
Tags: Blogging
I came across Greydon Square a little while ago on a write up done by vjack at Atheist Revolution. This rap is both intelligent, bringing up quite a few good points and it actually sounds professionally recorded. It’s a song I would listen to just because it sounds good - the fact that it’s about atheism is just icing on the cake. I haven’t had a chance to check out much of his other stuff. The few I’ve heard are quite good but this one is my favorite by far.
Hope you enjoy:
You can buy Greydon’s new album here: The Cpt Theorem [Explicit]
Or check out his myspace here.
Or listen to more here: Greydon Square
LYRICS:
Grand Unified Theory
Rational Response Squad’s Newest Member
My name is….Greydon Square
And I’m a always give it to you straight
Check it. Yo Yo.
(Verse 1)
I’m like the Atheist spokesman
That why I come under fire and pressure attacks like Rex Grossman
Yea this game is intense
I been sayin it since agnostics people been playin the fence
They keep sayin its the same in a sense
That evolution requires faith, that universe just came to exist
First of all, microevolution been proven
In the same way that sound waves let you listen to music
And macroevolution is the system of change
At or above the level of the species inflicted with change
That’s microevolution on a grand scale we can’t even word
because our life span’s too short to observe
“But carbon dating is flawed”
“Its half life is 5730 years, and that supports our cause”
Now that’d be great if we used it to date
But since we don’t then I’m a question that argument’s weight
We use potassium argon to date to date the globe
Not carbon 12 or carbon 14 not none of those
So before you attack Grey go get ya facts straight
Because in the facts race, your God comes into last place
(Chorus)
Belief in Gods, we can fix that
Irrational thoughts we get dispatched
It may be hard be we’ll get back
In the position to just to end that
(Verse 2)
To battle me you need to reason clearly
Now I’m not sayin fear me
But at least be versed in punctuated equilibrium theory
Grand unified fields, quantum mechanics and dark planets
With logic that’s sharper than a blade of d’Artagnan’s
To destroy arguments of creationists who cant stand it
Then they try and hit me with the wager
Who? Pascal’s wager. Who? Pascal’s wager.
Now that’s a fool’s bet
And against the intelligent it’s used less
Really? You bet
This aint nothing new, they use it on kids
But for those who don’t know it goes a little like this
Wouldn’t you rather believe in God and be wrong
Then to not believe in God and be wrong
If you believe in God and your wrong you’ve lost nothing
But if you don’t believe and you’re wrong its all suffering
The problem is you can try it on anything
Switch the Gods around and apply it to anything
The Flyin Spaghetti Monster, Zeus, Amin, Ra
Krishna, Odin, Baal and then Allah
Which one of em’s our God?
None of em all false
And blame it on the Atheists its always our fault
Except it never is
So don’t get mad at us we just showin ya’ll the evidence
(Chorus)
Belief in Gods, we can fix that
Irrational thoughts we get dispatched
It may be hard be we’ll get back
In the position to just to end that
Grand Unified Theory
Rational Response Squad
I’m a make the fundies hate me
They gon’ need a new reason to shut down rap
But they wont shut down rap that degrades women though huh.
They wont shut down rap that talks about sellin crack though huh
Hypocrites
Its all good…
There seems to me to be 3 types of atheists when it comes to the level of outwardness in regards to their lack of belief. First, there are those that avoid arguments altogether, even if confronted. Secondly, there are those that, when confronted, will stand up for their beliefs/lack of belief and argue back. And finally, the category I tend to fall into is those that actively seek out debate. These are the people that love to argue for the sake of arguing - and to win.
There are many places to argue for atheism - the internet, school, with friends, etc. I myself typically argue on the internet and with friends. I recently came across an excellent site that is perfect for these verbal battles. With a name that suits its purpose, VerbalBattle.com is a great forum to share with people a piece of your mind.
You may be wondering, “what’s so special about this forum” and it’s a good question with a good answer. Most forums enjoy restricting you as to what you may say - even debate forums and other sites. This often leads to deleted posts and bans. This forum is unique in that it is an uncensored debate forum. Say what you want, when you want without worrying about political correctness or all of that nonsense.
As atheists I feel that we love the logic side of things and many of us are great debaters. We enjoy analyzing and tearing down an argument. A few on the other hand may still tend to enjoy having an emotionally charged “debate.” So it’s natural to assume that some of you may think, “oh no, what if it gets out of hand.” Well, really - what danger does that put anyone in? As Verbal Battle’s slogan states: it’s better to fight with words, not with guns.
So whether you’re looking for an intelligent debate or just want to flame some christians (hopefully the former), then verbalbattle.com is the place for you.
Hope to see you on the forum!
Before you go: leave a comment and let me know what type of atheist you are!
A while back I posted a video of Edward Current’s called “Some of God’s Many Cool Designs” He made a follow up video and I found it quite amusing.
2min 50secs = GOLD. Good for a lol.
Enjoy.
Check out some of the other atheist humor posts:
Atheist Humor 1: Some of God’s Many “Cool Designs”
Atheist Humor 2: Flying Spaghetti Monster vs. Invisible Pink Unicorn
Atheist Humor 3: Mr. Deity Shows Us How Prayer Really Works
Atheist Humor 4: A Look at Creationism
Tags: Atheism, Creationism, Humor
