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Of course if you really love coffee….

Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, is coffee that includes part-digested coffee cherries eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). Fermentation occurs as the cherries pass through a civet’s intestines, and after being defecated with ot…[Read more]

I think I saw @Daniel W. drive by the other day with his coffee cup…..

I do try to keep my neb out of trouble by minimizing the dosage of declensions used around Christians.

@davis said….And Jesus was not the last person to tell a metaphor about the topic. The film “The power of one” or the book “The alchemist” or the Harry Potter franchise….

It’s funny you said that because I finally actually watched some Harry Potter films last weekend (a bit late , I know) and all I kept thinking about was similar Bible stories…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

jakelafort wrote:

“I’m not at all an atheist. I mean, of all the possible theologies, atheism is the least plausible,” he said at the time. “I mean, you’ve got to explain the existence of the universe, and to assume it invented itself or created itself is rather odd.” Above quote is Charles Krauthammer who is about to die.

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Have you noticed theists will often brand atheism a religion when they are on the attack? As if they want say, “see, you are really as ridiculous as us”. Or somehow evolutionary biology is really a religion.  These tactics seem to be from an AIG playbook or something.

Darwin was an extraordinary scientist and human being. He understood…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

Simon Paynton wrote:

I disagree that doing philosophy means studying the work of other philosophers.

Just like you can fix a watch without cracking a book. By trial and error. I don’t have to imagine what it’s like to argue philosophical points with someone lacking any background in philosophy because I’ve done it. Generally, they…

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The philosophy of being a Catholic involves immersing yourself in the ritual. Each day of the year is assigned a meaning for you to ponder and each year represents the life of Christ. Essentially you sacrifice yourself for the Church to save your soul. The next life is paramount; this life is just a path to get there. Being naturally Socratic and…[Read more]

To me religion requires faith in material assertions (predictions) without fact or rational inquiry. I am not sure if Buddhism makes predictions. If a cult had a belief that aliens were hiding behind an asteroid or comet and coming to save them, I would call that a religion. Philosophy makes many immaterial assertions that are generally based on…[Read more]

I wonder if that guy would bake me a Muhammad cake? How about a lobster and shrimp cake. Yum.

It’s against my religious beliefs to pay taxes.

The title of this post is answered by the 80’s song: The Sugarcubes – Deus (does not exist)

I am still amazed at how many 80’s new wave bands came out as non believers. A more recent song that tells god to shove it while predicting the end of humankind due to oceans…[Read more]

tom sarbeck wrote:

Robert, religion is of much use for people who want to take from others, especially for taking from unhappy others.

Yes, let me rephrase….religion is of no use to us in terms of knowledge

“There is far more going on than we can know”

How the fuck does he know that? So at some point we just give up on learning about our universe and just acquiesce to the god of our choice? Science answers our questions as opposed to religion, that hit a brick wall 300 years ago. It’s just of no use anymore and those who cling to it look like voodoo…[Read more]

Bill Maher thinks so. The Real Time host began listing the items that have been “checked off.” They include
“you’re a narcissist and you like your name or face on buildings,”
“appoint family members to positions of power,”
“rallies,” [Who has rallies after the election is over? He feels blue because some was mean to him on TV — I need 9000 droolin…[Read more]