michaelpaulkovich.bsky.social
Author, inventor, space systems engineer, editor, columnist: American Rationalist, Free Inquiry, Humanist Perspectives, American Atheist magazine.
Books:
* Beyond the Crusades;
* Mostly Harmful: 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Religion.
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THANK YOU!
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It's okay. He's here to help.
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Writing, that is. I wasn't reading it, I finished writing it and sent it off for reviews.
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I'm looking forward to TACO'S LAST STAND.
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Yes, a lot of Marlene Winnel's diagram explains it.
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Looking forward to TACO'S LAST STAND
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When I see someone wearing a cross, I have to resist the urge to ask them, “Do you REALLY believe the Bible, that God had a son so he could be tortured to death to make up for something ‘Adam and Eve’ did after being convinced by a talking snake?”
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I just finished a book about Entertainment history and trivia and have a chapter about Schubert, among others (Beethoven, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Stravinsky... Edith Piaf, Buddy Holly, Hendrix, Badfinger, Patty Donoghue, Stephen Stills, Freddie Mercury, Emitt Rhodes, Steve Vai.....)
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Died age 31 -- yet he cranked out SO MANY STELLAR SCORES in his short life.
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Can't spell "hamburger",
Thinks windmills cause cancer,
Bankrupted CASINOS.
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Christianity: Because God had a son so he could be tortured to death to "save" us from what God would do to us if he didn't torture his son to death
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And that's why I made this, about a week ago.
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JD Vance: BA Ohio State University (political science and philosophy), JD in law. I'm betting he knows nothing about biology, and very little about science in general.
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Functional MRIs show that the typical religious person has a malfunctional or damaged right parietal lobe
www.samharris.org/site/full_te...
www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/g...
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The Brains of Believers and Non-Believers Work Differently
Not believing in God is due to a distinct set of brain networks.
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...
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Religious Experiences Shrink Part of the Brain
A study links life-changing religious experiences, like being “born again,” with atrophy in the hippocampus
By Andrew Newberg on May 31, 2011
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reli...
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Now only dishonest, but chicken. Waste of time.
You're dismissed.
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I handled dishonest people who teach "Bible study" in several of my books. Here's one:
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"Bible study" -- study THIS:
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Big surprise - you didn't "respond point by point" because YOU CAN'T.
Jesus meant ALL OF THAT LITERALLY. Read the sections in context: he BELIEVED you'll go to "hell" if you lust -- so PLUCK YOUR EYES OUT!
He thought God feeds birds, therefore "take no thought for the morrow"... etc.
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Make sure you're honest - that is, point out that Jesus took it all LITERALLY and not as "metaphors," "irony," etc.
Good luck.
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You seem to be defending Christians, and thus you're a Christian? I don't want to assume, but why would you call yourself a Christian if you don't follow the Christian Bible?
Any of these reasons perhaps:
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Are these your values?
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Are these your values?
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"The problems and dangers of the Bible have been discussed and critiqued since the earliest days of the church"
AND THEY FOLLOWED THEM FOR OVER 1500 YEARS.
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Are you a Christian? Do you "follow Jesus"?
(Answer: no, you don't. NOBODY is that stupid.)
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Can you imagine what it is like to live in fear of the same god you are commanded to worship? What a miserable way to go through the only life they'll ever get.
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"Judeo-Christian values":
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"Judeo-Christian values":
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I have a dream...
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I don't know what you're talking about - I HATE ATHEISTS. The audacity of not believing in A SINGLE ONE of the 5000+ gods that humans have invented. Most atheists don’t even believe God had his son violently tortured to death to save us from Himself. Morons.
Which gods do you believe in, and why?
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"you are lower than the dirt"
Again, you sound really, really nice, and I'd love to get to know you better!
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So EASILY triggered. Seek professional help.
Best of luck to you!
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"fundamentalist atheists"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You sound really sweet. Want to get together for a drink some time?
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We have Leviticus 19:27, "You shall not shave around the sides of your heads, neither shall you disfigure the corners of your beard."
Do Orthodox Jews wear their beards/sideburns like that because they follow that RULE in the Torah, or because they think it looks cool?