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The Foxhole Atheist
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Surgeon General's Warning: This Blog might cause you to rethink your world view. Do not attempt while pregnant, nursing or operating heavy machinery. This author is in support of atheism, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, human rights and common sense. Read at own Risk!
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Sexual Orientation?

In todays society there seems to only be three types of sexual orientation... Straight, Bisexual and Gay. And sure, those are the major variables or place-setters. But I think that we can get more te...

18 oct 10

Why Do We War?

Why do we war? What good has it ever brought us? All it ever does is cause more suffering and destruction. Where would we be today if mankind never fought a single war, if we were peaceful and passiv...

17 oct 10

Top 50 Award Winning Atheist Blogs!

11 sep 10

1st Amendment Rights and a Right Wing Nutjob

So, if youve been living under a rock for the last month Ill fill you in. Theres a crazy Baptist pastor in Florida who wants to burn the Islamic Holy Quran because he believes it to be a "book of...

10 sep 10

What is Torture?

First of all, let me apologize for my absence. And for those of you who are thinking "I dont care" youre lying. Of course you do. You are reading this arent you? Exactly, so shut up. Theres b...

09 sep 10

Recommended Private School Awareness Contract

 The government requires the signage of this public awareness contract before and child can legally attend any private school based on religious notions. Please, read the following lines careful...

20 aug 10

School Yard Religious Hatred

This is the full transcript of an email I received from a young fundamental Christian after he read one of my rebuttals to Christian logic and dogma... Ricky: Would love to catch you walking down my ...

14 aug 10

Stem Cells: Contrasting Positive & Negative Claims

Today I received and email from a fellow atheist and veteran. He had been having a debate with his conservative father on the social and scientific merits of abortion and stem cell research. He asked...

11 aug 10

The Danger of Achieving Higher Education Before Gaining Simple Logic

The First Rule of Logic: The Argument from Higher Education- Your education means little to nothing. Education is information. Without the ability to employ proper logic to process the information yo...

08 aug 10

Alcoholism is NOT a disease!... My thoughts...

By scientific definition any behavior is not a disease. And saying alcoholism is a disease is misrepresenting a vast amount of the people afflicted with alcoholism, since only a small population of a...

06 aug 10

UPDATE

Sorry Ive been away for so long. Ive been getting settled into my new home in Chicago, Illinois. If youre in Chicago send me an email sometime. Maybe well grab some beers. Also, the blog might be add...

30 jul 10

What Would You Do? Mormon Polygamist Pedophilia

If you havent been watching NBCs new show "What Would You Do?" youve been missing out. This last Tuesday they did an episode showcasing a scenario between a old Mormon man and his new child b...

30 jul 10

Dont Make Fun of Jesus!

Today I posted a picture on my Facebook page. It sparked two separate situations. First I learned that my girlfriend was deleted by a few of her friends for the very fact that the picture existed. It...

29 jun 10

The Rational Reponse to Faith Based Reasoning

You only believe something because you think its true, and you only think its true because you think somewhere there is good reason to believe it. But as soon as all the reasons are dissected and sho...

23 jun 10

Political Philosophy

The systems of Communism and Americas democracy lack a balance of both responsibility and authority. In basic forms of Communism, everyone has responsibility, but no one has authority. In practice, i...

20 jun 10

Animal Rights: Letter to an Ethical Vegan

Theres not enough consistency in the moral vegan/vegetarian argument for animal rights. One minute its that every living animals has inherent rights, but then its that we understand rights and have a...

18 jun 10

Discussion with an Acupuncture Supporter

Me: Acupuncture is only a Placebo. Him: Its not placebo...acupuncture works by triggering responses in the nervous system. For example, the use of acupuncture as a pain reliever involves affecting ke...

05 jun 10

Apologies Over My Absence

I have been sick and my computer has been infected with annoying spyware. Just as soon as I get a virus, so does my computer! Typical... Anyhow, Im back and the spyware is almost dead. Let me know if...

28 may 10

Theologians are Atheists in Theistic Clothing

There's a huge difference between a theologian and an apologist. An apologist is someone who believes in a specific God and tries to argue for the existence of their God by giving reasons for belief....

09 may 10

What is Socialism? And how does this apply to Health Care?

Socialism isn't a true government system. It's a political concept that the government should play an active role in the welfare of its people. A concept that most governments apply on one level or a...

28 apr 10 1 person likes this

Quick Stories: Death by Bear?

Basically, the prophet Elisha ran into a large group of kids. The kids laughed at Elisha and mocked him for being bald. I guess that wasn't common in those times? Elisha cursed them in the name of Go...

25 apr 10

Counter-Criticism to the Catholic Child Rape Epidemic?

On Facebook I am friends with a, what I would call, fundamental Christian apologetic amateur theologian with an intellectual superiority complex. For the sake of this post, we will refer to him as "C...

23 apr 10

The Origins of Evolutionary Criticism

Since its introduction into the public view, evolutionary science has come under harsh criticism from many fronts. Originally, this was perfectly acceptable. All new theories and scientific disciplin...

23 apr 10

Public Service Announcement: Traumatic Brain Injuries and the Military

Military men and women are continually involved situations where risk of injury is high. One silent war wound that can often go unnoticed is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI damages the brain th...

21 apr 10

Quick Stories: The Bible's Account of Creation

God makes everything, including the animals, and then decides it's not enough. God creates man out of dirt and then man begins to seem sad because he's the only one of his kind. God has all the anima...

18 apr 10

Moral Judgment: Evolved or Divine?

The ability to tell right from wrong, good from evil, and the proper from the improper is what we refer to as “Moral Judgment.” It’s how we decide what actions should be illegal, what rights should b...

18 apr 10

The Ten Commandments Dissected

1. "I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other Gods before me." This commandment isn't even about morality. It's about conformity. It's a jealous God telling you that you're not allowed to worsh...

16 apr 10

Alcoholism is NOT a Disease!

Earlier, I explained to that they discovered a gene that inhibits people's genetic predisposition to addictive personalities. Which can cause them to adopt any number of compulsive behaviors. But the...

11 apr 10

Atheists Debating Atheists?

That's right people! We don't always agree on things! And when one atheist steps over the line, we see it as our intellectual duty to smack them back! Why? Because unlike the religions of the world, ...

09 apr 10

Raising Kids to be Theist Robots

I was told that I, or atheists in general, have the same old tired arguments against God. To be entirely honest, I think that's true. But there's a good reason for it. As atheists, we can only respon...

07 apr 10

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