atheism ⁽¹⁷⁾

Morality comes from the need of primate communities to be cooperative. Easily observable among any of the great apes today, our survival strategy includes keeping a group cohesive by not harming other members, nor stealing their things. Notice how all the community-cohesiveness moralities are essentially…

"One day you will know the truth." At the very least, this is somewhere between dismissive and insulting. Obviously, the speaker is asserting that you do not yet know the truth. Or Truth, more likely. Truth about what? This is often left vague. Taken at…

"You must not have been a true Christian (or Jew or Muslim or...) since now you're an atheist." This is a common theme we hear from religious people of whatever sects we may have left behind in our process of arriving at atheism. Sadly, few…

This is another of the useless things religious people (not only Christians) like to say to atheists. And I don't mean "useless" in the sarcastic, pejorative sense. It's simply without purpose. There is no benefit anyone can gain from hearing it, no action anyone can…

I casually posted a meme about the complete lack of efficacy of prayer. A Christian promptly commented, "I will pray for you."  When I averred that I hoped he was joking, he told me, "You DO realize Athiests are just as passionate about their Lack…