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Daily Archives: September 28, 2009
The Atheist Emperor Has No Clothes?
Author Gil Dodgen, a lifelong atheist, asked some of the same basic questions I’ve been raising lately, and he ultimately drifted into theism: I was raised an atheist, and was very devout as a kid. I studied astronomy, cosmology, and the origins of … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, faith, God, philosophy, psychology, religion
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Swine Flu (H1N1): Children, Atheism, Transcendence, and Near Death Experiences
I’ve noticed, since having kids (they are three and five), that I’ve been unusually anxious about flu seasons (something that, when I was single and kidless, I barely thought about). And this season, with swine flu (H1N1) out there without … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, atheism, atheist, death, fitness, flu, H1N1, health, life, near-death experiences, Reinhold Niebuhr, swine flu
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Prometheus Unbound 