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Atheists aren't that bad. This is NOT an argument
for atheism... It's a defense of atheists.
This video received the award for "Excellence in
Humanist Communications" from the Harvard
University Humanist Chaplaincy.
James Randi said this video was "very cool!"
Michael Shermer said it was "very impressive."
Penn & Teller said, "If a god existed, this video
would make him wish he were dead."
Dan Barker (author of "Losing Faith in Faith")
said it was "very creative and powerful" and that
it "makes a GREAT point!"
Greg Epstein (the Humanist Chaplain of Harvard
University) said "it's a wonderful video!"
Stephen Ulh (author of "Imagine No Superstition")
said that this video was "just wonderful for the
cause of atheism."
David Mills (author of "Atheist Universe") said "I
am absolutely addicted to watching this fabulous
video, which has almost instantly become a legend
in the freethought community. Zak has created the
most intellectually and emotionally powerful
multimedia presentation I've ever seen endorsing
the atheist position. This is a proud moment for
all rational-minded people. Atheist books can have
wide-reaching influence, but I strongly suspect
that Zak's video will influence a much larger
audience than any atheist book ever published. The
first few times I watched this video, I literally
had tears in my eyes by the end. The artistic
talent and technical skills required to write and
produce this video -- as well as its core message
-- have made Zachary Kroger my newest freethought
hero. I'm not surprised at the HUGE reaction Zak's
video has generated."
This video (among others) was also mentioned in
the November 4th New York Times article "God and
Man on YouTube."
Nobelief.com said this was "the best video of
2006."
NOTE- It has been brought to my attention that
Marlon Brando, Mark Twain, Susan B. Anthony and
Thomas Edison are not atheists. I looked into it,
and my original sources were wrong. Sorry.
You can download the song used in this video at
http://thegodmovie.com/cd.php (track 3)
Lastly, I am pleased to see how much debate this
video has sparked, and I encourage everyone that
wants to, to join in. HOWEVER, spamming will not
be tolerated. Nor will racist, sexist, or other
mean comments. Such behavior is not conducive to
good conversations, and users who do not act
accordingly will be blocked. If you want to insult
people, go somewhere else.
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| The Price of Atheism |
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ABC 20/20 special on atheism.
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Nicole Smalkowski's contact info:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/NICOLETHEPROUDATHIEST
YouTube: www.youtube.com/bison801221
Email: NICOLESMALKOWSKI@MSN.COM
(I'm not trying to invade her privacy, she wanted
me to put her contact info on here)
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Durée : 569 s |
| Sam Harris - Misconceptions About Atheism |
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Complete video at:
http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1456
Author Sam Harris addresses what he feels are
several commonly-held misconceptions about
atheism.
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"Believing the Unbelievable: The Clash Between
Faith and Reason in the Modern World" with Sam
Harris speaking at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Some of the most inspired and provocative
thinkers, writers, artists, business people,
teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad
fields and from across the country and around the
world all gathered in a single place - to teach,
speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006
Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they
all interacted with an audience of thoughtful
people who stepped back from their day-to-day
routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas,
thought, and discussion.
Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times
bestsellers, The End of Faith and Letter to a
Christian Nation. The End of Faith won the 2005
PEN Award for Nonfiction.
Mr. Harris' writing has been published in over ten
languages. He and his work have been discussed in
Newsweek, TIME, U.S. News and World Report, The
New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall
Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The San
Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The
Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The
International Herald Tribune, Der Spiegel, The
Globe and Mail, New Scientist, Wired, SEED
Magazine, and many other journals.
Mr. Harris makes regular appearances on television
and radio to talk about the danger that religion
now poses to modern societies. His essays have
appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, The
Times of London, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere.
He blogs for the Washington Post / Newsweek
website: On Faith, the Huffington Post, TruthDig,
and Edge.org. Mr. Harris is a graduate in
philosophy from Stanford University and has
studied both Eastern and Western religious
traditions, along with a variety of contemplative
disciplines, for twenty years. He is completing a
doctorate in neuroscience.
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Durée : 405 s |
| My "conversion" to atheism |
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This is is short overview of my life as a
Christian and why I became an atheist. This is
mainly for those religious people who may state
that I do not know what I am talking about, or
that I have not studied Christianity in any real
depth.
Yes - I know I was not "born a Christian" and
highlight this fact later in the video. For
brevity I made that statement instead of "I was
born an atheist in a Christian family and raised
with the values, rituals, and conventions inherit
in such situations". The popular understanding of
the phrase has the meaning I was looking for
without having to go into a massive explanation as
to why everyone is born an atheist. Besides, if I
had gone down that route I would now be defending
a "I was born an atheist" comment to all the idiot
theists who visit. Furthermore, if anyone make a
comment about this again I will give you the
thumbs down - if you can't be bothered reading the
descriptions of videos, it's your own fault.
There is a slight problem with the Youtube version
- it cuts off one of two closing slides and the
credit for the music, which called "High Drama"
from the album "Pictures" by Timo Maas.
Download from here:
http://gallery.mac.com/andrewskegg#100146
This video is released under this license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/a
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| The Rise of Atheism - ABC plus Christopher Hitchens |
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Subscribe! - A large convention of atheists
gathered today in Virginia, where men, women and
children eagerly proclaimed their belief God does
not exist.
While their views still may be the minority in the
country, atheists have become more vocal and
visible in recent years.
T-shirts, bumper stickers and even rap songs
proclaim atheists' beliefs. Atheist summer camps
now exist for children.
"Over the last 20 years," said Alan Wolfe of
Boston College, "the number of people willing to
tell people in surveys that they don't believe in
God have pretty much doubled."
Books denying God's existence have topped
bestseller lists, and Congress has its first
self-proclaimed atheist, Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif.
"A lot of respectable people are coming out and
saying they are very happy to dispel the myths of
the Bible," said Margaret Downey of Atheist
Alliance International.
Some atheists said their profile has increased
because of a rise in religious extremism, like the
Islamic fundamentalism behind the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11 and the rise of the Christian
right in the United States.
Gathering of the Godless
Meanwhile, the Internet has helped unite
non-believers. In fact, this weekend's convention
sold out, and had a waiting list of 600 people.
Besides listening to speakers, convention
attendees can buy merchandise like a
born-again-atheist hat, atheist-on-board signs for
those with kids, or after-the-rapture mints.
They also had the opportunity to mingle with
celebrity atheists like authors Christopher
Hitchens and Richard Dawkins.
On "Good Morning America Weekend Edition,"
Hitchens said American believers should recognize
they live in a secular state.
"It would be better for them if they didn't give
themselves false conciliation," he said. "My
challenge is really to say, 'Can you name me a
moral action or a statement that has been made by
a believer that couldn't have been made by a
non-believer?'"
And while the stigma associated with atheism may
be diminishing, the majority of Americans say they
would not vote for an atheist for president.
Full story here:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3671172&pag
e=1
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