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All Things Legal/Crime and Punishment

5 days ago5d

Posted by Lorajay

I just learned that Christopher Hitchens had a brother named Peter and he wrote this article. It appears Peter has a much more conservative point of view than his brother

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Trump Pinata

1 week ago1w

Posted by HippieChick58

Trump digs a new hole... attacking his special prosecutor.

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Posts

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS BUSINESS1/5/2023 TILT Holdings Inc. retired $7.5 million in debt. LINK: Aurora Cannabis Inc. closed the sale of a facility in Alberta, Canada. LINK: ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by anglophone

The damning condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church in 2009 by Christopher Hitchens is worthwhile revisiting 13 years later:

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Politics

Dec 25, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by WilliamCharles

Looking for an old Christopher Hitchens essay

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 10, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by SnowyOwl

Hitch, keeping it real.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Dec 5, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Marionville

Dire Straits. - Tunnel Of Love…live, 1985 Wembley…

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Traditional and Folkmusic

Dec 3, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by rogerbenham

Suzanne Vega - The Queen And The Soldier (Live At Montreux 2004)

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Foreign Film Fans

Nov 22, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by yvilletom

The award-winning Japanese-made movie Drive My Car concludes in Hiroshima with a movie-inside-a-movie performance of Checkov’s Uncle Vanya. Curious, I looked for a suggestion of that city’s 1945 fate. Could the collapse in an earthquake ...

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Just for Laughs

Nov 2, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

My secret is out!!!

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General & Hellos

Nov 2, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by SpikeTalon

If pro is the opposite of con...

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News & Links

Oct 19, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

Frontline documentary, Michael Flynn's Holy War

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General & Hellos

Oct 18, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by FrayedBear

Indonesian genocide in E.Timor assisted by US oil & military along with Australian military assistance & cover up by Jewish Australian Prime Minister Malcom Fraser, a despised US puppet who ultimately was found without his trousers in a seedy Memphis...

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Quotes

Oct 12, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by gsiamne

How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape. - Christopher Hitchens

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Music Fans

Oct 12, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by RhondaShotwell

A pleasant discovery. Allison Russell - Nightflyer

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World Music

Oct 8, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by JackPedigo

A wonderful interview with a former conductor of Carnegie Hall but is now working with the Sao Paulo Symphony. In the interview she talked about Villa Lobos, a minor composer in the west but exalted in Brazil. He composed an unusual piece ...

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The Best of Late Night & News

Sep 27, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - T Denies Watching TV During Jan 6 Insurrection | Italy's Far Right Is Ruining "LOT

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Jokes and humor about religion

Sep 23, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by Garban

Outrageously Funny Moments of Christopher Hitchens

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Politics

Sep 20, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKFormer White House Attorney Warned Trump About Keeping Classified Docs

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Quotes

Sep 19, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by WilliamCharles

“The prince's official job description as king will be 'defender of the faith,' which currently means the state-financed absurdity of the Anglican Church, but he has more than once said publicly that he wants to be anointed as defender of all ...

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General & Hellos

Sep 16, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by FrayedBear

So what has been enacted to prevent USA citizens performing these barbaric acts? Looking at the excuses they make for their involvement in the Ukrainian barbarity it would appear a big fat nothing.

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Memes R Us

Sep 11, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by bookofmorons

Looks like the Russian really are in trouble

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Religion & Spirituality

Sep 9, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Hitchens was the man

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Trump Pinata

Sep 8, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

He's never been held accountable once in his entire life. You know he's shitting bricks right now! Does my heart good.

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News & Links

Aug 28, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Lorajay

It sounds like my frequently used statement "We all want what is best for America."would not be a winning tactic for these new right wingers.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 26, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by FvckY0u

I wouldn't have pegged Jamie Foxx for a great Trump impersonator but he nails it.

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Religion of Science & Higher Consciousness

Aug 21, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Earthling50

No doubt most of you have heard of Christopher Hitches, BUT if you haven't, his talks/debates are among the best of the best. Many are available on Youtube. Here are a couple worth checking out: Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book ...

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Politics

Aug 20, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Druvius

Military spending in the US is insanely out of control. Didn't work for the Spanish Empire, not working for us.

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Just for Laughs

Aug 20, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

Damn, busted!!!

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Posts

Aug 8, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by glennlab

Has anyone else's manual dexterity started to go?

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Trump Pinata

Aug 7, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by Appleriver

I’m still laughing after seeing this

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General & Hellos

Aug 3, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by redbai

LINKThe Untold Truth Of Star Trek's Nyota Uhura - YouTube

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Trump Pinata

Aug 1, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by NHjulie

So proud of her. Makes me feel a little more positive about the future.

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Politics

Aug 1, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by TheMiddleWay

LINKThe case for a new kind of atheism

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 30, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Dr. Becky - Nope, Webb HASN'T found the most distant galaxy (yet!) | Night Sky News July 2022

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General & Hellos

Jul 30, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by anglophone

The numbskulls and idiots in Australian and New Zealand sport are equating the removal of prejudice against LGBT people with the promotion of Christianity:

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 29, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell - The Deadliest Virus on Earth

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Jul 28, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by azzow2

We are getting a storm right now. I had walked out past the pheasant's enclosure they could care less that it is storming. The males are just starting to get their colors.

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The Best of Late Night & News

Jul 28, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about the emails about the Trump's electors....

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Jul 27, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Zealandia

How can Government eradicate smoking? By legally escalating the age limit for buying cigarettes:

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Music Fans

Jul 27, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Sierra4

At This Moment, written and recorded by Billy Vera, was released in 1981 and did not do well. After being featured on the tv program Family Ties in 1987 it went to number 1 in both the U.S. and Canada.

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This Day In History

Jul 8, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Jolanta

The first woman in space.

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General & Hellos

Jul 3, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Matias

Every echo-chamber needs a positive or negative center of gravity: positive if members of the 'bubble' have something they can love together, negative if they are united in their hatred of some X. I'll focus on the negative variety in this post. My ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jun 30, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

SURREPTITIOUS - Adjective…kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing; done, made, or acquired by stealth “she seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn’t ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 26, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Christopher Hitchens said it . . . .

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 18, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Sgt_Spanky

Along the top navbar of this site is a "Home" link that sometimes reads "Agnostic.com" while other times it's just an "A." It's changed from one to the other on a number of occasions and did so again just recently. Who keeps making this meaningless ...

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Posts

Jun 4, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Never enough Hitchens!

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News & Links

Jun 1, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

US electrical grid not ready to stand for climate change. Not a surprise to many. Side note - Texas claims they are ready for a "normal" summer; weather predictions are calling for a hotter than usual season throughout the US. Good luck @Glennlab....

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Politics

May 28, 2022May 2022

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

Filthy rich Moscow Mitch, bought by the gun lobby without a hitch, and school kids end up face down in a ditch.

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Feline Fanatics

May 28, 2022May 2022

Posted by RobertNappi2

Saturday morning cuteness

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Conservative Atheists

May 20, 2022May 2022

Posted by JacarC

Still more to learn from other's eyes::: Aussi viewpoint about the Biden crime family.. :: If you do not watch it clarifies you are a stupid leftist.... ()) These people are some of the most evil...... Stop watching CNN, ...

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Music Fans

May 14, 2022May 2022

Posted by puff

Fairly old but nice and thrashy

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Posts

May 13, 2022May 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS NEWS5/13/2022 Mexico's Supreme Court determined in a non-precedential ruling affecting only the case at hand that marijuana consumption is part of the right to free development of personality, but that ...

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Politics

May 13, 2022May 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKTexas has declared open season on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube with censorship law - CNN

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General & Hellos

May 12, 2022May 2022

Posted by FrayedBear

What does the West really think about the Ukrainian conflict? RT reports independent polls from around the world.

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Religion & Spirituality

May 6, 2022May 2022

Posted by xenoview

Florida churches among first to begin exit from UMC to new, conservative denomination The departure of any church or clergy from the denomination is not instantaneous, but must first go through its annual conferences.

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Memes R Us

Apr 17, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by jeshuey

Missing Hitch.

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General & Hellos

Apr 14, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by skado

“Before he died, Hitchens called Collins “one of the greatest living Americans.” “ “Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist who fiercely criticized Collins’s nomination on account of his “primitive, shamanistic, superstitious” ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 12, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by PBuck0145

The great Hitchens {R.I.P.) We desperately need a replacement.

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Natural history

Apr 7, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Fernapple

The Greater Reed Mace, are now beginning to burst open, and shed the seeds that were made last year, alongside the Grantham Canal. They are even more impressive than the furry seed pods when closed, or the modest wind pollinated flowers. The Reeds ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 4, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by mischl

Christopher Hitchens was asked, "If you don't believe there's a god, why do you do spend your entire life trying to prove it? Why don't you just stay at home?" [Thank you, Hitch. I can use some of that in future debates with uh, ...

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General & Hellos

Apr 3, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by SnowyOwl

Hitch speaks the truth and absolutely rips the Catholic Church and it is high time that someone had the guts to do it.

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General & Hellos

Apr 3, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by SnowyOwl

Hitch had it right 5 years ago when it comes to dictators and Putin.

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Quotes

Mar 22, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Marionville

“Human beings are pattern-seeking animals who will prefer even a bad theory or a conspiracy theory to no theory at all”………………Christopher Hitchens.

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General & Hellos

Mar 12, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by merit2344

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it. Christopher Hitchens

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Mar 6, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Krish55

Hitchens' brother on Ukriane and hypocrisy:

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General & Hellos

Jan 15, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Gwendolyn2018

Got hacked at Walmart.com. Found out just after the stuff was ordered (email from the site) and was able to cancel the order ASAP. I removed my card info from the account and changed the password, but then, decided to delete the account as I rarely...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jan 12, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by JackPedigo

Noosphere: the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and is a form of evolution. My question is the noosphere limited to only humans?

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General & Hellos

Jan 9, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Triphid

Pea-brain arrived home about 40 minutes ago, knocked upon MY door to inform me of the entire events of his latest episode and what he can and cannot do for at least 10 to 14 days, not that I care in the least btw. However, by STRICT Doctor's Orders ...

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Movie Lovers

Jan 7, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Ray13

For Mr. Poitier: In case you haven't heard he passed away January 7, 2022.

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Atheist Videos & Miscellany

Jan 2, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Rossy92

Pat Condell is an anti-theist who does scripted rants on a variety of topics. This one is a 7 minute rant mainly about the God of the Old Testament. Pat Condell's style is along the likes of a Christopher Hitchens, or Matt Dillahunty. He doesn't shy ...

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General & Hellos

Dec 18, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by SpikeTalon

On this day December 18th fifteen years ago, my father passed away after experiencing a sudden heart attack a few days earlier while at work. Seems almost like yesterday, I recall the events of that day quite vividly. His death marked a turning point...

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Dec 17, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by azzow2

This should be the slogan of mature dating.

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Oppression Throughout The World

Dec 6, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Monsignor

LINKIt was inspiring — really inspiring. I remember watching clip after clip of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens debating Christians, Muslims and "purveyors of woo," exposing the fatuity of their faith-based beliefs in superstitious...

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The Best of Late Night & News

Dec 2, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Stephen One-Ups Gwyneth's Goop Gift Guide Again This Year

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Nov 19, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by azzow2

I can tell you the look Dick Van Dyke was going for in the movie Marry Poppins is easy to come by when the chimney needs cleaning

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Health & Happiness

Nov 18, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Tourirst

China is a criminal organization run a by Xi Jinping. This bastard is another Hitler. There is nothing decent or nice about this madman. He is insane and on the cusp of starting WWIII. All I want for Christmas is for this SOB to die of something ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 3, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Triphid

If we have learned how to re-cycle plastics, then why haven't we started to re-cycle Plastic Surgeons?

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Quotes

Oct 28, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Marionville

“Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive towards children:. Organised religion ought to have a great deal on its ...

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Posts

Oct 14, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by MerlinZap

The beginning of the Zombie Apocalypse.

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Posts

Oct 9, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

Hitchens wisdom!

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Movie Actors & Actresses Fans

Sep 20, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ray13

A Happy 87th Birthday to the beautiful and talented Sophia Loren, born on Sept. 20, 1934 in Rome, Italy. She was married 40 years to film producer Carlo Ponti Sr. from 1966 to his death in 2007. TCM tribute video:

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General & Hellos

Sep 17, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Ryo1

Absolutely stunning! Chile’s Marble Caves is one of the most extraordinary places to visit in South America. The magnificent Marble Caves have formed over the last 6000+ years as the water melted from the nearby glaciers filling up General ...

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Posts

Sep 17, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by rogerbenham

J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Minor "pour le luth" BWV 999; David Tayler, archlute 4K UHD video

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Quotes

Sep 15, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Marionville

“We keep being told that religion, whatever it’s imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above ...

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News & Links

Sep 14, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by mjf68

Autographed books of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens The Secular Underground Network started in 2020 as a project of the International Atheïst Association. Unfortunately IAA had to stop. As director of the SUN project I felt responsible ...

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Just for Laughs

Sep 3, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

It seems James O'Keefe of Project Bullshit went on a fishing expedition and took the whole office with him....

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Memes R Us

Sep 3, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by jeshuey

I'm outa here!

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Quotes

Sep 3, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

Those of us who write and study history are accustomed to its approximations and ambiguities. This is why we do not take literally the tenth-hand reports of frightened and illiterate peasants who claim to have seen miracles or to have had encounters ...

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News & Links

Aug 22, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Ali_Tajdari

Professor Joel Baden - Did these Bible characters exist?

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Memes R Us

Aug 19, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by OldMetalHead

It's the same god also

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Memes R Us

Aug 9, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by glennlab

August is when the grid reaches it's most summer vulnerable position.

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Just for Laughs

Aug 4, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Dhiltong

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Quotes

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that ...

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Posts

Jul 31, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by bobwjr

Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary (1832–1914) A approx 60 yrs old, Fields was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. She was the first African American woman employed as a mail carrier in the US +...