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- This is a support and conversation community for people who don't believe in gods.
- Superstition hucksters have no reason to subscribe or post here at all.
- If you are looking to debate or proselytize, options will be linked lower in the sidebar.
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- Struggles, frustrations, coming out.
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- Anything against site rules.
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Connect with Atheists
- Matrix: #atheism:envs.net
Help and Support Links
- Freedom From Religion Foundation
- The Secular Therapy Project
- Secular Students Alliance
- Black Nonbelievers
- The Clergy Project
- Atheist Alliance International
- Sunday Assembly
- Atheist Ireland
- Atheism UK
- Atheists United
Streaming Media
This is mostly YouTube at the moment. Podcasts and similar media - especially on federated platforms - may also feature here.
- Atheist Debates - Matt Dillahunty
- Rationality Rules
- Friendly Atheist
- Making Sense with Sam Harris
- Cosmic Skeptic
- Genetically Modified Skeptic
- Street Epistemology
- Armored Skeptic
- NonStampCollector
Orgs, Blogs, Zines
- Center for Inquiry
- American Atheists
- Humanists International
- Atheist Republic
- The Brights
- The Angry Atheist
- History for Atheists
- Rationalist International
- Atheist Revolution
- Debunking Christianity
- Godless Mom
- Atheist Freethinkers
Mainstream
Bibliography
Start here...
...proceed here.
- God is Not Great (Hitchens)
- The God Delusion (Dawkins)
- The End of Faith (Harris)
- Why I Am Not a Christian (Russell)
- Letter to a Christian Nation (Harris)
Proselytize Religion
From Reddit
As a community with an interest in providing the best resources to its members, the following wiki links are provided as historical reference until we can establish our own.
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Lmao, your ignorance about this subject shows immediately.
Padre Pio was considered a scammer by the Catholic church itself and was also found to be a fraud when visited by the doctors sent by the pope to determine if the scars he showed to his followers were of divine origin. When analysed the doctors found that they were most likely self inflicted wounds (there's also the testimony of a pharmacist who sold this con man some carbolic acid) and that he was putting forward a show for his followers, so much so that he was denied the right to celebrate mass for his schemes. It was John Paul the 2nd who canonized him in 2002 because he realized that if he wanted the support of the gullible people in southern Italy he would have needed to give them something in return; and so he did, by making him a saint against the better judgment of Benedict the 15th and of Pio the 11th, the popes who lived during his times and who barred him from celebrating mass.
I'd love to give you some references to educate you but unfortunately most of the material is in Italian language and your ignorance prevents you from accessing it.
Padre Pio did not invent the microscope but he was able to create a cult worshipping his image in lieu of god, a sin which should be very grave according to the Christian faith tenets
No. You are a story teller. Your source is mainly calumny.
Anybody can do that to Jesus, Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio. In fact, stigmas of Christ is not something new in the Church.
When something miraculous begins, it has to be investigated.
According to my source, people wanted him out of the way.
According to my source, there was no carbolic acid mentioned.
According to my source, doctors examined with wonders (lots of blood loss).
He lived in a monastery. You don't need a doctor to declare it was a fraud if it was really a fraud.
Perhaps the whole monastery was involved?
Pope Pius 11 had no letter against Padre Pio.
Your story is full of interpolations and holes.
And I see your trust in the 'popes' here.
Catholics don't worship images. (Your ignorance again).
Padre Pio lived through the 1st and 2nd world war, and he fought modernism tooth and nail.
Please give me your Italian reference (even a child could read Italian these days).
Make sure it is Catholic (that is what you claimed) (or don't worry, I will accept any link).
Look at the mental damage religion has done to you. You believe "your source" over empirical evidence?
How weak.
Italian references!
He cured the blind, restored the deaf, and many more.
Thousands of miracles have been performed by different people in the past and yet we still have atheists.
Like I said, we are all born with a clean memory. If we read calumny, we will believe calumny.
But read about Padre Pio from a true source.
I need his sources.
You guys never seem to learn. LGBTQ+ has damaged people.
I'm sure many want to get back to normal.
Those that are strong will get back to normal.
Oh yeah and yesterday evening I have had a great sex encounter with both Mary Magdalene and Eve. They did very nice things to my cock and I did enjoy every minute with them.
Don't believe me? It was a miracle, I don't have to provide you with any proof and you cannot argue it didn't happen
That is it. Perversion.
Those that are wise, will already see that this is perversion.
Ice cream is cold.
Coffee is hot.
One can move from whatever state he/she is currently in.
Those that want to change should really seek help from God.
God is everywhere.
And when you are converted, your speech won't be pervasion, but words seasoned with salt.
Lmao, my speech is already not pervasion as this word does not exist.
In my opinion you should seek help from a good shrink but I know you won't and I accept you the way you are.
Still going to counterargument all your points because religion is fake and a scam to poor, uneducated people but I would not dare to strip you of your right to be conned
"Lmao, my speech is already not pervasion as this word does not exist."
Keep exhibiting your ignorance.
I really don't know the meaning of this word and, as a foreigner educated in your language, I'd like to ask you to show me the definition of this lemma. I admit my ignorance in this matter
🎄 Joyful Christmas in advance.
Happy holidays dude <3