atheists

Merry Christmas to all. pewresearch.org/religion/201…

.@mrnice70 Evil is a matter of perspective. Although I suspect we’ll agree on what qualifies as evil, it probably need not include religion.

.@canadacolonel each other’s names.

Here's a great piece on @meganphelps, formally of Westboro Baptist Church. She gives us hope for humanity. newyorker.com/magazine/2015/…

.@1readydefense whatever it is, do send it along when you're done. I'd love to read it!

.@1readydefense everything is freely available to you. So, again, if you believe the Bible is truth, prove it to yourself, not to me.

.@1readydefense Christianity has a lot of great ideas on morality. So do other world religions. So do secularists.

.@1readydefense some light reading for you: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_…

.@1readydefense also early greek and roman religious works… you'd be surprised how many characters throughout folklore resemble Jesus

.@1readydefense I have. Old testament, new testament, book of mormon, the quran, dianetics, and others.

.@1readydefense atheists tend to have flexible minds and empathetic hearts that aren't dependent on a book that warns of god's wrath.

.@1readydefense compared to everything we know and can observe about the universe, the bible isn't terribly convincing.

.@1readydefense god, religion, etc. I'm assuming you believe the Bible to be truth. Atheists are less convinced.

.@1readydefense we don't lack conviction, we lack proof.

.@1readydefense it takes conviction to publicly reject a religious majority. We don't pretend to know the answers, but we strive to find out

.@1readydefense Generally speaking, I think we do a fine job of expressing our ideas (although we could be a bit more tactful at times).