African slaves adopted the religion of the very people who enslaved them. Their masters used the Bible to justify their enslavement to the europeans, and the way they were treated. To justify this, they often referred back to the “Curse of Ham“, a biblical story… Read More
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How To Pick Your Battles
Any atheist who’s spent even a short amount of time debating with theists about their beliefs knows how hard it can be. Trying to get through to believers can feel like hitting a brick wall. In some of these cases, it’s best to bite your… Read More
Atheists Should Learn About Religion
When you’re an explicit atheist, it’s easy to think that religion is a bunch of hogwash that isn’t worth a minute of your time. I’d like to make the case that atheists should learn about religion. Those of us who weren’t indoctrinated into a religion… Read More
Genesis 2: Garden of Eden – Unbiased Bible Study
We started our path on evaluating the Bible with Unbiased Bible Study – ‘Genesis, Chapter 1’ . We learned about the first six days of creation, and we already have mountains of questions regarding the dissonance between what we know about our world and what… Read More
Atheism vs. Agnosticism: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve ever wondered the answer to this question, you aren’t the first. Theists and atheists alike seem to get this one wrong all the time; although to be fair, it’s not entirely their fault. If you look up the term ‘Atheism’ in older dictionaries,… Read More