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By What Right?
by Jason Stotts My life is my own. It is not yours. No aspect of my life is yours. I am not your slave. By what right do you think you can take anything from me? I work to feed myself, to meet my needs, and fulfill my desires. I spend my time, the currency…
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The Irrationality of Atheism
by Jason Stotts Atheism is a term that is often misused by both religious people and those who call themselves atheists. The term atheism comes from the Greek atheos, or lack of belief in the gods. Thus one who self-proclaims to be an atheist is proclaiming that they do not believe in gods. Yet, there…
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Masculinity and Femininity
by Jason Stotts Masculinity and femininity are concepts that relate to the fundamental metaphysical difference between men and women; concepts that have their origin in basic human physiology. Yet masculinity and femininity are much more than a simple difference of genitals; while being male or female is sine qua non to be masculine or feminine…
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Why Don’t Christians Kill Themselves?
by Jason Stotts This is an interesting question that I’ve wondered about for quite some time. If the afterlife is such a glorious place where you’ll get to meet your “maker”, then why wouldn’t you want to hasten your trip to “revel in His glory”? Why would an omnibenevolent god want to keep you from…
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Of Skepticism and Nature
by Jason Stotts As I lie here bathing in patches of sun and shade, beneath an ancient Oak proudly bearing its new summer greens, I can clearly feel the soft grass beneath me. When I reach out my hand I can feel the heat of a large granite rock that is almost as big as…
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I Have A Dirty Mind!
by Jason Stotts I have never understood the term “dirty mind” – it is no more than a base attempt to denigrate sexuality via the argument from intimidation. The implication, of course, is that if one does understand why sexual thoughts are dirty, then this is a further indictment of one’s character. I, however, do…
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Jesus Camp
by Jason Stotts Today I watched one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen in my life, the movie “Jesus Camp” – a documentary about the new evangelical christian movement in America. It’s truly frightening to see radical irrationality destroying the unformed minds of children in their rabid pursuit of theocracy. It’s not that I’m…
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What If?
by Jason Stotts What if one day a philosopher is born who is able to answer all of the “eternal questions” of philosophy, would he be revered or hated? What if this philosopher provided irrefutable proofs for all of his arguments and left no hole or weakness? Would he be believed or would he be…
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