A story about a gathering of non-believers in a mostly religious and God-fearing country such as the Philippines seems like it could be a great start to an interesting novel, one that people are going to read, love and learn …
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Red Tani in the 1st Atheists and Agnostics Convention in South East Asia
Filipino Freethinkers President, Red Tani, shares the history of secularism in the Philippines and the triumphs as well as the struggles of the FF in safeguarding the separation of church and state.
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“Road to Reason” An Atheist Day Celebration
April 1, 2012 was a fine sunny day and the weather was a bit hot but nonetheless, it was all good. At noon, I was already excited to join the “Road to Reason” activity organized by PATAS-Cebu. It was going …
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Can I Change The World?
Contibuted by Jaako J. Wallenius If one wants to change the world, the easiest and fastest way is to adjust and work with one of the old ideologies. It is much more difficult to change the world through creating brand …
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Do We Still Need Metaphysics?
Contributed by Jaakko J. Wallenius There are people who have not noticed yet that science has already explained many of the things that used to be explained with metaphysics. Metaphysics was a useful tool when there was no real knowledge …
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PATAS Goes To Washington!
With some special tours, is the best way to see the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC. Your guide will walk with you around the Tidal Basin to see the Jefferson Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the MLK Memorial, and the …
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Rainbow People… Society’s Biggest Phobia!
The media loves feeding everyone fear. If they didn’t the world would be a pretty boring place wouldn’t it? I mean why put up on the big screen, “Scientist may have found cure for breast cancer!” when you …
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Religion As We Know It
Since time immemorial myriads of religions have been seen to have come and gone. And from them, unimaginable, chaotic atrocities were born. Remorseless, in their continuity of countless fatalities. They cultivate tensions and crippling fears, causing such a …
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PATAS Cebu Feeding Program
Last January 27, 2012 the Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society Cebu Chapter held its very first outreach program. It was entirely sponsored by one of the members, Ms. Sasha Palo. The group decided to host a feeding program for day …
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Coincidence, Nothing More
Imagine a man being rushed to the hospital from a local park. A nurse’s hand is exerting pressure on the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. The nurses rush the man into the emergency room, do their best to stabilize …
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The FIRST Atheists/Agnostics Convention In Asia!
FIRST-EVER ATHEISTS AND AGNOSTICS CONVENTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Hosted and Sponsored by the Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) On April 21, 2012, we, the members of PATAS (Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society), from all over the world — and …
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On The Black Nazarene Procession
The recent “fanatical” Black Nazarene procession is an eloquent demonstration of what people can do together if focused… If only we have the same number of people focused to dredge the Pasig River once a month throughout the year! If …
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Do We Go To Heaven, Mommy?
A child may one day ask his parents whether we go to heaven or hell… to which majority of the time Christians will tell their child you will go to Heaven only if you love Jesus Christ with all your …
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Why Do We Still Need Humanism?
Atheism is basically more or less just about saying that you don’t adhere to a world-view that includes the idea of god, but humanism is a bit more, as it is also about having a world-view of one’s …
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If God Exists…
“God is great!” “God is good all the time.” If you ask Christians to describe their god of worship, “great” and “good” are common words of choice. And to say that those are delusional depiction of God is an understatement. …
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Deus Meus [ The God Paradox ]
We are all aware about the differences of every religion in this world. If I was born a Buddhist, I will be following the wisdom of Buddha. If I was born a Muslim, I will be worshipping Muhammed and Allah. …
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Father, No Thank You.
Father, I don’t believe in thee for the truth will set me free our mind, is our own god the naturality of humanity is flowing in our blood Father, I don’t believe in thee for the truth will set …
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Cebu City’s Pride March; An Atheist Coming Out Event
Before I give you all the blow-by-blow details of the Cebu Pride Fiesta March I would like to congratulate the volunteers of PATAS-Cebu who went to the venue to set-up the booth and prepare the venue. They got up early …
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PATAS-Cebu Unveils New Headquarter and Set of Officers
Breaking new grounds for Atheism and Agnosticism in Central Visayas, the Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) – Cebu Chapter is moving forward in reaching new heights promoting their advocacy. Following a series of monthly meet-ups which started mid this …
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Reason
I’m not an atheist because I hate god I’m not an atheist because it’s a fad But I’m one because I know how to logically reason I don’t want my mind imprisoned by the tyrant called ignorance it puts you …
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