Tag Archive: reason

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

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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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PATAS Goes To Washington!

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  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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Altruism (Why Would a Heathen Like Me Be Good Even If I’m Not Expected to Have an Ultimate Reason to Be One?)

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I was given a task by my philosophy teacher to make a reflection paper that answers the question ‘Why be good?’ This is my response. I hope you like it. What is a good person? What are the necessary qualities …

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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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Natalis Invicti: Good without God in Payatas

This Sunday, December 18, 2011, a group of atheist volunteers went to the Payatas Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for Personal Disabilities to bring joy and abundance to special children. Our young volunteers assured that what they brought to these less …

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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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Imagine

Medieval Times

Imagine a world where religion triumphs over reason…
We return to the Dark Ages.
Imagine a world where reason triumphs over religion…
We explore this universe.

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Some Fundamental Logical Fallacies of Religion

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Logical fallacies divert attention from the main issue, which is the validity of conclusions. I will try to define some of the logical fallacies that I think most religions purposely or unintentionally commit.

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