Before I Deconverted: I Was A Teenage Christian Contrarian

November 21, 2011 By 14 Comments
Daniel Fincke November 21,1993

A few weeks ago I began chronicling the story of my Christianity, my deconversion, and my personal and intellectual development post-deconversion. I began with the reminiscences, Before I Deconverted: My Christian Childhood and Before I Deconverted: Ministers As Powerful Role Models.  This post is a series of recollections of my high school religiosity. Below I cover [...]

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St. Vincent's "Cruel"

September 5, 2011 By 1 Comment

I cannot figure out what I love more, her brilliant music or her unique and remarkable theatrically controlled facial expressions. Her videos always mesmerize me, she’s positively electric on stage, and the songs get deep under the skin. She’s one of the best of our time. Support genius, pick up Strange Mercy. Your Thoughts?

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“Atheists Kill People”

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A cathartic remix of so many of the most memorable demonizations of atheists from the last few years: Your Thoughts?

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Sundaily Hilarity: Amish Paradise

February 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A classic: Your Thoughts?

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Daily Hilarity: This Party Took A Turn For The Douche

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Garfunkel and Oates have a new video for their hip hop classic: I love the video but far prefer the original version with its faster rapping: Your Thoughts?

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Valentine’s Daily Hilarity: How To Write A Love Song

February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It’s Valentine’s Day and if you’re a cheap bastard who has not yet figured out what to get your beloved for $0, there’s still time to write her a song following these familiar steps: The Axis of Awesome: How to Write a Love Song – watch more funny videos Thanks to @FunnyVideos on Twitter. Your [...]

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Pearl Jam vs. Social Darwinism

February 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A really well made music video for their otherwise mediocre song “Evolution”: Your Thoughts?

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The Nothing (Neverending Story + Radiohead’s “How To Disappear”)

February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Your Thoughts?

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All Things Dull And Ugly

February 6, 2011 By 2 Comments

Earlier this afternoon, I encouraged us to sing a hymn about how all things bright and beautiful were made by evolution. While many religious believers and non-believers alike could sing that song together, I worry some religious believers who do not believe in evolution may have been left out of all the fun and singing. [...]

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Daily Hilarity: The Grad Student Rap

January 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

So the music is an abomination, the rhymes are mildly amusing, and the rapping is pathetic, but, you know, out of solidarity with all the grad students out there and in tribute to a decade of my life that is now mercifully over, I just had to post this: The book they’re hawking is Surviving [...]

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