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On the Origin of Superstitions
by Jesse Galef Why are dirty underwear, mutant clover, and amputated mammal appendages associated with good fortune? How did humans develop our “lucky” rituals? And why are they usually gross when you think about them? I hope to address two … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Myth, Psychology, Superstition
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I’ll Let No Flimsy Fairy Tale Push Me
I’m re-reading one of my favorite novels, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and I thought this exchange between Samuel and his wife embodies some of what I feel when confronted with superstition: The cooing of pigeons brought memory into … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Superstition
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Jesus Appears on Pickup
It looks like the homeless man sticker I applied and removed is still confusing the minds of simple people: Jim Stevens says he’s not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Superstition
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Attacking African Child-Witches
How can people be so cruel to their own children? The 9-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall. His family pastor had accused him of being a witch, and his father … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Death, Superstition
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Atheists Worship Obama, Not God
When you turn away from God and religion, Glenn Beck says you put your hope and trust in Barack Obama instead: He also says that the US became a powerful country because we acknowledged God (unlike, you know, all those … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism, Politics, Superstition, Videos
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The Necessity of Blasphemy
Robert Ingersoll is an infidel I admire who praised blasphemy and heresy. He once compared orthodoxy and heresy to a vine: Imagine a vine that grows at one end and decays at the other. The end that grows is heresy, … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Fundamentalism, Religion, Superstition
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International Blasphemy Day
Today is International Blasphemy Day! Here is what it’s all about: The objective of International Blasphemy Day is to open up all religious beliefs to the same level of free inquiry, discussion and criticism to which all other areas of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Religion, Superstition
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Is the Bible Reliable for Truth about Jesus Christ?
I came across an article the other day from Dr. Aaron Menikoff, a Christian pastor, who asks if the Bible is reliable for “the truth” about Jesus Christ. That’s a great question — one I answer negatively — so I … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Articles, Bible, Christianity, Superstition
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