Why I am no longer a creationist and the evidence for evolution (video)
This is a fantastic video on the fossil evidence for evolution.
Islam tries to explain stuff
When we look at Islam, we see the attempts of early humanity trying to explain stuff. I can just imagine the companions of Muhammad eagerly asking him these questions
Did Moses Really Exist? (Video)
“There is no historical evidence outside of the Bible, no mention of Moses outside the Bible, and no independent confirmation that Moses ever existed.”
—Dr. Michael D. Coogan, lecturer on the Old Testament at Harvard Divinity School
The biblical figure of Moses has been the center of fascination for over 2,000 years, but what do we really know about him? Was he a real person? Did the Exodus truly happen? Or is the story in the Pentateuch a mythical tale written centuries after the alleged events? Why does Moses’s story resemble that of many other lawgivers and legendary individuals? Why are there so many elements of sun and wine god myths in the story of Moses? What does the focus on the serpent in his story signify? Who was Yahweh? The Elohim?
“The existence of Moses as well as the veracity of the Exodus story is disputed amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists, with experts in the field of biblical criticism citing logical inconsistencies, new archaeological evidence, historical evidence and related origin myths in Canaanite culture.” —”Moses,” Wikipedia
Grooming Minds (Video)
Child indoctrination is an act of subjugation, colonizing a human brain in its most impressionable state with an ideology its simply not equipped to process. An ideology that will extend a far reach over the child’s life. Signing up needs to be an act of informed consent, not a power based child coercion that bypasses coercion generation after generation. We wouldn’t abide by it in politics, we shouldn’t abide it in religion. We need to put an end to this inexcusable practice of grooming minds.
Instead of forcing your kids, do everything you can to teach your kids all the available religions and the options of none. Learn logic and logical fallacies and argumentation. Teach them about manipulations through emotional appeals. Teach them about psychological biases humans possess. In short, do everything you can to equip your child with critical thinking skills and immunize it against exploitation. Give them all the reasons why they should believe what you believe, and then let your child believe what they want to. If you are on the right beliefs, they will chose your religion.
See the video: