Steven Cloud

liberal-life:

Yep, every natural disaster is somehow connected with god’s disdain for American politics or hatred of ‘the gays.’

By: Matt Bors

Misinformed People Become MORE Certain When Presented With Facts

“But here’s where it goes off the tracks: when presented with evidence showing that the governor was wrong, people who believed her didn’t change their minds. In fact, they actually believed the falsehood more! Instead of changing their minds, they concocted theories that there was a government conspiracy to fool us, to cover up the true level of violence along the border. The truth is that undocumented Mexicans are, on the whole, one of the most law-abiding groups in America, and there has never been a single case of a beheaded body found in the Arizona desert.”

Via The Religion Virus

Why Glen Beck is Mormon

Stossel to Glen Beck: “You became a Mormon. Why?”

Glen Beck: “I apologize, but guys will understand this. My wife (Tania Beck) is, like, hot, and she wouldn’t have sex with me until we got married, and she wouldn’t marry me unless we had a religion.”

Stossel to Tania Beck: “He just told us he became religious only to have sex with you. Was he joking?”

Tania Beck: “No, he was not joking.”

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The Top One Reason Religion Is Harmful

I’m realizing that everything I’ve ever written about religion’s harm boils down to one thing.

It’s this: Religion is ultimately dependent on belief in invisible beings, inaudible voices, intangible entities, undetectable forces, and events and judgments that happen after we die.

It therefore has no reality check.

And it is therefore uniquely armored against criticism, questioning, and self- correction. It is uniquely armored against anything that might stop it from spinning into extreme absurdity, extreme denial of reality … and extreme, grotesque immorality. -Greta Christina, AlterNet

"You really have to check what country you’re living in, because the freedom that allows you to practice your religion is the same freedom you’re stepping on."

— Brad Pitt [to Christians] via YouTube