Kylyssa's Atheist Editorials
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A Collection of Atheist Editorials
I have been writing atheist relevant articles and editorials for several years now. I have been fortunate enough to have gained a few fans during that time, some of whom have asked me if I could create a page that links to all of my atheist relevant material arranged in an organized manner. I have created this page for them and for anyone else wishing to read more of my atheist relevant material.
Right now, I only have links here to about twenty of my atheist relevant editorials. As time permits I will eventually add links to all of them .
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Right now, I only have links here to about twenty of my atheist relevant editorials. As time permits I will eventually add links to all of them .
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Contents at a Glance
Belief and Faith
Kylyssa's atheist editorials on belief and faith
Doesn't it Take a Lot of Faith to Be an Atheist? deals with the misconception that atheists have to know with 100% certainty that God does not exist in order to not believe in God or Gods.Aren't Humans Born Believing in God? deals with the myth that all human beings are born believing in God and examines a possibility as to why some people believe everyone is born believing in their specific God.
Atheists Don't Believe in God puts to bed the notion that atheists think God is real or believe in God as anything more than a concept.
Morality
Kylyssa's atheist editorials on the subject of morality
Where Morality Comes From: One Atheists Opinion gives the author's opinion as to how morality may have come to exist without a supernatural cause.Do People Become Atheists so They Can Act Immorally? explains that atheism is a choice based on how the atheist sees reality, not on what naughty things atheism is presumed to set them free to do.
Expressing Sympathy
Kylyssa gives advice on secular ways for atheists to express sympathy to religious people
Atheism and Homelessness
...and religion and homelessness
In Did Being Homeless Make Me an Atheist or Did Being an Atheist Make Me Homeless? Kylyssa answers the very painful and personal question of whether or not her atheism caused her to become homeless. She also explains that becoming homeless did not cause her atheism.Parental Ideology deals with the relationship between the religious beliefs of parents and guardians and homelessness among young adults and teenagers in America.
Separation of Church and State
Kylyssa's atheist editorials on why religion is best left out of politics
Why Atheists Don't like Religion in Politics and Why You Shouldn't like it Either deals with some of the reasons why religion and politics don't always mix so well.Why Do Atheists Care About Religion? - Part One, Politics deals with why atheists are bothered by religion when it enters into the realm of politics.
Kylyssa's Book Picks for Atheists
Atheist Charities
Kylyssa gives information about a number of atheist charities
The Meaning of Life
Kylyssa's atheist editorials on finding meaning in life without religion
Does Life Have Meaning Without God? answers the question of why life has meaning and value even without having anything to worship.I Don't Believe in Life After Death - I Believe in Life Before Death deals with the problem of justice without an eternal afterlife or perfect justice doled out by a supreme being or other supernatural force or entity.
The Origin of the Universe
Kylyssa's atheist editorials on the origin of the universe
If You Can't Explain the Origin of Life and the Universe Then Why Don't You Just Believe in God? tackles the myth that, for every unknown, for every unanswered question, God is the only answer.What was Before the Big Bang and What Prompted It? explains that absolute knowledge of everything in the universe is not necessary to being an atheist and retaining intellectual integrity.
Evolution
Kylyssa's editorials on the topic of evolution
Evolution is Not The Same as Social Darwinism explains that the Theory of Evolution and Social Darwinism are two separate things; one a scientific theory and the other a political ideology.Evolution is Just a Natural Process explains that the Theory of Evolution is not a religion or ideology, nor is it religious in nature; it is a scientific theory based on physical evidence which gives an explanation for how, over time, small changes can become large ones.
In Why I Think Christian Fundamentalists Hate the Theory of Evolution but Not Other Scientific Facts, Kylyssa gives her theory as to why Christian fundamentalists seem so antagonistic toward the Theory of Evolution when other scientific facts and theories also contradict information found in the Bible yet seem inoffensive to fundamentalists of the Abrahamic religions.
What is an Agnostic Atheist?
Kylyssa explains what an agnostic atheist is.
Odd Topics
Some of Kylyssa's atheist editorials that defy categorization
Sometimes God Is Just A Literary Device explains that fiction writers don't always believe in everything they write about, including God.
Atheist Exclusivity addresses the question of whether or not being an atheist is, like being a member of a religion, like being in an exclusive club.
Do Atheists Who Attack Religious People Give the Rest a Bad Reputation? deals with atheists behaving badly and how much responsibility the average atheists bears for the actions of other atheists.
Atheist Exclusivity addresses the question of whether or not being an atheist is, like being a member of a religion, like being in an exclusive club.
Do Atheists Who Attack Religious People Give the Rest a Bad Reputation? deals with atheists behaving badly and how much responsibility the average atheists bears for the actions of other atheists.
Atheist Advertisements
Kylyssa hosts a debate on whether or not atheist ads should be allowed
Thanksgiving
Kylyssa gives an atheist's perspective on Thanksgiving, including Ten Things One Atheist is Thankful For
Christmas
Kylyssa gives an atheist's perspective on Christmas including her infamous satire, A Very Atheist Christmas
Atheist Spirituality
Kylyssa explains what she actually thinks spirituality is and describes some things she finds spiritual
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Jan 30, 2012 @ 1:23 am | delete
- These are some interesting articles. If nothing else they can help bring awareness to the issue and show that being an Atheist doesn't mean you eat good little Christian babies for sustenance like some of the rhetoric would have you believe.
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- Editorial: Respecting religious freedom
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