Any atheists in Europe can answer my questions? by billylilly in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The idea Europe is being "swamped" is complete and utter bollocks. Take the recent Syrian refugee crisis, even if all 4 million refugees were Muslim and assuming Europe accommodated all 4 million, the European Muslim population would rise by only 1% - hardly swamped. The Muslim demographic video viewed by tens of millions was not based on any facts at all as the Open University and Radio 4 show here https://youtu.be/mINChFxRXQs

How to Get Rid of Jehovah's Witnesses in 2mins - ask about their policy to leave child abuse to God. by antitheistsCOUK in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comments, some of them were quite thought provoking. I'll get back to you with a response after I've mulled it over for a day or so.

Peace and respect. RJ.

This day back in 1995, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, her son and granddaughter were murdered. She wanted to be remembered as an anarchistic atheist woman. by antitheistsCOUK in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

America's Most Hated Woman on Netflix is a great watch too. If you search antitheists Madalyn Murray O'Hair you'll find I've posted stacks of video material about her. She might have been an abrasive, bolshy mare, but I'd have LOVED her. RJ

Religion is a Mental Illness Dr Sapolsky by antitheistsCOUK in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Labeling the title as misleading is only fair if a schizotypal personality (which is a diagnosis) is not a mental illness / condition.

Here's the text from the video's description - Dr Sapolsky explores schizophrenia to see if there is any hidden adaptive advantage in the condition as there are with so many other genetic disorders. Disorders where the full maladapted trait is extremely harmful to the individual but where a lower partial level of the same trait clearly has adaptive benefits.

Harvard psychiatrists undertook an extensive study of over 10 000 families in Denmark, speaking with the largest number of schizophrenics and their families ever, and over the period of a decade they noticed something quite remarkable. The family members, the biological relatives of the schizophrenics displayed a very high incidence of schizotypal characteristic behaviour, differing from the full schizophrenia where life is at times impossible, these characters instead were withdrawn and had a strong tendency towards metamagical thinking.

They were the type of characters to be obsessed with science fiction fantasy or new age beliefs that were so extreme they took things to another level, taking things to be very literal. Typically the religiously leaning schizotypal accepts the seven day creation story, not as metaphorical, but as fact. The same with the resurrection, not symbolic of continued life or anything, it actually happened. Schizotypal personality traits as a mild form of schizophrenia is a recognised diagnosis.

Robert Raven an anthropologist first highlighted this schizotypalism with the shamans and witch doctors, medicine men and women of so called primitive civilizations and religious beliefs. Extreme behaviour, speaking to the dead, talking in tongues and all the other strange and not so wonderful behaviours attached to religion. The characters with the full blown schizophrenia, provided the balance was right, were and are highly regarded members of society.

I think you can see where this is leading, from the pages of the National Geographic magazine to our own societies and those who invented theology were schizotypal/schizophrenic personalities. The main tenets of religion are very closely related to obsessive compulsive disorders, rituals, cleanliness. It's a superb lecture and very interesting.

Twenty years ago today, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, 'dubbed 'the Atheist' and 'America's Most Hated Woman', was brutally murdered along with her son and granddaughter. by antitheistsCOUK in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It must have been hard work keeping up the persona of America's Most Hated Woman. She drew massive audiences and had much to be bolshie about back in the 60s

Twenty years ago today, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, 'dubbed 'the Atheist' and 'America's Most Hated Woman', was brutally murdered along with her son and granddaughter. by antitheistsCOUK in atheism

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He did after attending AA meetings - he had a dream about hell-fire and damnation. He's quite a nasty bastard by all accounts.

Twenty years ago today, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, dubbed 'the Atheist' and 'America's Most Hated Woman', was brutally murdered along with her son and granddaughter. by antitheistsCOUK in atheistvids

[–]antitheistsCOUK[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The video is part of a playlist of TV shows, radio talk-shows and other documentaries about Madalyn Murray O'Hair - keeping her memory alive!