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Secular Students Alliance First Meeting

A is for Atheism | General | Friday November 09, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: ssa alliance student secular atheism atheist
Come one come all, Secularists Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics. Freethinkers of all types the first meeting of the Secular Student Alliance will be Thursday, November 15th at 5:00 PM, room 216B in the Arts and Sciences Building. Be there or be square. May his...

The Denial of Freewill

A is for Atheism | General | Monday October 29, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: freewill atheism god
    I know everyone would like to believe in freewill. There is a sense of powerlessness that comes with thinking that we are bound to do what we are bound to do, but I see no other choice. I will take a look at two possibilities that both end...

Why Are More Scientists Atheist?

A is for Atheism | General | Thursday October 18, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: atheist christian science christ atheism
    According to a document found on the God and Science website took a look at the percentage of professors in multiple studies. They found that the percent of those in the hard sciences and soft sciences scored nearly the same. They also...

Atheists Agnostics and Skeptics oh my

A is for Atheism | General | Thursday October 18, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: campus group agnostism atheism skepticism
A secular group may be starting on campus. Someone requested a packet for getting a group started at the U. Go to Secularstudents.org/usd for more info or by email at USD@secularstudents.org. Bravo for having much more get up and go than I have Sir or madame.

Why Creationism Doesn't Belong In U.S. Public Scho...

A is for Atheism | General | Thursday October 04, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: schools science atheism creationism
    In response to a comment left by Jesse Bethke, Douglas Bryenldson and a final argument presented I decided to make this blog about why creationism doesn't belong in our schools. The first of the arguments from Bethke went along the lines of...

The Power of Prayer

A is for Atheism | General | Tuesday September 18, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: atheist christianity christian atheism prayer god
    You hear time and again that prayers have an enormous power. They heal nations, bring people together and save lives, or does it? The question of whether prayer has an effect was looked at in a study in 2006. From a Washington post article...

The Unchanging God

A is for Atheism | General | Friday September 07, 2007 | By dan.smart
Tags: god jesus atheism yahweh christianity
      One may find it difficult to completely miss a giant cross in the middle of a college campus, I found it impossible. Far be it for me to sensor another or ridicule them in public for the right to state how much they love the object...


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