Andrew Bernardin

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Name: Andrew Bernardin
Date registered: May 22, 2009
URL: http://andrew@andrewbernardin.com

Latest posts

  1. My Culinary Commandments — January 30, 2012
  2. The Genesis of Dessert — January 22, 2012
  3. The Younger Generation of Atheists — December 1, 2011
  4. Countering Creationism (1): The Emperor is All Gaps — November 7, 2011
  5. Freethought Musing: “God’s Will” Gets in the Way — January 5, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Biblical Bloopers: A Two-Dimensional God — 23 comments
  2. Starry Night: My Thoughts on Death — 4 comments
  3. Heretical Cartoon Humor — 1 comment
  4. What Science Says about Morality — 1 comment

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May
18

Everybody Draw a Peaceful Muhammad Day?

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smilingmo

Is this Muhammad? In two days, May 20th, it was supposed to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day.” Will it be? I don’t know. In my opinion, if the event is to go on, it should be re-branded, “Everybody Draw a Peaceful Muhammad Day.” My reasons: 1.) To put the emphasis squarely on free speech, rather …

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Tags: freethought, political action

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Mar
25

God’s Unemployment

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Zeus

If the Judeo-Christian god is first in line, with none others before him, that line should be at the unemployment office.  Not because we need him to provide jobs, but because he doesn’t.  There are thousands upon thousands of unemployed fathers and mothers who pray and wait in vain these days for any half-crappy job …

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Tags: atheism, gods

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Jul
14

Starry Night: My Thoughts on Death

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There is a preacher for every intelligence level.  On the feeble fringe of the bell curve you’ve got the droolers watching Pastor Benny Hinn on cable TV perform his forehead-shoving healing miracles. Toward the other end of the believer IQ spectrum you’ve got well-groomed men who can tie a real tie and confident women capable …

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Tags: atheism, nonbelief

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Jun
04

The Hot-Air Balloon of Spirituality

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balloonride

Human beings have vivid imaginations. Hence we’ve got mythologies up the wazoo. People have dreamt up a variety of stories for explaining the unexplained and to help them achieve at least the perception of control over the world around them. If we sacrifice a virgin, that will pacify the rain god, and he will let …

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Jun
02

Biblical Bloopers: A Two-Dimensional God

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earthswirl

If you ever want to blow your mind, I suggest attempting to read the Bible as an unbiased, critical thinker.  My guess is that smoke will start pouring out your ears before you make it halfway through Leviticus. To save you some of the effort, and the risk to your sanity, I’ll periodically post some …

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Tags: Bible

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May
31

Was Jesus a Stone Mason?

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janus

When considering ancient stories of miracles, we have to keep in mind the problem of translation and revision. For instance, many scholars believe that the word people have translated through the ages as “carpenter” may have been mistranslated. “Laborer” is probably more accurate. (See, for one, Gospel Truth by Russell Shorto). For all we know, …

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Tags: Bible, christianity

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May
26

An Empty Gesture

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Tags: cartoon, Religion

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May
25

Dreams of An Ultimate Father

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graybeard

I and the Father are one. (John 10:30) In a human family, the father is traditionally recognized as leader of the pack. He is physically the largest, and he frequently has the meanest temper. In my own family of ten, dad was alpha. As with many families of my generation, this alpha often went MIA. …

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Tags: christianity, Religion

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May
21

Fighting Stereotypes

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Stereotypes provide great fodder for comedy. They can also obstruct social progress. Consider the stereotypes in this Onion news parody: Why is the medicinal use of marijuana illegal in most states?  Blame a stupid stereotype. It just happens that I am for both the legalization of marijuana and for the legalization of atheism.  But wait …

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Tags: culture, prejudice

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May
14

Children of Imperfect Design

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f-grade

Many people will tell you that a god must exist — just look around!  There’s all this incredible stuff, and where there is incredible stuff, there must be an incredible-stuff maker. In more sober wording, the argument goes, “There must be a creator because life on earth appears designed.  And not just designed, but intelligently …

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Tags: evolution, intelligent design

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