Efforts to promote the National Day of Reason have always emphasized secularism more than reason itself. Has this been a mistake, turning off many of those who would benefit from understanding the value of reason?

#reason #humanism #freethought #secularism #atheism

https://medium.com/@atheistrevolution/may-4-is-the-national-day-of-reason-0291b64118a3?sk=21f75c2da40525952bc963966778f6d3

#Morality Outside of #Religion - Is It Possible?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzbWSaaOTQA
#christianity #atheist #freethought #murder

#hot: homesteading the #indieweb and #fediverse, #analogphotography, music on #vinyl and #tape, #freethought

#not: #GenAI, #streaming, #bigtech, #algorithms, #fascism

#honkifyouagree

A quotation from Goethe

Everything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.
 
[Alles, was unsern Geist befreit, ohne uns die Herrschaft über uns selbst zu geben, ist verderblich.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Life and Character,” #33]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/goethe-johann/22780/

#quote #quotes #quotation #freespirit #freethought #freedom #liberation #selfcontrol

"The Center for Freethought Equality and the Association of Secular Elected Officials are joining forces to provide support to humanist, atheist, agnostic, and other nonreligious elected officials to advance positive public policies, build networks of like-minded public officials, and encourage more elected officials to publicly identify with this community."

#humanist #secular #secularism #freethought #atheist

https://americanhumanist.org/featured/association-of-secular-elected-officials-incorporated-into-the-center-for-freethought-equality/

A quotation from John Adams

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” No. 3, Boston Gazette

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/34594/

#quote #quotes #quotation #freepress #freespeech #freethought #freedom #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #liberty #meme #power #tyranny

"The Freedom From Religion Foundation has announced its 2025 essay competitions for freethinking students — offering $70,000 (or more) in total scholarships."

#freethought #atheism #humanism #writing

https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/ffrfs-2025-student-essay-contests-begin/

Friendly reminder...

You can report censorship and attacks on your local library by right wing trolls here:

https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport

Here is a list of organizations that may also be able to help you/your community save programs and materials from the chopping block:

Freedom to Read Foundation
Little Free Library
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
EveryLibrary Institute
PEN America
American Booksellers for Free Expression
The National Coalition Against Censorship

..........

Contact orgs that want to help. Archive media and information you enjoy or care about whenever you can.

#Freedom #FreeThought #FreeExpression #Save #Archive #FreedomtoRead #Fight #erasure and #revision.

A quotation from John Adams

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” Part 3, Boston Gazette

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/34594/

#quote #quotes #quotation #freepress #freespeech #freethought #freedom #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #liberty #meme #power #tyranny

@tomcapuder

Yup - "Love me or I will torture you for ever and ever and ever and ever AMEN" is not the loving good God that Christians claim.

#reason #freethought

"Never apologize for an absence" applies well to a blog, but also to a lot of other things.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot/2025/01/22/no-apology/

#freethoughtblogs #freethought

The Masters of #Atheism: a case against #Christianity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgTU_yrhExw
#atheist #freethought #christian #philosophy

Today is World Logic Day.
Celebrate reasonably.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Logic_Day

#logic #Logical #WorldLogicDay #Philosophy #thought #freethought #atheism #SecularHumanism #Spock #ItsOnlyLogical

A quotation from Roosevelt, Franklin:

«
When the clock of civilization can be turned back by burning libraries, by exiling scientists, artists, musicians, writers and teachers, by dispersing universities, and by censoring news and literature and art, an added burden is placed upon those countries where the torch of…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-delano/74034/

#quote #quotes #quotation #censorship #authoritarianism #civilization #education #exile #freethought #learning #oppression

I used to be a hardcore atheist, and while I still appreciate some of their arguments against revealed religion. I can no longer consider myself an atheist.

#atheism #pantheism #agnosticism #freethought #buddhism #meditation #spinoza #occult

Check out my #blog dedicated to THINKING!! #thought #freethought #amwriting

http://therationalthinkersblog.blogspot.com

10 Minutes that Proves #Morality Doesn’t Come From #Religion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0HC8InIhM

In this video we explore the razor-sharp #reasoning of some of the most #intellectual heavyweights of #atheism and #freethought, challenging the conventional narratives surrounding the relationship between #faith and #ethical principles.

"Why do so many people feel so lonely this time of year? Why are so many contrasting how they feel with how they think they are supposed to feel? What's with the added stress of it all? We can find the answer to these questions in how our culture treats the holiday season."

#freethought #culture #holidays #atheism

https://www.atheistrev.com/2024/12/deconstructing-holiday-season.html

New open access book, including accounts from around the world:

_The Non-Religious and the State: Seculars Crafting Their Lives in Different Frameworks from the Age of Revolution to the Current Day_

#nonreligion #secular #atheism #history #freethought

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111337982/html

@suqdiq I'd go a step further and say it's #code for #marginalizing an entire #group

or #subset

of the #HumanClass

#progressives, or say, #free #thinkers

that #think for #themselves having #awoke aka #woke from their #slumber much like #Nada did in #TheyLive after having put on the #sunglasses instead of #following the #crowd #asleep

#mindlessly #consuming #conforming

They are free, #FreeThinkers

#marching to a #new #beat ( #ideals )

Typically, those #antiWoke are #white

But there's plenty of #religous #factions that fall into the anti-woke #crowd for the #shared #sentiment of being #different

Plus, it's just easier saying woke than it is #supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Could you #imagine if people broke into #song like that in #mke ???

You'd hear, This ain't #nyc and you're not in #TimesSquare #FancyPants

So, #powerOff #Smiley !!

Chim Chim Cher-ee

#Song from #MaryPoppins #Disney #film

https://youtu.be/kG6O4N3wxf8

"chim chim cher-oo!"

#chimChiminey #MuzakLessons #freeThought