Category Archives: god

The Shame of Non-Evidence

Posted on May 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” -Thomas H. Huxley ******** “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.” -Christopher Hitchens ******** “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, … Continue reading →

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God Loves You So Much...

Posted on April 27, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Reblogged from Thinking out loud: Read more… 5 more words

Posted in bible, character, christ, contradiction, death, deceived, evil, fallacious reasoning, Free-Thought, god, inspiration, jesus, jesus the christ, jesus the messiah, laws of logic, love, messiah, read your bible, reason, religion, Salvation, skeptic, skepticism | Tagged bible, bible contradictions, bible difficulties, common sense, death, God, God's attributes, hell, love, Salvation | 3 Comments

Frederick Sparks: Why I am an Atheist?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I am an atheist because I have never seen any real evidence of any gods of any kind. Even as a child it bothered me that god did not act in obvious and public ways as depicted in the Bible. … Continue reading →

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The Voice Inside

Posted on April 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

By Bart S. Phillips I once believed the voice inside my head was God. I once believed the voice in me that said That taking things that are not mine is wrong, That hitting and hurting others is wrong, That … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Atheist Unbelief

Posted on April 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I remember one of the minor stepping stones into me questioning my faith was the understanding of the burden of proof and the scientific method. I did not understand that atheism was the ‘Lack of Belief’ in that it takes the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris

Posted on March 28, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It was only after reading a book review on the Finding Truth blog about this book did I decide to buy this book on amazon. And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading. It … Continue reading →

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Does the God of the Bible measure up to his own Standard of Perfect?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

The bible says we should judge a tree by the fruit that it bears, so for the sake of being biblically sound we will hold the biblical God to that same standard. To determine if the God of the Bible … Continue reading →

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God’s Perfect Plan.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I actually stole this idea from TheoricalBS on YouTube. (Disclaimer: So I do not claim Originality or Original Thought) However, when I decided to talk to my wife and pastor on the things I found wrong with Christianity this is … Continue reading →

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The Argument for and Against A Perfect Creator

Posted on March 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I know this topic is overlapping with Intelligent Design and creationism, but I’ll try to focus primarily on the topic at hand. A Perfect Creator???? And the attributes and character of a perfect creator? Question #1. Why would a Perfect … Continue reading →

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The Ontological Philosophy of a Perfect God

Posted on February 28, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is more of the philosophical question of the existence of God and could a perfect God actually exist? To many the conceived mindset or the idea of a perfect God presents us with a philosophical quandary in the ontological and … Continue reading →

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Whats coming up next?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

As for the BitterSweet Blog, I am adding four new pages for the ease of use and navigation purposes. The main new page will be the Series, Studies and Topics, which will contain a variety of things that I have … Continue reading →

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Is the God of the Bible Confused?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Bible Difficulty #11 Confusion-1 Corinthians 14:33 “God is not a God of confusion [disorder] but of peace…” (NIV) other versions say “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace….”(KJV) So is God the creator or not the creator … Continue reading →

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Just another atheist Questionaire

Posted on February 18, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This will probably be my last questionnaire post, I like doing them, because they are fun, simple, and easy to do. But they don’t serve the true purpose of the blog, which is too examine and evaluate the belief in … Continue reading →

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Why I am no longer a Christian?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

On several occasion I usually get some version of the two following Question and all these questions are really not about the existence of (any generic) God, but Why I don’t ultimately believe in the Christian God.: What is the … Continue reading →

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My De-Conversion in One Sentence

Posted on January 14, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“A book that changed me? The Bible. It turned me into an Atheist.” -Andy Hamilton *I have since updated my ABOUT page to include my de-conversion. Feel free to check on my new About page. To get the full de-conversion, … Continue reading →

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An infinite God and his limitations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

How could an infinite God take on limitations? Could God still be infinite if he is limited? Well before we tackle this question, let’s define the topic as according to some traditional apologetics. “The infinite nature of God simply means … Continue reading →

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Celebrating an Atheist Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

I initially was not going to make a post about Christmas and atheism, until I saw this article about Atheist celebrating Christmas on the Finding Truth Blog and that for an atheist to celebrate Christmas is not just ‘merely insane, … Continue reading →

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The Cry

Posted on December 19, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

by Michael Pain Here I am, doubting your existence, questioning your omnipotence. To you they plead their case, to all you refuse to show your face, in the eyes of the believers, the congregation, Because I choose to think freely, because … Continue reading →

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What is God?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

What is God? What is he made of? This is an important question to some, because in many cases the attributes of God are described, but God himself is not defined. If “God” is immaterial, intangible, and invisible, how is … Continue reading →

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The Ignosticism Position

Posted on November 15, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Ignosticism is not a belief or a non-faith or a worldview. It is really a principal position when entering into a discussion or debate about ‘What is God?’ and ‘Does God exist?’ I’ve actually seen several slightly differentiating definitions of this, on … Continue reading →

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