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  1. Moni_Gail

    Is atheism due to a genetic defect?

    Yet another exerpt from my thesis on the neurological basis for belief: We evolved to favor type 1 errors because our ancestors were more likely to survive if they erred on the side of caution and assumed that the rustle in the bushes was a predator, even if it was only the wind. Because of...
  2. Moni_Gail

    God Recreated the Earth 6,000 Years Ago!

    Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :) Best typo ever.
  3. Moni_Gail

    CNN Special Report on Atheists

    I'm holding out hope. CNN was one of the few (in addition to Comedy Central during The Daily Show and The Colbert Report) to air Freedom From Religion Foundation's ad. CBS, ABC, FOX, and NBC (including MSNBC) all declined to run the commercial.
  4. Moni_Gail

    CNN Special Report on Atheists

    This Tuesday, March 24th at 9ET/PT, CNN is airing a special report, Atheists: Inside the World of Non-Believers.
  5. Moni_Gail

    Are Sociopaths Made or Born?

    As far as I've been taught over the last few years, yes. However, what you've stated does apply to psychopaths. As to your first paragraph, I will say that the fundamental difference is readability! lol I'm beginning to think many of these are not written to get information across, but just to...
  6. Moni_Gail

    Are Sociopaths Made or Born?

    Sociopaths are generally described as primary or secondary sociopaths by researchers. Primaries show a genetic predisposition (which may be culled by their environment) and secondaries' APD tendencies stem entirely from their environment. I'd love to give you links, but I only have free access...
  7. Moni_Gail

    Are Sociopaths Made or Born?

    There seems to be confusion over the terms. Psychopaths and sociopaths are not the same, but they share many of the same traits because they share the same diagnosis: antisocial personality disorder. So far, studies have shown that psychopaths are born (nature) and sociopaths are made (nurture)...
  8. Moni_Gail

    Netanyahu won!!!

    And a non-tinfoil hat version can be found here.
  9. Moni_Gail

    Name this item of clothing

    Exactly.
  10. Moni_Gail

    Why are Atheists on Religiousforums?

    Because I was here about 8 years ago, but then an email was sent out saying that if I signed back in then $ would be donated to charity. :)
  11. Moni_Gail

    Predictions for U.S. after all States legalize same-sex marriage...

    I predict the introduction of the new term "groomzilla".
  12. Moni_Gail

    The New Guy

    Welcome aboard!
  13. Moni_Gail

    The best religion quiz I tried

    Secular Humanism (100%) Unitarian Universalism (90%) Non-theist (81%) Liberal Quakers (75%) Theravada Buddhism (68%) Mainline Liberal Christian Protestant (61%) Taoism (61%) Reform Judaism (51%) Mahayana Buddhism (48%) Neo-Pagan (47%) New Age (47%) New Thought (41%) Scientology (41%) Sikhism...
  14. Moni_Gail

    Intro

    Hi there! Welcome aboard. :smile:
  15. Moni_Gail

    Why Did Humans Invent the Gods?

    We have a tendency to imbue agents with a living force or intentionality. This is what allows us to understand that others have beliefs, intents, and desires that may differ from our own and we can infer what they are (it is, at present, being termed mind-mapping). Furthermore, we evolved to...
  16. Moni_Gail

    Why didn't the snake feed Adam & Eve from both trees?

    I didn't go further into it because I had mentioned it in an earlier post. I find that repetition can come across as condescending. Their purpose was to till the land. As to satan, no he does not get much attention in the Hebrew portion of the Bible. The idea of satan and the role he currently...
  17. Moni_Gail

    The emails finally pulled me back

    I wish you luck. :) Thankfully, they both lived long lives and I remember them both. It wasn't until one of them was on her deathbed that she told the family the story. They survived by working in sweat shops and overall, life was hell for them both. It was relatively easy for my mom to trace...
  18. Moni_Gail

    Why didn't the snake feed Adam & Eve from both trees?

    I can see your point concerning sin. I suppose I continue to be torn because the repercussions amount to them fulfilling their original purpose. Job is the first thing that comes to mind. It is the clearest instance of satan working as an accuser and a tempter. I should also clarify that I'm...
  19. Moni_Gail

    The emails finally pulled me back

    I've always loved learning about religions. I didn't come to atheism via science, rather, I think it was more of a gentle slide via exposure to so many contrary theologies. I did concentrate my energies on Old Testament and Judaism though. My mother's family was Jewish and only 2 sisters made it...
  20. Moni_Gail

    Why didn't the snake feed Adam & Eve from both trees?

    I admit that I tend to take it book and chapter at a time. Romans was not written until approximately AD 56-58. For myself, it does not hold any bearing on the cultural and linguistic context within which Genesis was written. I can't imagine that the authors of Romans had any better...
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