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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://trefry.net/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Why I'm an Atheist</title><link>http://trefry.net/blogs/michael/archive/2005/01/23/why-im-an-atheist.aspx</link><description>Religion is a topic that is always highly emotional. You cannot state a belief that is extraordinarily different from someone else's with defenses going up, and individual prejudices being shown. Even stranger and more remarkable is that while tolerance</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 (Debug Build: 30417.1769)</generator><item><title>re: Why I'm an Atheist</title><link>http://trefry.net/blogs/michael/archive/2005/01/23/why-im-an-atheist.aspx#228</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2005 05:01:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">df1a02f3-2b96-415a-a4f1-2af98533fbc4:228</guid><dc:creator>illuminati</dc:creator><description>given infinity (mathematically proven)implies eternity..Awesome..infinite 'big bangs' in infinite space..No begining therefore no creator, no end therefore no destroyer,  just eternal change.  every atom and subatomic particle that comprises 'everything' always has been..always will be.. and we are part of it a conscious, rational, aware part.. More awe inspiring to me than any shallow man made religion.. atheism is not lacking in ecstasy.  Why?.. is an irrational question, in light of eternity ..ask what? when? where? how? etc. all valid questions in context.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://trefry.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=228" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Tolerance is out the Window</title><link>http://trefry.net/blogs/michael/archive/2005/01/23/why-im-an-atheist.aspx#113</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:12:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">df1a02f3-2b96-415a-a4f1-2af98533fbc4:113</guid><dc:creator>Michael's Blog</dc:creator><description>A while ago I posted an article on Why I'm an Atheist and a large part of the post was dedicated to promoting...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://trefry.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=113" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Why I'm an Atheist</title><link>http://trefry.net/blogs/michael/archive/2005/01/23/why-im-an-atheist.aspx#106</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:57:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">df1a02f3-2b96-415a-a4f1-2af98533fbc4:106</guid><dc:creator>Marcus</dc:creator><description>It&amp;#180;s a question of choice: people must choose wheter they think or believe in something that makes them feel important and eternal. It&amp;#180;s easier to believe.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://trefry.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=106" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Why I'm an Atheist</title><link>http://trefry.net/blogs/michael/archive/2005/01/23/why-im-an-atheist.aspx#104</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:40:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">df1a02f3-2b96-415a-a4f1-2af98533fbc4:104</guid><dc:creator>vjack</dc:creator><description>Well said. Faith is the enemy of reason, tolerance, and compassion. The sooner we can discard it, the better off we'll be.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://trefry.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=104" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>