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		<title>Bertrand Russell talking sense</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/21/bertrand-russell-talking-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Bertrand Russell describes clearly why religious belief is intellectual treachery, of no value and the product of savage ages]]></description>
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		<title>An atheist theology?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2010/01/12/an-atheist-theology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of philosophy turning to theology in order to cherry-pick the best parts is missing the point. Theology is built on myth and so can't be trusted]]></description>
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		<title>Top six books for atheists this Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/11/17/top-6-xmas-books-for-atheists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/11/17/top-6-xmas-books-for-atheists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A round-up of some of the best books published in 2009 that humanists, atheists and freethinkers will want to have in their libraries.]]></description>
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		<title>What do atheists do at Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/27/atheist-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/27/atheist-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For atheists, Christmas means much the same as it does for most people - having fun and not thinking too much about the pagan origins of the festival.]]></description>
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		<title>Unchristian attacks on atheism&#8217;s message</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/23/unchristian-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/23/unchristian-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attacks on atheist posters and websites show a distinct lack of tolerance and brotherly love]]></description>
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		<title>Ludovic Kennedy: a great loss</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/19/ludovic-kennedy-a-great-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/10/19/ludovic-kennedy-a-great-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ludovic Kennedy was a great free thinker who championed civil liberties and campaigned against the harmful influence of religion]]></description>
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		<title>Shallow faith</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/02/21/shallow-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/02/21/shallow-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC series 'Around the World in 80 Faiths' was entertaining, but ultimately shallow and dishonest]]></description>
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		<title>Marrying without god</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/02/19/marrying-without-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2009/02/19/marrying-without-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The decline in church weddings illustrates that even the apparent remnants of religiosity in society may be an illusion]]></description>
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		<title>A pyrrhic victory</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/08/22/fredericksburg_prayers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ACLU in the US is celebrating a decision in Fredericksburg that it says is a victory for freedom of religion. Well maybe. But it&#8217;s a defeat for freedom from religion. The issue, as reported on the ACLU website, revolved around the saying of prayers to open Fredericksburg City Council meetings. The decision of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lies believers tell #1: Einstein was a believer</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/13/einstein/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/13/einstein/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DK</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/05/13/einstein/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The religious have long claimed Albert Einstein as one of their own. It&#8217;s always been a lie, and now there is further proof. Einstein did have an unfortunate habit of using the word &#8216;god&#8217;. It has always been clear &#8211; not least from Einstein&#8217;s own writings &#8211; that his definition of &#8216;god&#8217; was more in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The true glory of creation</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/05/beauty_of_science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/05/beauty_of_science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/2008/03/05/beauty_of_science/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientific materialism is often condemned by religious believers as being reductionist, as though perceiving the essential truth of something were a bad thing. But does it justify this pejorative abuse of the term? What do people of a scientific inclination see when they look at the world? They see the complex bonding of elements. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We all die atheists</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/30/we-all-die-atheists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/30/we-all-die-atheists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=46</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our last instant of life, I have a hunch that we all have a moment of revelation. And I think it is this: it&#8217;s all over, there&#8217;s nothing else. Even those people who might have been screaming for a priest a minute before, who might have seen the white light approaching (a common phenomenon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is atheism?</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/27/what-is-atheism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/27/what-is-atheism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There seem to be almost as many definitions of atheism as there are atheists. Perhaps that&#8217;s because it is a proposition that frees the mind rather than constricts it. Many definitions of atheism embrace science as the framework for knowledge and understanding of our universe. Many adopt humanist codes of ethics and humanitarian principles as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May your days be happy &amp; free</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/20/may-your-days-be-happy-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/20/may-your-days-be-happy-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[photopress:downey_tree.jpg,full,centered] Margaret Downey was kind enough to send me this picture of herself with fellow freethinkers of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia. Behind them is the Tree of Knowledge which I wrote about in my last blog. This seems an entirely appropriate way of wishing everyone: A Happy Winter Solstice &#38; A Rational New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurturing the tree of knowledge</title>
		<link>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/19/nurturing-the-tree-of-knowledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freeinfidel.com/2007/12/19/nurturing-the-tree-of-knowledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freeinfidel.com/?p=33</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[photopress:tree_.jpg,full,alignright]Atheists in Philadelphia have erected a &#8216;tree of knowledge&#8217; in the free speech area outside a courthouse, alongside a Christian nativity scene and a Jewish menorah. Sadly, and predictably, only the atheist celebration has attracted controversy and hate. And ironically, the tree has also highlighted the astonishing ignorance of those who seem threatened by it. [...]]]></description>
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