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[[Image:Evolutionary Tree of Religion v2.0.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Evolution of religion throughout history.]]
  
I grew up in a secular home, but I attended an [[Assemblies of God]] church (a Pentecostal denomination, a type of Evangelical Protestant Christianity) weekly with my aunt and uncle from around age 10 to 19. Although I am now an atheist and have a rather negative view of all religions, I still find religions interesting and try to learn about them, but mostly in order to help de-convert people.
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A '''religion''' is a cultural belief system which incorporates supernatural elements.
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==Personal==
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I grew up in a secular home, but I attended an [[Assemblies of God]] church weekly with my aunt and uncle from around age 10 to 19. Although I am now an [[atheism|atheist]] and have a rather negative view of all religions, I still find religions interesting and try to learn about them, but mostly in order to help de-convert people.
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==Religions==
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* [[Abrahamic religions]]
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** [[Christianity]]
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** [[Islam]]
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** [[Judaism]]
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* [[Dharmic religions]]
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** [[Buddhism]]
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** [[Hinduism]]
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** [[Jainism]]
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** [[Sikhism]]
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* [[Ancient Greek religion|Greek religions]]
  
 
==Religious Writings==
 
==Religious Writings==
* [[Bhagavad Gita]]
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* Abrahamic
* [[Bible]]
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** Christian
** [[Old testament]]
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*** [[Bible]]
** [[New Testament]]
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**** [[New Testament]]
* [[Koran]]
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**** [[Old testament]]
* [[Tanakh]]
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**** [[Apocrypha]]
** [[Torah]]
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** Islam
** [[Nevi'im]]
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*** [[Quran]]
** [[Ketuvim]]
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*** [[Hadith]]
* [[Vedas]]
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** Judaism
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*** [[Tanakh]]
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**** [[Torah]]
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**** [[Nevi'im]]
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**** [[Ketuvim]]
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*** [[Midrash]]
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*** [[Talmud]]
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* Dharmic religions
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** [[Mahabharata]]
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*** [[Bhagavad Gita]]
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** [[Vedas]]
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*** [[Rigveda]]
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*** [[Yajurveda]]
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*** [[Samaveda]]
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*** [[Atharvaveda]]
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* Greek religions
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** [[Hymn to Demeter]]
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** [[Myth of Er]]
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** [[Works and Days]]
  
==Stories==
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==Essays==
* [[Abraham sacrifices his son]]
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The following are essays I have written which pertain to multiple religions.
* [[Deluge myths]]
 
* [[Exorcism of Legion]]
 
* [[Extreme longevity in Genesis]]
 
* [[Jesus cursing the fig tree]]
 
* [[Sodom and Gomorrah]]
 
* [[Virgin birth of Jesus]]
 
  
==Essays==
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* [[Accumulation of religious mistakes]]
* [[Can a god create a rock so heavy he can't lift it?]]
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* [[Circumcision of Moses's son]]
* [[False origins used by Christians]]
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* [[Does DNA prove a god exists?]]
* [[God at the end of the rainbow]]
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* [[How I talk about gods]]
* [[Hell doesn't exist in the bible]]
 
 
* [[In God we trust]]
 
* [[In God we trust]]
 
* [[Is atheism a religion?]]
 
* [[Is atheism a religion?]]
* [[Jesus spoke Aramaic]]
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* [[Liar, lunatic, Lord]]
* [[List of misunderstood words in the King James Bible]]
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* [[List of arguments against the existence of a god]]
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* [[List of arguments for the existence of a god]]
 
* [[Misinformation religious people tell their children]]
 
* [[Misinformation religious people tell their children]]
* [[Pascal's wager]]
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* [[Post hoc beliefs]]
* [[The problem of evil]]
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* [[Questions about apostasy]]
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* [[The serious theologian]]
 
* [[Would you murder your child?]]
 
* [[Would you murder your child?]]
* [[What the Christian god wants]]
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* [[What is a religion?]]
* [[Yahweh is a volcano]]
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* [[What would it take for me to believe?]]
  
==Books==
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==Media==
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===Books===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
30-Second Religion - Hard Cover - USA.jpg|''[[30-Second Religion]]''
 
30-Second Religion - Hard Cover - USA.jpg|''[[30-Second Religion]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Gallery==
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===Images===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Evolutionary Tree of Religion v2.0.jpg|An evolutionary tree of world religions.
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World Religions Tree.jpg|Evolutionary tree of many world religions.
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Human Timeline of Mythology and Religion.png|Another evolutionary tree of world religions.
 
Pascal's Wager Chart v0.9.png|A Pascal's Wager chart with results depending on the accuracy of various religious beliefs.
 
Pascal's Wager Chart v0.9.png|A Pascal's Wager chart with results depending on the accuracy of various religious beliefs.
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Religion - How to Escape a Prayer Circle.jpg|How to Escape a Prayer Circle.
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Tom the Dancing Bug - God-Man.png|''Tom the Dancing Bug'' - God-Man.
 
Last Supper - Body of Christ Comic.jpg|Blasphemous last supper comic.
 
Last Supper - Body of Christ Comic.jpg|Blasphemous last supper comic.
 
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</gallery>
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===Videos===
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{{YouTube|xLnsY5io964|Cosmic Skeptic - Why necessary evil doesn't solve the problem of evil.}}
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{{YouTube|Zvre1MNat-8|Useful Charts - English bible translation family tree.}}
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{{YouTube|Qi5GXwY7W_0|The ten commandments translation problems.}}
  
 
==Categories==
 
==Categories==

Latest revision as of 15:44, 30 May 2023

Evolution of religion throughout history.

A religion is a cultural belief system which incorporates supernatural elements.

Personal

I grew up in a secular home, but I attended an Assemblies of God church weekly with my aunt and uncle from around age 10 to 19. Although I am now an atheist and have a rather negative view of all religions, I still find religions interesting and try to learn about them, but mostly in order to help de-convert people.

Religions

Religious Writings

Essays

The following are essays I have written which pertain to multiple religions.

Media

Books

Images

Videos

Cosmic Skeptic - Why necessary evil doesn't solve the problem of evil.
Useful Charts - English bible translation family tree.
The ten commandments translation problems.

Categories

Links

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