Well, I HAVE read the Bible, and studies show that atheists know more about the Bible than your average theist.
And, having debated many a theist, I am continuously astounded by how few of them know even the most basic things about the Bible.
As others have said, I am an atheist partially because I HAVE read the Bible.
~ Steve
Flag Designs for Earth & The Solar System in 2020 and BeyondRedittor thefrek has designed a kick-ass series of flags for the Solar System and its planets. But flags, as we all know, change over time. So he’s also created possible revisions for those flags reaching as far as 800 years into the future.
Here you’ll find thefrek’s concept designs for “Earth/Solar flags throughout the future,” but we highly recommend checking out the banners he envisioned for each individual planet, and especially this batch of future-flags from a Martian Revolution, when the Red Planet “declares itself to be the dominant force in the Solar System, and claims all other planets as part of its empire.”
Earth’s flag
2020: Humanity is only present on Earth and the Moon.
2044: Humans have settlements on Earth, the Moon, Mars and its moons, and Ceres.
2087:Two more objects in the Asteroid Belt have been colonized as well as Europa and Venus.
2204: Humans have settled on every large body in the Solar System. Terraforming is well underway on most planets, and interstellar voyages are beginning.
2355: Another star system is incorporated into the Solar Federation.
2412: Another system has been conquered.
2484: The Solar Federation now has too many systems to show them on the flag - Each circle represents one star system, with the Solar System in the centre.
2514: Yet more systems are being settled.
2544: Expansion is occurring at a breakneck pace.
2639: Several different alien races now exist within the Solar Federation, co-existing peacefully with humanity.
2812: 800 years into the future, the Solar Federation is the leading force in the galaxy, with all denizens of our galaxy being given equal representation. Humanity has taken the responsibility to ensure peace and prosperity everywhere in the Milky Way.
Check out more examples of thefrek’s futuristic flag work over on reddit.
Wrong.
God loves everybody equally.
Or God hates everybody equally.
You have no more support for what you believe about God than does that church. The Bible is a contradictory mess and can, and has, been used to justify all manner of opinion. The fact remains that there exists no evidence for any god whatsoever.
While the sentiment is appreciated, I, personally, am convinced that the God of the Bible cannot possibly exist.
Peace,
~ Steve
Daily chart: capital punishment. Last year only four countries carried out public executions: Saudi Arabia, Iran, North Korea and Somalia. But there are still plenty of countries that impose the death penalty behind closed doors.
Adonis Blue by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
The butterflies of the British Isles.
London :F. Warne,1906..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38718396
