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Welcome to the One Hundred and Eleventh edition of the Carnival of the Godless! This carnival was rather varied in content, and although I tried to arrange it into categories, everything just fell apart as the number of articles got lower and lower. The first two submissions are poems, so it makes sense to have them on first, but otherwise there is no specific order. It’s a carnival of chaos, folks!

ilavaluthy presents An Atheist’s God. An atheist’s god??? What in the name of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is this nonsense? I demand to know what the…oh, it’s a metaphor. Well that’s just fine and dandy then.

Digital Cuttlefish penned The Theist And The Blade Of Grass. When Ann Finch wrote “The Atheist and the Acorn” in 1713, it was probably debunked by the great thinkers of the time in a matter of minutes. Alas, it has taken almost 3 centuries for a good comeback to be written, and thankfully that comeback was provided for us through the always elegant writings of Digital Cuttlefish.

In the beginning, Ensign Rose wrote Keeping it holy, in which the author debunks the myth that the world was created in 7 days. It only took one fallen human being 20 minutes! Suck it, God!

(((Billy))) The Atheist explains how Noah’s Ark Will Be Found. Again. Really. Well, not “really”, but he does go into why so many people seem intent on finding it, and the lengths they will go to in order to prove their religion.

Paul Fidalgo comments on The Prayer Breakfast: Obama’s Subtle Understanding of the separation of church and state, whilst DWSUWF argues that Obama Embraces the Bush/Cheney Unitary Executive. Again and again and again. Is Obama reaching out to atheists, or is he simply being a hypocrite?

Chris Hallquist eloquently debunks Richard Lewontin’s anti-scientific review of the classic Carl Sagan book “The Demon Haunted World” over at The Uncredible Hallq.

steven germain argues that I Do Not Know If There Is A God But There Is A Devil…, and that devil is holocaust denier Bishop Richard Williamson.

Greg Perkins criticises TV host Glenn Beck over his attack on atheists in School Prayer Stupidity

M. Rundkvist presents Ola Wikander and Fictional Beings, saying, “A Swedish grad student looking at the strange similarities between Jahwe and Ba’al.” A bit like looking at the strange similarities of the biblical Jesus with every other god in history I suppose!

Seth Manapio writes how “JESUS IS LOUD!” and how he once shouted at him in a daze. He got over it of course, and proceeds to write a short essay on the dangers of faith based thinking.

A skeptical eye is cast at Eastern religions’ claims to non-violence after decades of civil war in Sri Lanka when SocraticGadfly exposes those non-violent Hindus – and Buddhists

“Why are you an atheist?” often gets a variety of different answers, and Andrew presents his personal Summary Case For Atheism.

Over at State of Protest, Procrustes asks the ethical question Would You Lie About Your Faith To Save Your Life?

Greg Laden has written a blog series on The Bible as Ethnography, and that is a massive introductory post. Read the whole series though!

PhillyChief goes In Search of an Honest Christian, and doesn’t find one.

Scott Hughes writes on The Clarity Of Amorality at Philosophy Forums, arguing “that we don’t need religious or metaphysical terms of morality to describe human behaviour.”

Martin freedman presents Anti-atheism and anti-theism, a comparison of atheist and theist reactions to one another.

Greta Christina argues that “Many of the most common arguments against atheists and atheism are essentially of the “Shut up, that’s why” variety This post shows exactly how these arguments are designed, not to respond to atheist arguments, but to shut them up.” – Atheism and the “Shut Up, That’s Why” Arguments

Jason writes about 1600: Giordano Bruno, freethought martyr who was executed five days and 409 years ago.

Andrew Bernardin goes over 2 Christian assumptions, that there is a Heaven, and there is a Hell – CCCA – 5: Heaven and Hell, Next Exit

Ron Britton explains how It Would Have Been Easier to Keep the Birds Away from the Engines and the survivors of the Hudson plane crash should be thanking the pilot and flight crew, not God.

Finally

The previous host of the carnival (The Greenbelt) submitted this review of the TV serial Quatermass IV, and how elements show the combination of reason and faith – Fight or flight

Rich Bordner is a Christian who offers a challenge to skeptics, saying

Hit me with your best shot, folks. Check back often in the next few weeks, as I will be answering the most common challenges I receive. Hopefully, a good and interesting dialogue will ensue.

So that’s all for this carnival. Remember to submit articles for the next carnival at State of Protest using this form!