For obvious reasons, believers in God have misconceptions about Atheism, more or less like biblical fundamentalists about Evolution, when they ask: “If humans came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?”. Unfortunately, also some people who consider themselves atheists don’t know what Atheism is. The two misconceptions about Atheism: “Atheism is a religion too.” [Say religious people] “Atheism is the denial of the existence of God.” [Say religious people and some atheists] Religion is belief in the supernatural: gods, angels, demons, spirits, Heaven, Hell, reincarnation, miracles, etc.

Humanism is the outcome of a long tradition of free thought that has inspired many of the great thinkers and artists and gave rise to Science. Humanism is ethical: it affirms the worth, dignity and autonomy of the individual and the right of every human being to the greatest possible freedom compatible with the rights of others. Humanists have a duty of care to all of Humanity, including future generations. Humanists believe that morality is an intrinsic part of human nature, based on understanding and a concern for others, needing no external sanction. Humanism is rational: it seeks to use Science creatively, not destructively. Humanists believe that the solutions to the world’s problems lie in human thought and action, rather than in divine intervention. Humanism advocates the application of the methods of Science and free inquiry to the problems of human welfare. Humanists also believe that the application of Science and technology must be tempered by human values. Sci

“There is no greater pleasure than to be a freethinker.” — Paulo Bitencourt ( Liberated from Religion ) The Aulete Dictionary defines the word dogmatism thus: “Absolute conviction, not open to criticism”. Of all thoughts, which is the only one that absolutely doesn’t tolerate any kind of criticism? That’s right: religious thought. Freethought is, as the name says, thinking in a free way, that is, without dogmatism. Therefore, the thing most opposed to Freethought, since the most dogmatic, is religion. If dogmatism is not thinking in a free way, religion is imprisonment of the mind. Actually, it’s a dictatorship: it dictates how people must think. However, of all dictatorships religion is the most perverse: the only one to threaten people, for example, with torture after death (in a lake of fire and brimstone, and simply for doubting). A freethinker is one who doesn’t accept indubitable and unquestionable “truths”, especially the religious ones, which are i

“Atheism killed millions of people.” — Believers in invisible beings (Proving that they do not reason) It’s very common for religious people to say that believing in God is rational, so rational that not believing in God, that is, being an atheist can only be revolt, rebellion. Evidently, the majority of believers don’t know what Atheism is, otherwise they wouldn’t think about it so wrongly. This misconception stems from followers of religions confusing god with God. Religious people don’t believe in God, but in gods. Jews, Christians and Muslims, for example, call Yahweh, Jesus and Allah God.

Yes, you heard me right: I’m God, the Creator of the Universe. Hold on tight, because I’m going to say something that will shake you, but it’s the naked truth: It’s the first time I communicate with Humanity. I’ve never appeared to anyone and never spoken to anyone. This means that what you think you know about me is a lie. It’s all the invention of madmen and crooks. All gods, including Jehovah, Jesus and Allah, and all religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are false. I’ve never ordered anyone to write any book, least of all the Bible and the Koran, the books that most spread lies about me. It’s incredible that so many people believe I’m the author of these books, when it’s evident that they are full of absurdities, violence, immorality and perversities. Because they believed the lies the Bible tells about me, Christians spent centuries enslaving, persecuting, torturing and burning people, convinced that they were doing my will. I made Nature deve

“The content is toxic. Nobody is immune, it’s logical. Programmed only to accept, directed not to question. Go in search, to find your place. Don’t be just a cog that turns the gear. It’s not the truth, bro. What they want is to try to prevent the facts from revealing themselves, the minds from rebelling, you from being able to go beyond, to search for something that does you good.” — Mussoumano ( Tóxico ) Healing from Religious Trauma Syndrome What’s the probability of a person who has never followed any religion believing in invisible beings and places? That’s right.

When I posted this sentence on my social media profiles, I was informed that it is by Carl Sagan. This, however, is an erroneous attribution. He never said or wrote it. Atheism Quotes by Paulo Bitencourt “Atheism is a natural result of intellectual honesty.” — Paulo Bitencourt “All Christians follow from the Bible only what they want and the way they want.” — Paulo Bitencourt “Anyone who believes in a bunch of nonsense can't stand lucidity.” — Paulo Bitencourt “Believers are susceptible to the same problems and sufferings as unbelievers. Consequently, in addition to the belief in him not bringing them advantage, believers have no way to attest that God exists.” — Paulo Bitencourt “Christianity. Religion that preaches that the Universe was created by an invisible being who put you in the world as guilty of two crimes, even though you didn’t ask to be born: a bite on a forbidden fruit, 6,000 years before you w

Liberated from Religion and Wasting Time on God , the books by Paulo Bitencourt that have freed thousands of people from the religious prison. Download: Amazon (also as paperback), Google Play Books and Apple Books . Liberated from Religion To believe in God is unnatural. To follow a religion, even more so. You disagree? Then, do this experiment: if you are a Christian or a Muslim, stop going to the church or the mosque and reading the Bible or the Koran. What do you think will happen? That’s right: your faith will naturally wither. Even if you don’t become an atheist, God will no longer be part of your daily life. At most, you’ll believe in a “creating energy”, nothing like the god of these books, whose supernatural stories will sound to you like bedtime stories. That children believe in fairies and elves is natural. Yet, how could it be natural for adults to believe in, for example, talking snake, invisible beings with wings on their back

“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the contents explained in your books and videos. They help me to have the courage to think and give me a foundation against the deception I’ve suffered since childhood.” — Humberto Bento “I’m grateful to you, Paulo Bitencourt, for helping us perform every day the difficult task of leaving behind the cultural garbage we inherited, opening our eyes and ears to the evidence of reason.” — Lupa Garrido I dedicate my life to, by any possible means, helping people liberate themselves from the religious prison. If you value the propagation of Freethought, support my fight. Thank you very much! PROPAGATE FREETHOUGHT

Professional Qualification As a boy, I dreamed of becoming a comic book and animation artist. At the age of thirteen, I worked afternoons as an illustrator at a newspaper and a graphic arts company in my hometown. In 1989, after five semesters at a Faculty of Theology in São Paulo, I abandoned my studies and moved to Europe, living temporarily in Portugal, France, England and Germany until, the following year, going to study German in Austria, where I settled.

Paulo Bitencourt or Paulo Bittencourt? Bitencourt with one tee or Bittencourt with two tees? Origin and meaning of the family name Bittencourt .

by Paulo Bitencourt Preface Imagine, dear reader, someone telling you a fantastic story, saying that, if you believe it, you’ll be criticized for believing what the world considers madness, but that this should make you happy, because you’ll be victim of persecution, which proves that that story is true and that you are part of a select group of privileged people. As soon as you believe that story and feel chosen, you are warned that, just like those who consider it madness, you’ll suffer severe consequences, in case you doubt it. Quite a cunning way to make you block out all critical thinking and reject whatever might induce you to subject that story to rational scrutiny, isn’t it? That, dear reader, is called religion. In countries where for centuries that story has been passed down from generation to generation as sacred, it’s so deeply rooted that it’s part of their tradition and culture. Thus, it’s not surprising that, from the cradle up, millions o

by Paulo Bitencourt Preface When the dear reader has finished reading this sentence, close your eyes and slowly say three times: “Know”. Incredible as it may seem, believers in God consider atheists arrogant. Incredible because it doesn’t take a genius to realize that the truth is the opposite. Atheists supposedly are arrogant because they supposedly deny the existence of God, even though they know he exists. Well, it’s impossible to deny the existence of what one knows exists. Therefore, atheists don’t deny the existence of God. Atheists just don’t believe in God. After all, why should they? Believing is not knowing. Believing may be satisfying for some, but it’s not for others. When searching for God, atheists not only find no evidence of his existence but even find evidence of his nonexistence. And when they analyze the arguments of those who claim to have found God, atheists perceive their flaws, incoherences, discrepancies and illogicalities. Believ

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