Welcome
to Cyberguy’s Atheist Resources Page.
These resources (and this deliberately simple
web page) are slowly being added to as time permits. I hope you find them useful.
Pamphlets
Please note, these pamphlets are not intended to be handed out on
street corners, but are an information resource meant to support a
face-to-face conversation when you perhaps don't have the time to do the
subject justice, or the other person is becoming entrenched, illogical,
aggressive, etc. Then you can move the discussion to the appropriate brochure,
to let it do some of the arguing for you. Or you might want to put a few in the
local library (or school library!)
Basically they are just an atheist resource to copy and use however you
wish, but are not really intended to be handed out ‘cold’.
When printing, print double-sided, and if your printer can do it for
you, set it to flip on the short edge. Then fold in the traditional way.
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Pamphlet
01 - What is Atheism.pdf
A brief overview of atheism, describing how atheists come to understand
reality.
It shows how atheism compares with agnosticism, and clarifies a few
misconceptions that believers seem to have regarding atheism.
Version Française (French):
Pamphlet
01 - Qu'est ce
que l'Atheisme-5.doc
Deutsch Version (German):
New! Versión en Español
(Spanish):
Triptico 01 – Qué es el ateísmo.pdf
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Pamphlet
02 - Evolution in a Nutshell.pdf
A concise explanation of evolution starting from the easy-to-understand
practice of artificial selection. Covers natural
selection, niches, micro- vs. macro-evolution and deep time. Refutes some of the
commonest misunderstandings. All in plain non-technical language.
Version Française (French):
Pamphlet
02 - L'Évolution en bref-5.doc
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Pamphlet
03 - Scientific Method and the Burden of Proof.pdf.
Who has to provide evidence for their case – atheists or believers? This pamphlet summarises how science works, and how we understand if something exists or not.
Covers the scientific method, the burden of proof, default axioms, hypotheses,
Occam’s razor, objectivity, falsifiability,
peer-review, the meaning of ‘scientific theory’, and how this applies to
religion. All in plain non-technical language.
Version Française (French):
Pamphlet
03 - Méthode scientifique et fardeau-5.doc
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Pamphlet
04 - Planet of the Hats.pdf.
A lesson for us all – the Planet of the Hats – not at all like our Planet Earth. Or is it? From a blog by Dr. PZ
Myers, used with permission.
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Pamphlet
05 - The Wall - A Sunday Morning Story.pdf.
Another charming metaphorical tale by the multi-talented Dr. PZ Myers.
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Pamphlet
06 - Dear Emma.pdf.
A response to a published letter from 9-year-old Emma B. to Ken Ham. Used by permission of PZ Myers.
Mini-Posters
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Poster
01 - This I Believe.pdf
A wonderful
encapsulation of the kind of things atheists take to be true. From a Pharyngula
blog post by Christopher H. Tucker, used with permission.
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Poster
02 - Warty Bliggens the Toad.pdf
Here is
"Warty Bliggens, the toad" as
"told" to Don Marquis by a cockroach called Archy.
For those who don't know, Archy was a poet
reincarnated as a cockroach, and could type by throwing himself at the keys of
a typewriter, but could not work the caps lock, hence all lowercase. Enjoy....
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Poster
03 – The Hole Left by the Christian Dark Ages.pdf
A
classic! A decent-sized copy of the
original is not easily found on the web, so it was re-created for your
use. (Thanks Jon).
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Poster
04 – DIY Lobotomy.pdf
Jesus said if
your eye offends you, to pluck it out, or if your hand offends you, cut it off
(Matthew 5:29-30). But what to do if your brain contains
items of unwanted information? This may be the answer!
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Poster
05 - No God - Sistine_Chapel.pdf
Here is my
take on the Sistine Chapel’s “Adam”.
Feel the serenity!
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Poster
06 - Jail the Pope.pdf
This poster is
inspired by the movie “The Silence of the Lambs”, due to the fact that Ratzinger ordered the silencing of his Church’s victims.
It speaks for
itself.
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Poster
08 - Reality has an Atheist Bias.pdf
When religious
apologists speak, it doesn’t take long for reality to contradict them. Sometime even as the words are being uttered.
Books and Miscellaneous
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The
Complete Encyclopaedia of the Evidence for God v2.pdf
A satirical
volume - and a valuable and thoughtful gift to present to anyone of a religious
perspective. If they disagree with its conclusions, please ask
them to detail which section is wrong, and exactly how.
You will have
all seen the infamous banana-man video on Youtube (see it, or refresh your
memory of it here) starring Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Of course, that was just the edited version. Here
is the way it really went...
Contact Me
If you have an atheist resource you would like to offer, or you see a
need that no-one has addressed yet (c’mon – get creative!) send me your work to
share with the world!
I would be looking for simple 1-2 page pamphlets or mini-posters that
you think would be generally useful or inspiring. But any concise resource that would be
generally useful to atheists is welcome.
Use the following email address - stephen
dot minhinnick at gmail dot
com.
I am based in