I agree it looks good and I'm going to get a bunch printed and hand them to the guys that always hang around Piccadilly Circus in london (asking them why they think anyone should give a shit what they have to say if they wont read them)

However, I think maybe it could use a quick explaination of why you shouldn't use rationalisation or appeals to supernatural.

Good work, joshpatten. You've inspired me, actually. I'm thinking about other quasi-tracts we can aim at doubters.

Marvelous... Hope I'm not too late to add suggestions. Because of this, I felt rushed to add this suggestion... so if this is a repeat or already otherwise explained, I apologize in advance and will return to the thread to read it in full.

Near the beginning of the paragraphs, it says, "Almost all aspects of life are subject to this type of scrutiny expect for religion." The underlined word should be "except".

Again, this looks fantastic! 

Sorry for not explaining ctressle, I should have put a bit more information on the original post. This is sort of a continuation of this thread:

http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/the_rational_response_squad_radio_show/freethinking_anonymous/10995

It started out as a project for MedivalGuy to put them up at places like Wal-Mart around "Liberty" "University" and quite a few people chipped in with ideas. Before I knew it, it kinda took on a life of it's own.

I plan on making more of these and posting them, Maybe I will put up a website somewhere where they are easily viewable and downloadable. Perhaps even a printing service for them (don't count on it )

I will post the EXCEPT correction in my next post within the next hour or so.

Also, FTA stands for Freethinkers Anonymous.

http://joshpatten.googlepages.com/20-questions-2nd-final-draft.pdf

OK that should be very close to the final version. I fixed the EXCEPT typo and noticed a few more formatting issues that are now fixed. I also removed all the trailing slashes on the ends of the websites. I would go as far as saying this version is a "feature freeze" meaning no additional content will be added and only major bugs/typos etc. will be changed.

This "god" thing that so many people claim is a concept. He/she/it is just a greater power that nobody could possible explain. The Bible is a man-made documentation of stuff that may or may not have happened. The culture of the time in which it was written is a great influence on the Bible, hence, the slavery, sexism, ect. The freakin' book did not fall from the sky. The bible written by someone capable of being wrong has been transcibed, edited (very heavily, by the Vatican), re-formatted...all by fallible humans.

As for the question: why can't people just magically get whatever they want...            let's go back in time and take a look at Jagger's philosophy.... "You can't always get what you want, but sometimes, if you try, you can get what you need" Combined with the phrase "With a will, there's a way" it pretty much explains why life isn't perfect. Humans as a society could, with effort, maybe not make problems disapear, but compromise a solution get the necessities. Combined effort of humans could fund a church or save a life, accomplish alot. humans just aren't that good at working together.                                   

If god exists he/she/it cannot be labeled BY MAN. We can't pin a situation or an image to him. And don't even try asking a bunch of average-minded humans to explain the mistakes that religious documenter-peoples made. The culture is just not the same in the 21st century. Pointing out flaws of the Bible, and humans' documentation skills, is not going to deny the existence of a greater power. Nice try, but think of something with a little more insight to stump those theists, if you want to get a message across.  

Since you're into non-constructive criticism, I wanted to mention that I find your post mind-bendingly insipid. First, you assert some vague, idiosyncratic god-concept, unjustifiably presenting it as though it were universal, and proceed to ramble ambiguously about how the bible is man-made. No shit, Sherlock. Your second paragraph cites a Rolling Stones song for support, which is just... precious. It also says nothing of value, and misses the point of the text: which isn't to get answers from Christians, but to encourage them to ask questions. Your third paragraph is pure ad hoc bullshit and condescension. I have to wonder what compelled such an inept communicator to level this criticism.

I agree. The pamphlet's 20 questions are excelent ones. I think it's fine just the way it is. 

There are 2 ways to edit it.

1. use a PDF editor to add the text in or

2. I can PM you the link to the original MS publisher file.

Also, are there any new ideas for the next pamphlet?  I would really like to keep these things going but without ideas the project will fizzle out.

I posted this before the site crash and it disappeared, so I'll post it again.

1. This is a field I generally have trouble with because there is so many things about biology that I simply don't know. I know some basics about biology and evolution and have a basic understanding of how they work, but for me to write a one page pamphlet about evolution would take a really long time

2. This one would be fun to do. Can you point me to the website you posted before?

3. You're right, the imbalance would be embarrassing.

4. The title of my next pamphlet will (tentatively) be Was America Really Founded on Christian Principles?

Check out http://atheismtracts.googlepages.com for the final version of the 20 questions pamphlet.

Hi Josh, this is my first post,

I think that you would be ironic and I believe that your pamphlet shows an important matter, but it will not be useful to discuss with Chrstians and I will try to explain why.

You wrote two criteria, one about no-supernaturals and the other about no-excuses.

Religion and faith is basically supernatural and theology is an excuse, so far I believe that the criteria are the critical points of your pamphlet.