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If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it did it really make a sound? If i post a blog and nobody reads it was there really any point? You have entered the random thinking space of Morgan Bell . . . These are my musings . . . things about my life written off the top of my head . . . written in an informal disjointed style almost completely devoid of punctuation, this is where i flesh out writing ideas, discuss my life, and generally be self indulgent . . . it is also the bargain bin for articles which do not fit in with the film or arts themes of my other blogs . . . so have a wander around my mind, have a laugh, have a think, be nice, and humour me!

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Famous Atheists

July 11th 2009 23:21

I just found the most interesting site called Celebrity Atheists. The site contains lists of famous Atheists, Materialists, Agnostics, and Skeptics. Click on any name and it takes you to a page of quotes where the celebrity confirmed their lack of religious beliefs.

I created a short-list of some of the famous Atheists:

Douglas Adams
Gene Roddenberry
Joss Whedon
Isaac Asimov
Robert Heinlein
Terry Pretchett
Noam Chomsky
Salman Rushdie
Bertrand Russell
Woody Allen
Ingmar Bergman
John Carpenter
Mike Nichols
David Cronenberg
Larry Flint
Lance Armstrong
Richard Branson
Warren Buffett
Bill Gates
Gore Vidal
Berkeley Breathed
H.P. Lovecraft
Friedrich Nietzsche
George Carlin
Barry Manilow
Billy Joel
Brian Eno
Eddie Vedder
Henry Rollins
Sir Ian McKellen
John Malkovich
Eddie Izzard
Bruce Lee
Ricky Gervais
Harvey Fierstein
Billy Connolly
Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson
Richard E. Grant
Bob Geldof
Hugh Laurie
Gabriel Byrne
Paul Bettany
Alan Cumming
Richard Dawkins
Daniel Dennett
Christopher Hitchens
Sam Harris

AND THE LADIES:

Ani DiFranco
Ayn Rand
Gloria Steinam
Pamela Sargent
Eugenie Scott
Jodie Foster
Janeane Garofalo
Katharine Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
Sarah Polley
Bjork
Germaine Greer
Diane Keaton
Kathy Griffin
Rachel Griffiths
Margot Kidder

"Proud to be an atheist, Janeane Garofalo."

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Comment by Norm

July 11th 2009 23:41

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Great dinner-party list.
Who's saying, "grace"?
And the winner is...
God, the suspense.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 11th 2009 23:45

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good morning Norman

you know as i was writing that list i was thinking "what a cool bunch of people" . . . i think we should invite the live ones around to the Orble Christmas Party!

i want to sit between Hugh Laurie and Eddie Izzard

Comment by Norm

July 11th 2009 23:56

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Will you require a seat?
Good morning, good morning.
Oh, yes, Christmas Party. Orble. Clever. Satan.
I'll sit between Mau and alt_ed.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 11th 2009 23:58

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haha i thought you were alt_ed?

im so confused . . .

Comment by Norm

July 12th 2009 00:07

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I'm beside myself.
I'll say.
Who is Janeane Garofalo?

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 00:12

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hi Norm,

you may know her from such films as Reality Bites, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Romy & Michelle's Highschool Reunion, Dogma, 200 Cigarettes, and Clay Pigeons

shes an activist and stand-up comedian . . . just like you

Comment by Norm

July 12th 2009 00:20

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haha. she. just. like. me. haha.

You kidder.

200 cigarettes. That's a lot of smoke. I visited my dad last week. He shared a smoke with me. I didn't want to say anything. Too passive. Not to mention aggressive.

haha. she. like. me. haha.

Kidder.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 00:25

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hi Norm,

you are so Communist right now

Margot Kidder

Comment by Jason King

July 12th 2009 00:34

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I will see you and all of them in hell

I will try and chill some wine while I wait.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 01:10

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hi Jason,

hell is probably a big gay dance party!

i wonder what the soundtrack would be like?

Comment by Jason King

July 12th 2009 01:11

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Marilyn Manson doing a duet with Elton

Comment by Janet Collins

July 12th 2009 01:33

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It is interesting how the male list is so much longer than the female one..

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 01:59

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hi Jason,

man, that would be a really cool song, a song i would buy!

hi Janet,

its probably even more disproportionate than my sample indicates

many of the men are scientists, sci-fi or horror writers or directors, and comedians

i guess over the years we have to acknowledge that some fields of education and some professions were largely boys clubs, and the more educated a person is (esp in a scientific field) the more likely they are to be an Atheist

many of the women are well known feminists, intellectuals, and unconventional types . . . we might just be looking at the thin end of the wedge because women are less likely to proclaim their Atheism for fear of appearing radical or it impacting on their career . . . or maybe female Atheists just do not succeed or achieve high levels of fame as frequently as their male counterparts?

is it fearing discrimination, or protecting reputations, or are there actually less female Atheists in the real world too?

maybe something i could look into in another post . . .

Comment by DeAnne

July 12th 2009 04:28

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I don't know why - but the one that surprises me most is Lance Armstrong.

I love this Janeane Garofalo quote:

"Organized religions and their dogmas only serve to indoctrinate the participants into sheeplike common behaviors. This type of blind assimilation promotes the popularity of top-forty count down radio stations and movie sequels. Skepticism towards groups, holy or otherwise, is enriching and makes you a far more entertaning person"

I DO believe in God - or a supreme being of some sort - and in Jesus - but NOT in organized religion. That quote is perfect!

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 04:41

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hi DeAnne,

actually i was a bit surprised by that one too

but heres a quote from UK Times Online:

His stance on religion is in marked contrast to his wife's ever more fervent Catholicism and the difference may have been one of the factors that led to their marriage breaking up. Armstrong believes it is possible to be a good person while not believing. "I think we all have obligations to be good, honest, hard-working, caring and compassionate," he says. "You have to try and it won't always be easy but you try your best. I do not believe that because you are not prepared to submit yourself to a god or a higher being, that when you get to the end of the road, you will be sent down. I'm not prepared to believe that."

article by Alastair Campbell, printed Saturday Feb 28, 2004

Comment by Wilson Pon

July 12th 2009 07:01

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WoW, I must be so naive, as I don't know there are so many atheists kind of celebrities out there, Morgan!

Comment by Deanna B

July 12th 2009 10:49

There's a lot of talent in that list!

If I come to the Orble Christmas party,and they are there,I'll sit on the other side of Hugh Laurie and just incase you monopolize most of his time Morgan...I'll keep Jack Nicholson close by for some interesting conversation.

Ofcourse, chances of me being there are slim to none...so I'll have to settle for dreaming about it!

Interesting post Morgan. Once again you taught me something I didn't know.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 12th 2009 12:43

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hi Wilson,

it is an impressive list, hey?

and thats just the tip of the iceberg, if you go to the website i linked to there are literally hundreds more!

hi Deanna,

some very talented people indeed!

oh all the ladies love Hugh Laurie, i think he just has that x-factor . . . im sure Jack Nicholson will be glad to make your acquaintance!

Comment by Waysouth

July 12th 2009 20:59

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When i was growing up I thought everyone was atheist. It never occurred to me that there were so many religious people in the world!

Comment by RubySoho

July 12th 2009 21:39

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It never occurred to me that there were so many religious people in the world!

And I think half of them are on this newtwork!

It never ceases to amaze me when I see people talking about God like he is a real person. Or Jesus like they knew him personally or something.

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 13th 2009 02:07

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hi Waysouth,

yeah im exactly the same, i was raised as an Atheist, and at school none of the other kids were ever religious, well maybe one or two but they were always the "weird ones", the "churchies" . . . i thought it had been completely eradicated from our culture in Australia . . . until i joined Orble haha

hi Ruby,

the Australian contingent of this blogging network is disproportionately super-religious . . . sometimes i wonder if they do their primary recruiting at a Catholic nursing home or something

i think Richard Dawkins would refer to those people who claim to speak to god or jesus as "delusional" . . . im sure theres some psychological explanation for it, like mass hysteria, or pathological lying

Comment by Deanna B

July 13th 2009 08:30

Hi Morgan!

Ya...Hugh Laurie....yummmmm!

On a completely different note...how's the healing coming? Has the pain subsided somewhat? That first week after re-injury is the worst...hope you're feeling better!

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 13th 2009 08:56

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hi Deanna,

i get around a bit more, ive been trying to go for short walks, and i can actually sit through a meal now

my GP created a health management plan and i got a referral to physio, but i couldnt get in til Thursday

i really want to get into a physio/excercise routine to help prevent it from happening again

thanks so much for checking in on me