Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Well yes, it is another daft letter written to a paper by a believer, and so while we go though this I have to warn that you will not be informed, but you just might potentially be entertained. Shane Looper, the pastor of Lockwood Community Church in Branch County, Michigan, writes … Avoiding God is … Read more
I’ve often been astonished at the manner in which Sam Harris is demonised. Various claims abound about him being Islamophobic, racist, a bigot, etc… and yet when you dig into what he is supposed to have said, it often turns out to be a rather stark contrast to what is actually being said. To give … Read more
Let’s start with the TL;DR; short version – no, the claim is pure nonsense. Now for the longer version, I’ve not suddenly turned religious, and tempting as it might be to run with a story that just happens to align with the conclusion I have reached, I can’t because it is simply not true. I’ll explain why, … Read more
Hey, now this is cool, Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland has a list of 200 songs that all conform to a specific theme … Here are video links to over 200 songs relevant to atheism, gods, religion, science, secularism or skepticism. They don’t all promote atheism, but they should all make you think or laugh … Read more
It is perhaps statistically inevitable that you will at some point encounter a deeply religious person who would like you to convert. It is of course like this because the beliefs that we have today thrive because they have been naturally selected for their ability to both tap into human emotions and to also successfully propagate … Read more
A rather common claim that often pops up is the assertion that atheists believe that something came from nothing. Here is a specific example within the Christian Post … It seems atheists would much rather believe that something came from nothing, than to believe that Someone has always existed. Of course both beliefs are a matter … Read more