Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
There is a letter in Yesterdays New York Times that merits some attention, not because I feel it has said something silly, but rather the complete opposite. It speaks for itself, so here it is … To the Editor: Re “The Believer’s Atheist” (column, Dec. 18): I appreciated Ross Douthat’s thoughtful column about the death … Read more
Last April Christopher was unable to attend the American Atheists conference, so he wrote them a letter instead … here it is. You might have already read it, but I find it well worth pondering over and reading again, Why? Well, believers will often retort at the end of some discussion they have just lost … Read more
Having debated on-line for some time with Muslims within various forums, I feel it might be somewhat amusing to list some of the “rules” that they appear to play by when engaging with non-believers. Much as I might like to claim ownership of all these, I can’t. Most come from others who contributed suggestions, so … Read more
Today’s UK Guardian has a truly tragic story by Rachel Williams. The numbers now available reveal a horrendous rise of 47% in ‘honor’ crimes within the UK. Incidentally, that name ‘honor’ is not at all appropriate, what honor is there in any of this; dispensing violence and intimidation using your own hands upon your own … Read more
Now here is a YouTube clip you might enjoy … Kate Smurthwaite, a stand-up comic and political activist, finds herself in an audience full of folks touting belief and have exactly zero evidence, so she spells it out for them. The punch line comes at the end (its only a 76 second clip) …
Bob Kellemen of RPM Ministries has blogged an article over at everyday christian living that is a good encapsulation of the numerous myths surrounding non-belief, so lets take a look. [Note to Bob … I dropped a link to this into your blog, so do feel free to reply in the comments section below] He … Read more