Changing your mind about Sam Harris and “New Atheists”

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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

Claim: Physicists ‘PROVE’ God DIDN’T create the Universe

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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

200 Atheist Songs

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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

Religion + Science can often be a slow train wreck

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I’ve often been “inspired” … no perhaps “Amused” is a better word … by some of the attempted shotgun marriages of religious beliefs with scientific fact. Today’s example comes from a readers report in Stuff.co.nz (You might not have heard of it, but it is a well-respected media outlet in New Zealand). Michael Alexander, the … Read more

Dialogue with an Ahmadi Muslim who wants to work with Atheists

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On Facebook the claim above pops up from Kashif, a Muslim who is a member of the Ahmadiyya sect and so generally takes a non-violent stance. The above posting has rather a lot of problems, specifically the rather obvious – nobody actually declares all 1.6 billion Muslims to be violent terrorist thugs. This form of argument is what … Read more