Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
I never cease to be amazed at how a deeply embraced belief can motivate some individuals to behave in a truly abhorrent manner. Now you are perhaps thinking that I’m talking about religious belief, and perhaps I am because some religious people can behave towards others in a deeply offensive manner, for example by declaring that all … Read more
Today I have some interesting data to share with you. Proof: That we we need to Reduce space exploration Would you like to see the US spending on science, space and technology increase? If so then rather sadly if it does indeed happen, the price we will pay for this is that more people will kill … Read more
Alas, I think I just broke my irony meter once again; yes the shiny new industrial strength one. The Christian Post reports on the details of the Freedom From Atheism Foundation (FFAF) as follows … Created in 2012 as a response to intolerant atheists seeking the removal of a Veterans Memorial that displayed religious symbols, the … Read more
As a teen I once belonged to a Christian sect that was quite unique in many ways, but then perhaps each and every sect will have unique aspects. These folks did not have Church Buildings, but instead met in each others houses. They also had no clerics and so it was in many ways a … Read more
Some variations of belief attempt to stifle and oppress with a mixture of threats within a climate of fear, not just with abstract untrue ideas of being burned by a vengeful god in a next life, but also by motivating believers to strike out against those that fall out of line in this life. Gods don’t … Read more
I blogged about the “Death is not Final” debate a few days ago, but until now all you had were my notes. Now, here is the actual debate itself … What strikes me as an interesting discovery is that both of those for the motion, Dr. Eben Alexander (Neurosurgeon & Author, Proof of Heaven), and … Read more