Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
There is a recent study that claims that their results reveal that the non-religious are more close-minded than the religious. This perhaps merits a quick peek to see what is going on here. Having been a religious person who grew into a non-religious person I have the distinct benefit of seeing the view from both sides … Read more
Since I create this top 3 list each and every week you might perhaps wonder if I ever struggle to actually find three bits of religious weirdness for the past week. In short … er no, just no, I’m simply spoiled for choice. As an example, apart from the three I’ve opted for this week, … Read more
Getting into somebody’s face and telling them that they are being a F***ing idiot and that they are doing/believing something very stupid is highly effective. This consistently works every time, they always step back and comment, “Yep, you are right“, and then immediately change their position. You have seen that happen all the time … right? … Read more
When some deeply religious people complain that they don’t like being laughed at, it is often pointed out that the rather obvious solution is that they should stop broadcasting some utterly daft ideas and claims in public. Was this advice adhered to during the past week? Nope, and so here is my pick from the week. Item … Read more
Belief in God sounds like a simple question to address, and is one that you would expect is well understood. Simply conduct a poll, and if concerned about people being pressured by friends or relatives, then make it anonymous. That should yield a reasonable answer … right? There are of course polls like this that are run on a … Read more
It was of course tempting to include the insanity in the UK regarding “Cadburys Egg Hunt”, but since I already covered that a few days ago, it is not in this week’s list. So what have I got for you this week? Item 1 – Steven Bancarz: Your Knick-Knacks Can Give Demons the “Legal Right” To Do Demon Stuff … Read more