- Richard Dawkins at the Jaipur Literature Festival
Richard Dawkins and Lala Ward read excerpts from The Magic of Reality and Unweaving The Rainbow (via RDnet and 3 Quarks Daily)
- Colorado Springs Billboard: God Is An Imaginary Friend
January 23, 2012 on KKTV 11 News: The Colorado Coalition of Reason or COCORE is behind a billboard that will sit on I-25 and Garden Of The Gods. The billboard will read “God is an imaginary friend. Choose reality, it will be better for all of us,” and…
- 30 Renowned Writers Speaking About God
- Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology
We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do — Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells. (via…
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- Romulus and Jesus Compared
Richard C. Miller’s “Mark’s Empty Tomb and Other Translation Fables in Classical Antiquity,” Journal of Biblical Literature, v. 129, no. 4 (2010) is a good read. According to Miller the story of an empty tomb as found in the earliest Gospel owes more…
- “Here it Comes” I’m Done With My Revised Book Files
This clip from “The Wrath of Khan” expresses my thoughts as I ponder the impact of my revised book, Why I Became an Atheist, which I am now officially done editing. No violence is intended here at all. It’s purely metaphorical and a bit humorous even…
- My Top 25 Substantive Posts in 2011
Here they are: 25) I Stand in the Gap 24) Answering Some of My Critics 23) The Top Ten Misconceptions About Atheists 22) The Ten Marks of a Deluded Person 21) Once Again, Atheism is Not a Belief Nor a Religion 20) In Defense of Debates 19) Ten Ways How…
- That Which Disconfirms UFOs From Mars Also Disconfirms God’s Existence
In 1971 a NASA space orbiter named Mariner 9 discovered that the canals on Mars were illusory. This discovery strongly disconfirmed the claim that there was intelligent life on that planet. Before this discovery many people claimed they encountered Martians….
- Remember Christian Extremism on the 39th Anniversary of Roe
Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman’s legal right to abort a pregnancy. As we celebrate this important case and its promotion of reproductive freedom, we must not forget to acknowledge… - Congratulations, Newt
He’s an ethically challenged hypocrite who relies on time-tested racist tactics to influence the Republican electorate. He’s Newt Gingrich, and he won yesterday’s South Carolina primary. As many in the corporate news media try to boost their ratings by…
- Idiot of the Week: Gov. Steve Beshear (D-KY)
I live in a country where a state governor, a Democratic one at that, believes it is appropriate to cut his state’s education budget while giving $43 million in tax breaks to a bible-themed amusement park. Keep in mind that this governor, Steve Beshear…
- FFRF to Support Brave Atheists in Need
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) offers a few different scholarships and awards for deserving students and others who contribute to the atheist community. These include essay competitions, student activist awards, and awards for activism and…
- Republican Voters Reject Perry
I don’t often get to reflect on how proud I am of the American people. And it is even more rare that I get to experience strong positive feelings toward Republican voters in particular. And yet, the news that Rick Perry finally dropped out of the Republican…
- Religious Thuggery
Religious thuggery (i.e., attempts to impose religiously derived preferences on others through violence) is nothing new. We have encountered many examples of upset Christians using it to intimidate those with whom they disagree or to punish those who…
- The Purpose of Prayer
This simple chart provides a fairly accurate description of why prayer serves no real purpose. Assuming that the god at which religious believers are directing their prayers has some sort of plan for them, as most Christians insist, prayer is either redundant…
- Church-State Heroes Face Threats of Violence from Christians
We’ve seen it happen countless times. An American citizen has the courage to stand up for the First Amendment of our Constitution and subsequently faces a barrage of insults, including threats of physical harm or even death, from Christians. Why it happens…
- MLK on Privilege
Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more…
- Rick Santorum: The Christian Extremists’ Choice
As you have almost certainly heard by now, a large and influential group of Christian extremists met in Texas yesterday with the goal of choosing a Republican presidential candidate behind which to unify in order to prevent Willard “Mittens” Romney from…
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- The 2012 Debunking Christianity Challenge
Four years ago I challenged Christians to take the Debunking Christianity Challenge. Just like last year I’m proposing twelve reasonably priced college level books, one per month. My challenge is for Christians to read our books and test their faith to…
- Oprah Winfrey’s Half-Sister and The Odds of The Resurrection of Jesus
There are a lot of things that happen to people that go against the overwhelming odds. Let’s take the example of Oprah Winfrey’s revelation in November 2010 that she has a half-sister named Patricia who was adopted out by her mother shortly after being…
- Why Do Christians Disagree?
Why is it Christians cannot agree to the point where they have condemned each other to hell and/or slaughtered each other because of doctrinal differences that other Christians don’t think are essential for salvation? My answer is that Christianity is…
- BBC The Big Questions: Has The Time Come To Repent?
January 8, 2012 on BBC One With atheist stand-up comic and political activist Kate Smurthwaite (Thanks to TreVelocita)
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