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The immorality of the Christian religion

We hear daily in the US that morality comes from the Christian god. When one examines Christian doctrine, the bastion of wonderful moral standards is nowhere to be found.

August 15, 2011 / 13 Comments / Read More

Humanist philosophers’ conference explores the place of religion in public life

July 19, 2011 No Comment

Can religion be restricted to ones private life? Would a truly secular society place intolerable restrictions on religious believers? These questions and many more were raised during the Humanist Philosophers’ conference on ‘Religion in Public Life’ held on Saturday 16th July at Conway Hall by the British Humanist Association and the South Place Ethical Society.

On being a fulfilled atheist

July 15, 2011 1 Comment

I am an atheist and yet I have some problems with the so-called “new atheism” (mostly that it isn’t new at all, and that it has a tendency to be unnecessarily obnoxious). Indeed, when asked, I prefer to use the term secular humanist to succinctly describe my philosophical position. But from time to time I have to remind myself of the importance of being an atheist and of actually saying so out loud.

Debates in the philosophy of science

July 6, 2011 No Comment

Jerry Coyne, over at his Why Evolution is True blog does get into some important issues of the philosophy of science. Usually in debates with others. PZ Myers at Pharyngula often participates, some times agreeing, sometimes disagreeing with Jerry.

Does suffering make us special?

June 23, 2011 5 Comments

Many religions claim that humans suffer so they can more appreciate their god’s mercies in the afterlife. Suffering, they say, is peculiar to humans and an aspect of our “specialness”. They claim that other animals don’t suffer . . .

An atheist’s response to Rabbi Adam Jacobs

February 18, 2011 8 Comments

The Huffington Post recently published an “Open Letter to the Atheist Community” from the Rabbi Adam Jacobs, awash in the patronizing attitudes and misunderstandings common to god experts. An atheist responds.

NASA’s arsenic-based life discovery a catalyst for theological debate

December 2, 2010 2 Comments

The American Humanist Association responded today to the news from NASA that a new form of life has been discovered that apparently evolved outside the scope of all previously discovered life on earth.

Islam: Relax, It's Just a Religion

May 23, 2010 No Comment

To charge someone who speaks against Islam with being a racist or ethnocentric is the same as accusing someone who speaks against Christianity of being anti-white or anti-American. Both of these religions have adherents from every race, nationality, and ethnicity.

Liam Fox: Religion and the Myth of Coexistence

February 13, 2010 7 Comments

The “COEXIST” campaign is a beautiful notion. But by being incapable of the same tolerance that they demand, religions have rendered religious tolerance impossible.

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The immorality of the Christian religion

Humanist philosophers’ conference explores the place of religion in public life

On being a fulfilled atheist

Debates in the philosophy of science

Does suffering make us special?

An atheist’s response to Rabbi Adam Jacobs

NASA’s arsenic-based life discovery a catalyst for theological debate

Islam: Relax, It's Just a Religion

Liam Fox: Religion and the Myth of Coexistence

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