Category Archives: Atheism

Also, atheists are now eligible for admission into a heaven they don’t believe in

Posted on May 23, 2013 by dedc79

Pope Francis turned some heads with his remarks about non-Catholics earlier this week: Pope Francis has said that atheists should be seen as good people as long as they do good, in a move to urge people of all religions … Continue reading →

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And on the Seventh Day, God Had Second Thoughts…

Posted on May 20, 2013 by dedc79

Bill Nye the Science Guy made the mistake of talking about reality to a group of Texans who didn’t want to hear about it: As even most elementary-school graduates know, the moon reflects the light of the sun but produces … Continue reading →

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Ti-i-i-ime is on our side, yes it is

Posted on June 13, 2012 by dedc79

Pew Research Center is out with some interesting findings regarding American religious belief (via TPM): A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that belief in the existence of God has dropped 15 points in the last five years … Continue reading →

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The Washington Mall Makes Strange Bedfellows

Posted on March 23, 2012 by dedc79

As noted on NPR this morning, the Mall (not a shopping mall) will play host to two very different assemblies this weekend. First, there’s the anti-birth control crusaders, who will be in town today: “We are honored to be hosting … Continue reading →

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Atheists still can’t come in first…

Posted on December 5, 2011 by nickgb

With a right wing that seems devoted to demonizing atheists, it’s easy to think that the War on Reason is an American pastime. But it’s an international phenomenon: Religious believers distrust atheists more than they do members of other religious … Continue reading →

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Where Science and God Do Not Meet

Posted on October 10, 2011 by dedc79

Alan Lightman, MIT physicist and author of some wonderful books, discusses the compatibility/incompatibility of science and organized religion in Salon: We can categorize religious beliefs according to the degree to which God acts in the world. At one extreme is … Continue reading →

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Religious Non-Believers

Posted on September 28, 2011 by dedc79

With the Jewish High Holidays beginning later this week, the Washington Post has an interesting, but far too short article about the intersection between Judaism and Atheism: Unlike other religions, Judaism has often embraced its atheist strain. The 18th-century Dutch philosopher … Continue reading →

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Missing the point

Posted on September 21, 2011 by nickgb

Regular readers are going to know that we at the blog are big fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates. The dude has serious writing skills, and he can even get me to read about history. It helps that he likes to pull … Continue reading →

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On Killing People But Not Fetuses

Posted on September 15, 2011 by dedc79

Tom Flynn, the Executive Director of the Council for Secular Humanism, offers an explanation (not to be confused with a justification) of how a religious Christian could be pro-life and pro-death penalty: Being against abortion but for the death penalty … Continue reading →

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I hear you get to do the weird stuff…

Posted on May 23, 2011 by nickgb

The Daily Mail points out a survey that finds atheists have better sex lives (warning, the link has a risque photo and some words that still make me giggle): Some 79.9 per cent of people raised in very religious homes … Continue reading →

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