As someone who accepts the reality that there is almost certainly not a god, and likewise accepts as basically fact, the exceeding well-supported scientific Theory of evolution by natural selection, largely as described by Darwin, I find it pretty unpleasant to be likened to fascist mass-murderers, as people like Josef Ratzinger are wont to...
Mr Charlie Sprout, avowed atheist and alfalfa enthusiast announced yesterday that he had determined the precise day on which the entire Universe would almost certainly fail to be destroyed by a vengeful god. “I was tending my shrubs when it came to me” said Mr Sprout in an interview following his announcement. “Not like a...
I was thinking lately about what exactly shifted me from being an oblivious “dictionary atheist” to a slightly noisy and outspoken one. Ok, maybe a bit more than slightly … I realised it was really down to a few people. A few religious people. A few awful religious people. First was George Pell....
As I mentioned a few days back, I used to be what PZ Meyers terms a dictionary atheist. in that post PZ is quite disparaging of “dictionary atheists” – this people who simply don’t believe in god/s and by definition then describe themselves as atheists. For PZ this is not enough. He describes it as...
I read a very good post this morning from Greta Christina (hat tip to @antallan for the link), discussing religious progressives/liberals/moderates/whatevers, and the problems with their position that everyone is right, it’s all part of “god’s rich tapestry” and let’s respect everyone else’s beliefs. …Except for those we don’t want to. Like the Westboro Baptist...
