Bunnies explain atheism
Sunday, October 16th, 2011 Posted in Religion | No Comments »This is awesome. If someone knows who made it please let me know, because I can't find out. This is exactly how philosophical debaters like William Lane Craig make me feel. It's like they're clinging on to some ridiculously tenuous deity-shaped corner ...
Presentation 24 done – almost there!
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Posted in Creationism, Education, Religion | No Comments »I'm so very nearly done with my presentation series on science and creationism. Please take a look at Presentation 24 : Morality. There's only one left! I'm going to start covering topics in more detail (after a short break) so I'm taking ...
Skeptical Heresies #8
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 Posted in Creationism, General Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion | No Comments »8. People don't care enough about the truth It’s taken as pretty much a foundational principle of scepticism that the truth is a valuable commodity and it’s something that we should all aim towards. The argument is that we ...
Objective Morality
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 Posted in General, Philosophy, Religion | No Comments »I've just been listening to the debate between Sam Harris and William Lane Craig on the subject of morality. I must admit, usually Craig greatly impresses me with his rational argumentation - despite the protestations of people like Dawkins who ...
Skeptical Heresies #6
Monday, April 4th, 2011 Posted in General, Religion | No Comments »6. The Infinite carrot & stick is unique - probably can't be duplicated by other means It can't be denied that the main motivation that is provided by religious belief is what I call the "Infinite Carrot and Stick" provided ...
Skeptical Heresies #4
Saturday, March 19th, 2011 Posted in Creationism, Education, General, Psychology, Religion | No Comments »I've almost finished the sixth of my presentations - this one is on abiogenesis. But for now, here's another skeptical heresy: 4. Some skeptics do not have education as their goal Yes, you know who I'm talking about. And that's my point. The ...
Skeptical Heresies #3
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 Posted in General, Psychology, Religion | No Comments »I'm in the middle of recording the next presentation in my lecture series on Science and Creationism, but I thought I'd add in the third of my Skeptical Heresies. 3. Sometimes it's rational to behave irrationally This one is a bit subtle, ...
Pope Is Moron
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Religion | 2 Comments »Pope Benedict XVI has publically stated that homosexuality is a plague that must be eliminated, and that this struggle is just as important as fighting against global warming and other environmental issues, underlining how completely out of touch the old man is with ...
Tutu says what we’re all thinking
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Religion | No Comments »Desmond Tutu, charismatic African church leader, has, I believe, finally stood up and said what pretty much everyone outside of the Anglican church has been thinking for decades now: sex really isn't a big deal. Speaking at a conference in London, ...
The Genius of Charles Darwin – Review
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Biology, Creationism, Education, Religion | No Comments »Professor Richard Dawkins has been at the forefront of the modern assault against religious fundamentalism for many years, culminating in his recent publication of 'The God Delusion', which has been translated into 31 million languages and sold over 1.5 million ...
