There are apparently a series of questions running around of “totally” unanswerable questions. The mailer identifies as a Christian Creationist and has sent in a list of questions that are supposedly unfieldable… So I used my day off to write up a list of answers…
Category Archive: Atheism
Mar 15 2013
Nirmukhta
If you haven’t heard, Nirmukhta is one of the big associations of Indian atheists out there and I went along to one of their meetings a few weeks ago and got to take part. It was very very interesting considering . Read the article up here. (A small correction, I am not linked with MSF …
Mar 14 2013
A Honest Atheist – A Response to Damon Linker from The Week
A.C. Grayling has a new book coming out soonish and Damon Linker from The Week takes umbrage to his book. So here is a response. (Gah! The Week! Why must you use hyperlink advertisement!)
Mar 12 2013
Reddit, College Basketball and Religion
It sounds bizarre to be commenting on a idea so far outside my monkey sphere that I am genuinely lost and puzzled. I like “Sports Clubs”. I used to like playing (Sadly, Chikungunya has given me arthritis so I move like Mick Jagger.) and even semi-competitive league stuff was fun (Rugby). I knew I was …
Mar 09 2013
Flintshire County and Discrimination
Flintshire County’s proposed changes to it’s school transport policy are “anti-secular”. It’s as simple as that. The local authority is planning to stop providing free transport for pupils whose admission is not based on faith grounds in faith related schools. The council requires evidence of adherence to the faith of the school (We do have …
Feb 22 2013
I Get Mail – On Conflict in Atheism
“What do I Think About the Conflict in Atheism?” Asked an email.
Feb 19 2013
Ten Suggestions – What I Aspire To Be
Alain de Botton’s ten Virtues have raised an important point. See, I think the notion of a rigid virtue system is pointless because it creates a rigid notion of what makes a person “good” and when we know that’s not the case. You may have all these “virtues” but still be bad for the world. Having …
Feb 18 2013
Ten Suggestions
Apparently it’s not enough to be a virtuous atheist. I don’t understand why Christians seem to think “Hope” is solely a “Christian” Value. Hindus have hope too you know. Muslims have hope too. So do Jews. And Atheists and pretty much everyone who is “human”. Claiming hope as divine isn’t clever, hope just means you …
Feb 17 2013
Atheists Don’t Need Religion
Kelly Boggs from Baptist Press thinks we need religion. She seems to have gotten hold of Alain de Botton’s work and is flogging it for all it’s worth without really realising that his work is inherently faulty on some aspects.
Feb 15 2013
Apparently Warsi Failed to Get the Memo
You don’t need a god to be good. We know this, but no one’s told Baroness Warsi that. The problem here is what we define by “practise their faith”. No one has stopped any religious people from doing whatever it is they want to do UNLESS the practise of their faith was against the law. …
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