Today’s contribution was submitted as a comment by budkuenzli Because I am an atheist… …I have no fear of death. All the blasphemy, all the sodomy, all the bestiality, all the coveting, all of the murdering and all the making of craven images and worshipping of idols (I’m just making stuff up here because I …
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Aug 22 2012
Racism a la Canuck
I’ve had a few e-mails and tweets and comments over the past handful of weeks asking me some version of the following question: “is racism as bad in Canada as it is in the United States?” Many people have heard of Canada as being a place where racism is not really that big a deal, …
Aug 21 2012
A legitimate Republican
Trigger warning for rape dismissal, extreme misogyny. So I’ve been walking around angry for the past couple of days. Undoubtedly you’ve heard the latest pearl of idiocy to drop from a member of God’s Own Party: “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare,” Mr. Akin said of pregnancies from …
Aug 21 2012
Because I am an Atheist: Northierthanthou
Today’s contribution comes from Daniel, who runs the site Northier Than Thou. Because I am an atheist… …I know that there is no justice but that made by humans. There is no karma, no Heaven, no Hell, nor any other means by which the universe will right the wrongs we commit, reward us for our good deeds, or …
Aug 21 2012
Special Feature: Crommunist does alternative medicine
Many of you will remember that I attended the Imagine No Religion 2 conference in Kamloops, BC in May of this year. It was my first ever atheist meeting/convention, and I had a really positive experience there. I was asked to me a somewhat last-minute addition to a panel on alternative medicine, based (I imagine) on …
Aug 20 2012
Because I am an Atheist: The Digital Cuttlefish
Today’s contribution comes from fellow FTBorg The Digital Cuttlefish. Because I am an atheist… Because I am an atheist The world is mine to fix. No god prevents the plunderers, The hypocrites, the dicks. No god rewards the good we do Or punishes the bad; No afterlife awaits us, Just the single life we’ve had. …
Aug 17 2012
Traffic, sensationalism, and internet fame: a rambling omni-post
This morning, PZ Myers posted an examination of the evidence relevant to the claim that bloggers stir up controversy solely or primarily to garner attention and blog traffic. This is a relatively common claim from cynics who believe, for whatever reason, that bloggers are all craven, fame-hungry, unprincipled agitators. I myself have had this accusation …
Aug 17 2012
Movie Friday: Picking cotton on a racist field trip
On Wednesday my girlfriend and I went to a live comedy show at a place called Falconetti’s in Vancouver. The comedian was talking about babysitting his nephew (who is of Chinese descent) and hearing his wife sing to the toddler the kid’s song “I’ve been working on the railroad“, and expressing his comical shock and …
Aug 16 2012
Fuck you, Florida
I went to Florida once. It was back in 2009, and I was exhibiting a research summary at a conference in Orlando. Because I was travelling partially on my own dime, and because I was too young to rent a car, I ended up staying at a hotel that was far away from the convention …
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