Apr 25 2012
I’d actually like to do that book justice. I’ve read it. I’m still digesting it. I can tell you my foremost thought whilst reading it: “Damnit, Victor, I’m a geologist, not a physicist!” It’s been a long time since I’ve read up on physics. The middle chapters, in which he drills down pretty deeply into …
Apr 20 2012
Some interesting comments on JT’s “Happy Ask an Atheist Day!” post got me to pondering that question. Do we need a book about atheism which we can comfortably hand to believers? I’ve not really thought about it before. I’ve got close friends who are believers, but I’ve never felt uncomfortable recommending books like The God …
Mar 21 2012
It’s been nearly a year since I clipped this snippet from Greta Christina’s “Live-Blogging the Rapture.” Religion depends on social consent to survive and perpetuate itself. We have to deny that consent. We have to keep pointing out, at every available opportunity, that the Emperor has no clothes. That, coming at the end of a …
Mar 18 2012
A funny thing’s happened now I’ve joined an atheist blog network: I rarely blog about atheism. There are reasons for that. My fellow FtBers usually have said all I need to say, better than I could have said it. That’s one of the main reasons. But I think the main one is this: religion bores …
Dec 23 2011
Sigh. Another day, another dumbass bashing the Gnus: It’s accommodationism day in the neighborhood…I guess it’s a Christmas thing. Baby Jesus is born, Tim Minchin got his (requested) song dropped from a tv show, Julian tries to square a circle, and to make it all complete, Chris Stedman writes yet another “mean atheists are doing …
Oct 30 2011
Some of my readers may not know Callan Bentley. This is a shame, because he’s a brilliant geologist, a fantastic teacher, and one of the two people who makes me seriously consider moving to Virginia in order to attend college. If you knew how I felt about passive margins, you’d know why this is a …
Oct 21 2011
Callan Bentley reminds us it’s the end of the world today. He gets to spend it playing in the field. I’ll be talking to people with broken cell phones. I’d offer to trade, but I wouldn’t wish my job on people I actually like. Anybody got any good post-apocalypse parties planned? Starting a pool on …
Jun 12 2011
I’m sending you all away. For one thing, I’m busy and woefully short of advance posts. But most importantly, there’s something I think you need to read. It’s Maryam Namazie’s speech at the World Atheist Conference. You really should read it in its entirety. But I’ll put an excerpt here, because I believe this bit …
May 21 2011
Oh, my god. What a surprise. The End Times have not come. I am so shocked. I just do not believe it. I- (Hee hee. Ho ho. BWAH-HAHAHAHA!) I can’t keep a straight face. The excuses as to why the Rapture failed to happen on schedule will no doubt be mildly amusing. Same ol’ song …
May 06 2011
I’ve been planning a set of posts on atheism and morality for some time now, but kept kicking the can down the road because I’ve had easier things to write about. I’m still busier than a one-legged woman in an arse-kicking competition, but it’s time to open me gob on the whole subject. Consider this …
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