Qualia Are Physical Qualities...
Qualia – what are they? Qualia (sing. quale) are subjective experiences, in simple terms. Whether it be looking and experience a colour, such as having the subjective experience of redness, or any other such
Jonathan MS Pearce
The Unconstitutionality of the 40-Foot-Tall Cross
This comes, with permission, from the American Humanist Association: (Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018) – Moments ago, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments from the American Humanist Association’s (AHA)
Divine Foreknowledge, Time, Free Will and Thomism
This is effectively a guest post by Ficino, commenter and sometimes contributor here at ATP. Massive thanks to him as I need as much help as I can get these days! I and
Theistic Morality and Improving the World
One of the real powers of humanist morality, or consequentialist morality in general, is that it looks to improve the world we live in. When we look at utilitarianism, then the idea of
Anger and Despair: Brazil's Rejection of Politics-As-Usual
Brazil has elected far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro as president in an event that reflects what I have written about several times previously. As Simon Tisdall reports in "Disillusioned Brazilians swap politics of
Religion in Indonesia: An Insight
This piece is a guest article from an Indonesian reader whom I asked to provide some insight to religion in their country. Thanks so much to Wan Kun Sandy for the time spent
Best Argument for Theism...?
I am at a stage in my atheistic philosophy where I really don't think there is any particularly decent argument for theism. The only arguments that have any kind of relevance
Traeger on Survival of the Fittest
Jeremiah Traeger, contributor here at ATP, has kindly reviewed my fiction book Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK readers) and posted it on Amazon. Here is the review. Grab yourself a copy for
Exoneration of Jesus Christ
Here is what the Chicago Times, Oct 14, 1894, said about a talk by Robert Ingersoll: When Ingersoll reached the words “He did not know”a great sigh of relief went up from
Bernie Sanders, the Tax Cut, The Deficit and Medicare
Bernie Sanders can see into the future. He predicted exactly what is happening. Watch this. It is a facebook video that I cannot find on YouTube, but turn off your facebook blockers and
What's Really Warming the World? Compare and Contrast.
Bloomberg have produced a brilliant interactive infographic that is well worth having a peek at. It uses NASA modelling and the data and methodology are there for the reader to access. Please check
Real Deconversion Story #17 - ephemerol
Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Mine isn't, though. Please check out