Trump, Crime and Undocumented Immigrants
I'll just leave this here: Undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a considerably lower rate than the election campaign staff of Donald J. Trump. Of course, I haven't checked the
Jonathan MS Pearce
How Australian biology students' views on evolution have changed over time
In the context of recently talking about creationism and evolution, I thought this would be of interest. As ABC News reports: A long-term study of Australian biology students reveals how attitudes towards creationism
Brexit and Trump - Some Light Relief
I love Stewart Lee, and here he is on song. Beware: there is a lot of swearing and it revolves around the C-Word. Not to be played at work. Still, funny, and love
Half-Neanderthal Cavegirl
Although I haven't particularly looked into it closely, I do wonder how creationists deal with common descent in terms of different species in the genus Homo. Do they just bury their
My MS Diagnosis, God and the Problem of Evil
As many of you know, I've recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. As is my wont, I would like to see how this works within the light of some theology and
How Americans View Themselves and Their Country
We live in polarised times. I recently posted a piece on how fear and the interpretation of fear plays into politics, and to some extent paranoia. I happened across this video on YouTube
Pennsylvania Catholic Abuse: "It's Your Word against God's"
As many of you will know, Pennsylvania State has released a massive report of the Catholic priest abuse that has taken place over the years. If not, The Guardian reports it as follows:
Why Paul Didn’t Write about the Historical Jesus
Here is a second guest post (find the first one here) from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional atheist appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio in the UK,
Some Tough News: A Diagnosis and a Challenge
I'm going to come clean in this piece on why I haven't been posting as often as I would like and why some of my articles have arguably been
The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Evolution
MrHsandsomeToad here at ATP is going to provide a few guest pieces, and he is here providing grist for the mill on something that creationists claim contradicts evolution: the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
How Fear Affects Politics
I have two videos to show you that should express the connection between physiology and political ideology: and the superb TED talk by David Pizzaro: Let me know what you think (I use
Paul and the Historical Jesus
Here is a guest post from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio in the UK, hosted by Justin Brierley. I will host