Creationist Argument Refuted: Biological Cells as Complex Machines
We have had a good insight into the workings of creationists from the last post. Here is the core foundation to Angelo's argument that I would like to take to task
Jonathan MS Pearce
Paley's Watchmaker and Arguing with Creationists
Last night, I did something I promised I wouldn't do again. I stayed up until past 2 o'clock in the morning arguing with creationists on Facebook. Originally, I just
Jean Meslier, Secret Atheist Priest
In a recent thread, Michael mentioned Jean Meslier. As Luke Mulheuser stated back in 2010, a year after the first English translation of the book was released: Jean Meslier (1664-1729) served as a
Religion, Atheism and the Young
You quite often hear it said that the youth of today, the Millennials and so on, are less religious than the older generations. This is certainly true in America as research has consistently
Religion and Atheism: My, How Russia Has Changed.
It's amazing to think how a state who formally supported atheism as a statutory worldview has now got into bed with the church. The Russian Orthodox Church is certainly pulling the
The Ramifications of a Brexit No Deal
I think I've learnt more about Brexit from the single video then from any other! https://youtu.be/Sx4AF-3Rd44
The Depths of Tribalism
I was wondering what you might think of this picture:
Secularisation Is Good for Your Bank Balance
There are many correlations in the world between religion or lack of religion and any other given thing, whether it be moral behaviour, happiness, wellbeing, or some other aspect of life. Now, there
Trump: Mini-Mes and the Gender Gap
There are a couple of things that I want to mention today in the context of Donald Trump and the upcoming midterm elections. First of all, let's look at the fact
Moral Responsibility and Free Will
Check out this TEDx talk from Raoul Martinez on the subject of free will, causal determinism and moral responsibility. I agree with everything therein. I have talked about brain tumours and moral responsibility
Buddhism and the (No-)Self
As I have expressed many times before on this blog, I am a conceptual nominalist. This means that I deny the ontic existence of abstract ideas – they exist only in the minds of
Suicide, Religion and Atheism
Suicide is never an easy thing to talk about. To give some background, The Suicide Act 1961 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It decriminalised the act of suicide