Nature doesn't need people. People need nature.
Yes, it's gone viral, and yes, you've probably seen it. But it gives me shivers watching it. I believe it's top of the Republican debate topics... Oh
Jonathan MS Pearce
On Defining Atheism
I was recently sent a book to review, by Franz Kiekeben, called The Truth About God which is a whistlestop tour, I think, through atheism and counter-apologetics to arrive at the conclusion not that God is improbable, but that God is impossible. I will be interested to see where that goes (click on
My understanding Islam debate now available online - please check it out!
I recently had a fascinating debate with David Warden of the Dorset Humanists concerning Islam, which I have written fairly extensively about. The debate was really well-mannered and a pleasure to be involved with. Thanks to the Dorset Humanists for hosing and inviting me. Here it is:
Welsh Government wishes to replace ‘Religious Education’ subject in schools with ‘Religion, Philosophy and Ethics’
This news comes from the British Humanist Association: Taking questions in the Senedd, the Welsh Minister for Education and Skills, Huw Lewis, has announced that he wants to see a transformation of the way in which Religious Education is taught in Wales. Under the new proposals, and in a signif
Real Deconversion Story #11 - Dan Yowell
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. Dan Yowell was put on to me by contributor Cody Rudisill who has posted the occasional article. I thank MLC for his contribution. Please ch
(Liberal) Implicit Egotism Fallacy or Bias and Islam (again)
I was talking recently to a fellow liberal who happened to be a Hindu making correctly scathing attacks on UKIP, media bias and misrepresentation and, you guessed it, Islam. Again I was somewhat frustrated that an intelligent and informed guy was getting so much right and yet made one big error. I s
It's wrong to kill lions! (Or is it?)
Everyone knows about it. I needn't really explain the story, but I will. Dentist from Minnesota pays loads of money to go shoot a lion with a bow in Zimbabwe, after it is lured illegally outside of the national park with bait. Lion gets hit, wonders around in pain, life ebbing, for 40 hours until
Fox News Is Brainwashing Viewers And Hurting The Republican Party
Ploiticsusa has released this article which reinforces what I have said before (in the thread). A new study has found that Fox News is hurting the Republican Party by brainwashing millions of angry conservatives with misinformation. In a new study of the Fox News effect by Bruce Bartlett, rese
Dawkins, Islam and feminism
Dawkins has just been trashed by a feminist guest contributor to The Friendly Atheist. TFA is usually well on the money, but this recent article had me annoyed. A lot. It all started with this seemingly innocuous tweet:
Evolution and morality
I was recently having a private conversation about humanity and whether we are uniquely different from all other creatures in such a way that naturalistic evolution could not explain the step change from primates to us. As a naturalist who has read a fair bit on evolution and evolutionary psychology
'Oldest' Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
Imagine rifling through your old crud to find some old booky thing and thinking, "Hey, that looks old. I wonder how old". And then getting it dated and finding out it's the oldest, arguably mots important book in the world!
House of Lords discuss persecution of humanists
Peers in the House of Lords have discussed the persecution of humanists around the world in a debate on freedom of religion and belief. Lord Alton’s motion had asked that the Lords take note of Article 18 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights – which stipulates that everyone has the r