Here at the Skeptic Ink Network, we are pleased to announce that our first anthology of original work has now been released in paperback format. There is worldwide distribution, and it looks pretty
I was reading Kaveh Mousavi's blog today and came across this short piece: Basically, if you’re not a historian, how much does it matter that Jesus and other prophets existed
From the BBC (see Jacques Rousseau's skeptical view here): If you expose your child to Moses, Muhammad or Matthew the Apostle, are they at a disadvantage? According to new research from
I really respect and like what Dillahunty said in his closing speech here (the video is linked to the correct time): http://youtu.be/dgqju5hp6-s?t=1h47m42s
Someone with whom I once did teacher training is now a fervent Catholic and blogger at his site. We have had many a strong argument on facebook, and recently he alerted me to this blog post to see what I thought. I am now going to critique his piece on abortion and Dawkins.
I have articulated this many, many times, but never yet as a full blog post, so here goes. What is it that differentiates the two major world religions, and how does this translate across to the behaviour of their adherents? This is a pretty vital question for understanding the state of affairs w
I am having a massive debate on my facebook page at the moment with someone from the Unbelievable forum, which I have now left (tiring of the time-wasting silliness of some of the posters) about the Roman/Jewish burial practices after crucifixion with regard to Jesus' death. Here is my latest comme
This image sums up so much in much of the pro-choice/pro-life debate: H/T Andy Schueler
This meme is pretty powerful because it is so accurate. I can never understand how pro-lifers are very often pro-gun, anti-universal healthcare and so on. There is a disconnect there, for sure. The Religion Hurts Humanity blog recently posted this on a survey about pro-life attitudes:
Aah, The Daily Mash is brilliant. I'm sure it;s written by the same writers as Viz...: RELIGION is still being taken seriously by billions of people, according to new research.
How a council might protect a town from a dragon attack is among the most unusual requests for information received by England and Wales councils. One council was asked how many children were micro-chipped, while another was quizzed on whether it had paid for exorcisms on possessed pets.
I was listening to a Reasonable Doubts podcast from a few years ago, and it was, as ever, cracking. This one was about consciousness, its hard problem, dualism, and how it, and neuroscience, are being co-opted as a philosophical area to argue for the "God of the Gaps" style argument in the same vein