I am co-editing a book of deconversion accounts, recounting personal experiences of leaving religion. We have a good number of excellent ex-Christian contributions, but I can't seem to find anyone willing
Many people believe ridiculous things. Most of the time, we eventually shuffle off such beliefs. But some remain. In the case of Christianity, this is the belief in Yahweh. I don't mean to be overly rhetorical, but the belief in Yahweh is patently ridiculous, much more so than the belief in God.
This is still a fantastic debate, primarily because of the format. After 40 minutes, they sit down and thrash it out, mano a mano. Do you need God for morality? http://youtu.be/
For Hitchens and co, religion does little good and secularism hardly any evil. Never mind that tyrants devoid of religion such as Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Mao and Pol Pot perpetrated the worst atrocities in history. As H. Allen Orr, professor of biology at the University of Rochester, observed, the 20
Media group opts for self-censorship on terrorism after Taliban admits murder of three employees for critical reports on militants When it was launched four years ago, the Express Tribune set out to become the house newspaper of liberal-minded Pakistanis.
The long-awaited debate (well, by me, anyway) is here, on You Tube: http://youtu.be/EcBQTKka1rs Having only listened to the opening statements, I think that Carroll gives a great opening statement. I
Divine Command Theory (DCT) is the idea that morality is grounded in God or God's nature such that what God commands is necessarily morally good. Historically speaking, the Euthyphro Dilemma has been used to combat such a position. DCT comes in several forms and is adhered to by a good many theologi
A Ugandan tabloid has named the country's "200 top homosexuals", a day after President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a bill toughening penalties for gay people. Red Pepper's list appeared under the headline: "Exposed", raising concerns of a witch-hunt against gay people. Western governments
Soon, the Scottish people will be voting in a referendum as to whether they want an independent Scotland. Let's put aside all the issues with this, like giving the vote to
Kobo is an e-reader device as well as a publishing platform in the same way as Kindle (Direct Publishing) and iBooks. It apparently has up to 20% market share, though this is probably generous. That said, being originally a Canadian company taken over by a Japanese parent company, it does do well in
Brighton Fringe is the largest arts festival in England and one of the largest fringe festivals in the world. It sets out to stimulate, educate and entertain a wide audience by providing a showcase for diverse art forms. Everyone can take part, in fact, whilst enjoying a friendly and supportive envi
Many people, particularly fundamentalists, still believe in a real and actual Satan. Of course, to everyone else, this is completely incomprehensible. And here's one reason for why, as John Loftus sets out in his book The End of Christianity (p. 100):