So, the celebrations are upon us to commemorate good ole Jesus and his rather miraculous (and dare I say imaginary) birth. Well, he may have been born, but not like that. But enough of that. Or maybe not. I have two rather decent suggestions with which to fill your stockings (Christmas, not underwea
The Tippling Philosophers group that I frequent has a collection of very differing viewpoints, from reductionist style physicalism to Christianity; agnosticism to various degrees of spiritualism. Fiona, who is posting here, has had an interesting journey. She has had, and continues to have, experien
H/T John Loftus at DC. http://youtu.be/Mh7JjeakfjI The source used, the interview with William Lane Craig, is one which has done the rounds, and one with which I have taken
It's no secret that I am a big fan of John Loftus' books. He has written some corkers. In fact, his class Why I Became an Atheist (or WIBA) is exactly that, a classic. It remains one of the best counter-apologetics books out there and was hugely significant in contributing to my movement toward bein
The Skeptic Ink Network is maturing. We have changed a little over the time we have started, and it has been sad to see some people come and go (or even start and
Genetics has a more powerful influence on pupils' GCSE exam results than teachers, schools or family environment, according to a new study published tonight. Researchers from King's College London found that genetic differences account for 58 per cent of the differences between pupils' GCSE exam
As previously noted, I'm writing a series of blog posts that are adapted from notes I made as preparation to talk with philosopher and author Peter Boghossian's Atheism class at Portland State on November 19, 2013. This is the third post in this series, which I anticipate will span four posts. The v
In their zeal to tout their faith in the public square, conservatives in Oklahoma may have unwittingly opened the door to a wide range of religious groups, including Satanists who are seeking to put their own statue next to a Ten Commandments monument outside the statehouse.
Morality is not just something that people learn, argues Yale psychologist Paul Bloom: It is something we are all born with. At birth, babies are endowed with compassion, with empathy, with the beginnings of a sense of fairness. It is from these beginnings, he argues in his new book Just Babies, tha
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/List_of_scientists_who_became_creationists_after_studying_the_evidence Brilliant H/T John Loftus at DC.
I, as you may well know, contribute to the Skepticule podcast by recording a counter-apologetics segment for them, Pearced Off. My segment is always followed by an interesting discussion of ideas brought up
I bought a CD for my partner the other day. it was by an X-Factor third place finisher from a few years ago, Rebecca Ferguson. Not something I'd usually buy myself, of course, but she's got a rich and textured voice which sounds lovely.