This is a really interesting article from the Irish Times. The religious often claim things of atheism which muddy the waters of what atheism really is, and what secular values one can come to.
So there has been some debate on my meaning of life essay with JohnM, a YEC. He seems to think the only real purpose is an ultimate purpose, and getting through to him
The general synod of the Church of England has voted against the appointment of women as bishops. The decision came at the end of a day of debate by supporters and opponents – and a 12-year legislative process. The measure was passed by the synod’s houses of bishops and clergy but was rejected by
Here is an essay that is a few years old now, on the meaning and purpose of life. I'm sorry, setting out the html codes for footnotes is an incredible ball-ache. Hope it does not put you off! As ever, let me know what you think.
I get annoyed at apologists and theists that trot "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" out as if it is some kind of unbreakable law. Nonsense. Not only is it the basis of a gazillion court cases, as well as carefully constructed scientific experiments, it is very useful to boot. It CAN b
This excellent letter by Isaac Asimov was brought to my attention by Andy Schueler in this thread. Enjoy, it's a goodun. The Skeptical Inquirer, Fall 1989, Vol. 14, No. 1, Pp.
So you may have heard that the Arab Spring has not been too kind to Egypt. You may have heard that the shit might hit the fan if the Muslim Brotherhood and hardline Islamists get their way. In case you thought it might be propaganda with an agenda, think again. This sort of stuff makes me want to cr
A video I did some time ago shows that the probability of naturalism as explaining anything and everything is higher than that of supernaturalism: This has been formulated as a syllogism by Jeff
An interesting article from the BBC looking at damage done to the suupersymmetry theory in particle physics. Popular physics theory running out of hiding places By Pallab Ghosh Researchers at the Large Hadron
Scientists believe that prior to the advent of DNA as Earth's primary genetic material, early forms of life used RNA to encode genetic instructions. What sort of genetic molecules did life rely on before RNA?
Er, this is the worst piece of audio I have heard in an awful long time. It has been around for some time, and the Huffington Post reported it here. It won't be news to some people, but to others, it will be an absolute shocker. Here is an excerpt of what he says:
I love this picture: