Women Beyond Belief - Karen L. Garst
Karen L. Garst has just edited a book comprising 22 chapters fro various female unbelievers; a long-overdue book to give some gender balance to the voices that are very often male. Here is
The Particular Case of Uruguay's Growing Secularism
I have recently been reading Galen & Zuckerman's excellent (so far) analysis of the demographics and sociological state of affairs of nonreligion throughout the world - The Nonreligious. In the short
Religious Nebraska Woman Sues All Homosexuals. Yes, All.
You couldn't make this up. Only in America! [Edit - this happened some time ago] As Time reports: Nebraska's Sylvia Driskell will represent herself in Driskell v. Homosexuals A
Why Did God Create Material Beings At All?
The problem of evil is ubiquitous in philosophy of religion: Here is a decent version of the argument: 1. There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented
Me, Justin Schieber and Counter Apologist: Evidential Problem of Evil
Check out this high-brow threesome we did some time back. Would love to do another if I got time. I was really pleased to know that this video played an important role in
My Book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument Coming along Nicely
I just thought I'd give you an update of a book that has been brewing for a long time. I have written, based on a paper I wrote some time ago,
A Little Fun Poked at Religion
Here is Rowan Atkinson et al having a good old poke at religion. All very British. http://youtu.be/IUQcCvX2MKk http://youtu.be/fTzXJMU1sLc http://youtu.be/Ku9lt_TvR1k http://youtu.be/BiYhMyRJicc
The Religious Privilege in the House of Lords
The religious nature of aspects of the House of Lords (HOL) came up in another thread here at ATP yesterday, so I thought I would explain how the HOL works in this regard,
‘Long-term trend away from religion looks set to accelerate’: BHA Comments on Survey
From the BHA: Today sees the publication of the latest annual results from NatCen Social Research’s British Social Attitudes Survey. The question in the survey about religious belonging records 48% of the
Creation vs. Big Bang
I have been reading a lot of Thomas Paine recently. I just finished “Age of Reason.” I know that Robert Ingersoll, “The Great Agnostic” of the 19th Century, admired Paine, and it is
Heaven, Hell, and Philosophical Zombies
In the a google hangout from a few years back, with Counter Apologist and Reasonable Doubts' Justin Schieber on the Evidential Problem of Evil, we were talking about the great argument against
Moral progression and relativism in the testaments
I am on holiday at the moment asked trying to do this on my mobile phone so bear with me. fsck recently made a comment on a thread which included: I don'