Pastafarians have arrived!
Pastafarians have hit the headlines in various forms over the last few weeks. Firstly, Pastafarian weddings have been allowed in New Zealand (and someone I work with is the cousin of one of
Atheism IS a Belief, Rather Than a Lack Thereof. Just Not a Belief System.
I am of the school of thought that atheism is a belief. It is either a positive belief in a negative statement or a negative belief in a positive statement, which essentially amount
Agnostics are just atheists without balls. Discuss.
“Agnostics are just atheists without balls.” ― Stephen Colbert, I Am America Discuss. For the record, I am an agnostic atheist who works and lives everyday as if there is no god, is pretty
The Queen vs Robert Smith of the Cure. Robert Smith Wins.
Today I was witness to such an improbable event that it can only be described, by any sane and rational person, as a supernatural miracle. It is the Queen's birthday today.
Robert Price on Hell: Why So Late in Telling Us?
This is a point that I have made many times before, and it was good to read it in Robert Price's excellent little pocket battleship of a book, Blaming Jesus for
"Raqqa is being slaughtered silently" - A Must Watch
BBC Newsnight featured this incredible video last night which documents the struggle of a few committed journalists in Raqqa who initially fought against the President, but now fight, many in exile, against the
Debating Homeopathy, and Water Not Remembering Urine and Faeces and Disease
There appears to be a bit of a debate gearing up over at this thread on homeopathy and its effectiveness. Check it out and get involved, in the name of evidence-based rationality. All
Duval vs Haidt: Moral Foundations Critiqued
[This post is a guest post from Alan Duval] Jonathan has kindly invited me to present my work on the psychology of morality. What follows is largely drawn from my dissertation, which I
No lawyer to defend young "apostate" sentenced to death
No lawyer to defend young “apostate” sentenced to death in Mauritania, after he questioned the role of Islam in legitimizing slavery A young writer sentenced to death for "apostasy" in 2014,
The Philosophy 101 Factfile - Plato
In doing the philpapers inspired Philosophy 101 series (most recent one found here), touching on the questions asked in the largest ever survey of philosophers, I thought I would give some nice, basic
Non-religious Shrinking; the World Is Going to Become More Religious
Statistics seem conflicting when discussing the demographics of religion in the world. This is because global analyses must take into account population growth per country, as well as migration, and countless other variables.
The Philosophy 101 Factfile - Socrates
I had been been thinking, some time back (yes, I know, it hurts). In doing the philpapers inspired Philosophy 101 series (found here, so far), touching on the questions asked in the largest