I’ve even gotten comments to the effect of why can I not leave poor Ken Ham alone. All for criticizing his visit to a Texas home school conference to sell people on his supposed advantages of teaching their children Young Earth Creationism over actual science. He responded on his facebook with this challenge… This […]
iERA Statement in Light of the Woolwich Attack
Whenever there is some heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Islamists, non-Muslims ask, “Where are the cries of condemnation from all those moderate Muslims that are supposedly out there?”. Well, today I received this notice in my email. The Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) would like to issue a statement in the wake of the […]
the MARCH of REASON documentary film
I’ve been interviewed for several documentary films over the last few years, but I never saw any of them. This morning, I see that the Scott Burdick’s March of Reason has been made available on YouTube. I’ve only seen a few minutes of it, but it looks pretty good so far. This one was filmed […]
What is becoming of Kamloops
If you’re not in England, and someone hears you mention Wimbledon, they’re likely to think you’re talking about the pinnacle of tennis matches. What else is that city known for on the global scale? The same sort of thing might happen if you’re nowhere near Indiana when you bring up Indianapolis. A lot of Europeans […]
Is love proof of God above?
Five loving atheist couples, where both partners are atheist activists, will match wits to decide the question once and for all. The couples on the panel include in no particular order JT Eberhard and Michaelyn Everhart (got her name right that time), Matt Dillahunty and Beth Presswood, Shayrah Akers and Daniel Moran, Adam and Amanda […]
Answer to Ken Ham on Homeschooling and Creationists
The Nones will be discussing abuse of Homeschooling by Creationists like Ken Ham as the top speaker at The Texas Homeschool Coalition’s Convention Houston this August. He will be hawking AIG’s brand of Creationism to families that think that it is right to deny evolution. Yes Creationists do still exist in large numbers especially in […]
Gaslighting -shaming women for emotional reactions and for speaking up.
Before I heard of the word “gaslighting”, I had difficulty articulating why I shouldn’t be shamed for getting angry or upset at someone else’s behavior. And then I read this article about it… I want to introduce a helpful term to identify these reactions: gaslighting. Gaslighting is a term, often used by mental health professionals […]
Responding to CognitiveFaith
I happened across a blog which criticized me for saying that empirical scientists and rational skeptics care more about truth than religious believers do. Interesting thought. Especially since Mr. Ra also believes that those who believe in God have no interest in the truth. But is the truth rational skeptics, as Mr. Ra identifies himself as, […]
C- [creation] rap on Dogma Debate
Creationists are typically pretty wriggly and hard to pin down. So when I argue with them, I don’t often get the ‘corner-and-kill’ moment. I usually can’t get them into that position where it becomes obvious to all listeners that the quarry knows he was caught in a lie. It’s always interesting when your opponent realizes […]
Blasphemy in Bangladesh
I’m just relaying a tragic story. Hundreds of thousands of activists gathered in Dhaka Bangladesh last Friday, protesting against blasphemy laws and the severe penalty associated with them. “Atheists must be hanged” shouted scores of armed Islamists who descended on the demonstration, assisted by local police. Violence erupted with cudgel canes and rubber bullets. Dozens […]