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Atheists aren’t shrill — just disgusting?
Perhaps the common hostile reaction to the so-called “new atheists” (or gnus) is more a matter of the disgust in the eye or brain of the beholder than any “stridency” or “shrillness” on the part of the...
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Approaching a Middle East peace
Came across this song of Tim Minchen’s Peace Anthem For Palestine. Actually think he might be on to something
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Dawkins responds to a stalker — Craig gets his debate
Last year when I was at the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne there was a motley little crew of creationists (3 I think) outside heckling people and demanding that Richard Dawkins debate evolution...
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Concern over William Lane Craig’s justification of biblical genocide
Genocide is good if your god commands it! William Lane Craig went ahead with his “empty chair for Dawkins” stunt in his Oxford appearance. While many of his fans loved the trick, Craig didn’t get off...
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Rational morality
Here’s a great video. It’s not short (31 mins) but its well worth watching right through – or downloading and watching later. Even watching several times, the speaker is so eloquent and precise with...
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Mixing values and Jesus in secular education
Daniel Dennett calls it the “last big fib.*” The claim that religion and human morality are intimately entwined – that you can’t be good without god. That does seem to be a widely held misconception,...
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Do atheists need religion?
I was in no hurry to read this book - Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion. It got such bad reviews. And I really wasn’t impressed by Alain de Botton’s contribution to...
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Human values are secular
As is public education in New Zealand – by law. But some people are unhappy with this fact. They attempt to argue that values need religious belief – that you can’t be good without a god. And they work...
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Ethical enquiry or moral instruction?
There has been a raging debate locally about the religious instruction classes in New Zealand public schools. I commented before that the Churches Education Commission, who run this programme, are...
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Science – the greatest story ever told
Book Review: A Crisis of Faith – Atheism, Emerging Technologies and the Future of Humanity by Phil Torres Price: Kindle Edition$5.99 Paperback: $19.95 File Size: 498 KB Print Length: 174 pages...
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Richard Dawkins learns about the Bible
This isn’t the usual subject for videos of Richard Dawkins. This time he is in discussion with John Huddleston, from the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. The discussion was recorded...
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