atheism
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Bertrand Russell on God
Happy new year, heathens! Stay safe tonight. “Religious people, most of them, think that it’s a virtuous act to tell lies about the deathbeds of agnostics and such.”
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The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas Now Available!
I’m very pleased to announce that an excellent book of essays has just hit the market: The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas, edited by Ariane Sherine, the talented lady behind the atheist bus campaign in England. Full disclosure: the final essay in the book is my husband’s, so I’m rather biased. Other contributors include Derren Brown, Simon Singh, Josie Long, Ben…
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Atheists in Dentists’ Chairs
“The good thing about this job,” said my smooth-talking Venezuelan oral surgeon, “is that I am allowed to be honest and I always am. I do not lie and say it is not going to hurt, you will not feel a thing. This is probably going to hurt.” “I figured as much,” I said, slightly slurring from the anesthetic. “Are…
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Atheists Caused Religion!
Okay, so that was a slightly hyperbolic title, but its inspiration is suitably fascinating: Massimo Pigliucci reports today on a recent study suggesting that religion spread through human societies thanks to the encouragement of non-believers. The possible explanation is bizarre yet plausible. Perhaps, people feel as though a person who sacrifices to an imaginary deity is more likely to make…
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Conversation with a Spiritualist
I am an atheist. I can say it here. I can say it to other atheists. But can I stand up for myself to a believer? Not quite yet. I’m pretty sure PS knows I’m an atheist, but I can’t seem to admit it in conversation yet. Instead, I say, “an atheist would think…’ or “They tend to say…” We…
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Playing Gods – You Need This Game!
To coincide with the season of gift-giving, a deliciously ironic board game is making a splash across the media because it…oh noes! treats all religions equally! That is to say, it treats them all with the same healthy dose of satire that any self-respecting religion would understand is not a direct attack, but a fun way of making a sensible…
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It’s opposite world!
I know I should be writing a TAM recap but this came across my inbox and I couldn’t resist. Some groups in India are upset about the messages being sent in a public school social studies textbook. Familiar, no? Not quite. In this case, it’s religious groups that are upset because they say the book promotes atheism and communism. India’s…
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No room for atheists, Blair?
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently outed himself as quite a bit of a Catholic fundy, which fills me with no small horror as he’s still very active in politics. Since leaving office, he has claimed he feared being branded a “nutter” if he talked about his religious views, which tells us a lot, and should tell him…
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