Category: Atheism
Why one Darwin prof does not celebrate Darwin Day
| February 12, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Darwinism, News |
I want to celebrate the human spirit and what we can do, rather than drag all down to the level of the … Republican race for the presidential nomination. more
New interview with William Lane Craig – that Christian guy Dawkins wouldn’t debate
| February 4, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Education, Intelligent Design, News |
“Well, in hindsight I have to say that Dawkins’ attacks in The Guardian and elsewhere turned out to be the best publicity for the event .” more
Nature broadcaster David Attenborough definitely renounces atheism? Thinks Darwinism is only a theory?
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Darwinism, News |
“People write to me that evolution is only a theory … “What is a theory is whether natural selection is the mechanism and the only mechanism. That is a theory. ” more
New atheist standard-bearer: Why it’s okay to be rude to religious people ….
| January 28, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, Darwinism, News |
Maybe Dennett is assuming his readers are too sophisticated to know any reason to doubt him. more
Church-Burning Video Used to Promote Atheist Event
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by GilDodgen under Atheism |
Here’s another delightful offering from the compassionate, tolerant, inclusive, diversity-promoting atheist community. As usual, it includes a plug for “evolution.” …the lineup includes atheist speakers, a rapper who raps about evolution and a “kiddy pool” where boys and girls will be able to scientifically walk on water. There will also be a number of bands… more
Are atheists’ brains wired differently? (Scientific American)
| January 19, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Neuroscience, News |
“A more recent study revealed that people who have had “born again” experiences have a smaller hippocampus, … ” more
Christian Darwinism: From the Pangea blog, we hear from evangelical rejects* who want us to know that …
| January 14, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Christian Darwinism, News |
“Preaching Against Evolution in Evangelical Churches Creates Atheists ”: * “Evangelical rejects” is their own term of choice. What else did you need to know about why no one need pay them any mind? Follow UD News at Twitter! more
New atheist “has to” get p[eac]ed off …
| January 14, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, News |
“The respect for faith, the celebration of faith, is dangerous. It’s faith itself that’s wrong. ” more
Religion and warfare: John “End of Science” Horgan’s view
| January 14, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Books of interest, Culture, News |
“Richard Dawkins, for example, would be very happy to say that religion is the cause of evil and violence in the world, but that claim doesn’t really hold up to scrutiny.” more
Unwelcome history: the roots and fruit of the Eugenics movement — “Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution”
| January 12, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, Culture, Darwinism, Human evolution, Racism, Science, worldview issues and society |
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(NOTICE: Dr Larry Moran, the response to your assertions is here.) I see where UD’s News has let us know that the Eugenics Society’s papers will shortly be digitised and made available to the public. It is therefore appropriate to highlight again the Logo for the 2nd International Congress on Eugenics, with Alexander Graham Bell… more
FOR RECORD: What we are dealing with . . . an example of web stalking and vandalism
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, Free Speech, Racism, Science, worldview issues and society |
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This morning, I had occasion to visit a blog based course site I have developed, for working with a church in the Caribbean. This is a sample of the stalking and vandalism I discovered there, from the hate site owner: xxx, the religious wacko who owns and runs this site, blames all the world’s ills,… more
Homage to Leon Wieseltier
| January 8, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, News, Philosophy |
The new Atheists are to the liberal and skeptical tradition what the land and sea pirates of the Dark Ages were to classical civilization. It was either them or civilization. more
The traditional atheist/agnostic is indispensable to the intellectual world—Part II
| December 26, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Intelligent Design, News, Science |
“At one time, popular beliefs sought the recognition of religion; today, they are more likely to seek the recognition of science. ” more
The traditional atheist/agnostic is indispensable to the intellectual world—Part I
| December 19, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, Darwinism, News |
From the media perspective, what’s not to like about the new atheists? Tenured academics shrieking insults worthy of a brat pack of drunken starlets … more
Atheist philosopher reflects on new atheist Jerry Coyne’s diatribe against philosopher Alvin Plantinga
| December 18, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, Intelligent Design, News |
Barham’s got this right, of course, but from a media perspective one senses somehow that there is more to the story. more
Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
| December 16, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, Intelligent Design, News |
No question, he spoke to and for his age. more
Is Dawkins’ kids book, Magic of Reality, obsessed with the occult?
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, News |
It’ll be interesting if public school boards assign the book in the interests of diversity. Watch for that. more
How influential are the new atheists?
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, News |
So how influential are they? Among a swathe of society that gets all opinion third hand, still considerably influential. more
Memo to Neil Rickert: The establishment supports the atheist troll but avoids saying so
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, News |
Most viewers today are helpless to do anything except judge the participants as they ought to be judged. more
Atheists most distrusted in society?: Study
| December 10, 2011 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, News |
For some ex-Uncommon Descent commenters, atheism means never having to say “I should be sorry.” more