'Atheism' Archive
Keep All Gods Off Money!
I ran across this $20 bill recently--no, this was not my handiwork. But I couldn't agree more! Hells yeah. Anyone know where to ...
The Misanthropic Fury of Chris Hedges
Ebonmuse at Daylight Atheism recently gave Chris Hedges--author of I Don't Believe in Atheists--a good thumping. Now Chris Swanson has posted another excellent deconstruction of Hedges ridiculous arguments ...
“Everyone Believes in Something”
Three simple words. "No, they don't." A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a former CUT member who I hadn't ...
A Feminist Atheist Perspective on Marriage
Gamophobia - fear of marriage - is a little-used term to mark a still less acknowledged concept. I hold my hands up to it, not waving but drowning under the ...
Comments: Life is Short and Christianity is Logically Impossible
Two brilliant comments will have to fill in for me today since I'm having an incredibly busy week. And really, I couldn't have said it better. ...
Why am I Forced to Vote in Church?
As an atheist, I only go to church when I'm forced to. And as a civic-minded citizen of West Hills, CA, that's about twice a year--on ...
Morality: Neither Scripture Nor Nihilism
Atheists are often accused of being moral nihilists. It's one of the leading smear tactics believers and bigots use against us. Russian Chief Rabbi Berel ...
Spirituality: Self-Awareness, not Self-Delusion
Man and God, From the UK Times Online
It has been a good year for atheists. Richard Dawkins’s book The God Delusion has sold more than ...
John Haught’s Cliche-Ridden Caricature of Atheism
It's another groaner over at Salon. After their inexplicable dalliance with the confused ramblings of Camille Paglia, it's hard to pretend anymore that the webzine ...
Getting Rid of the Middleman
It's rare to find truly new arguments or perspectives. Most of the daily diet of writing concerning atheism covers events, issues, controversies, boycotts, and the like. ...
You Can’t Check Out of the Club
Without going into any theological matters, it is important to understand that humanity doesn't like to see anyone check out of the club. Much like the social structure of any ...
From the Mailbag: A Call to my ‘Divine Mission’
I know I said I wouldn't be posting as much, but I just couldn't resist sharing this gem of an email exchange, which once again summarizes ...
Refusing to Hide: Dialogue With a 12-Year-Old Atheist
This summer, two of my closest college friends and their 12-year-old daughter came for a visit. I hadn't seen them in a decade. These guys, (at ...
The Best They Can Do Is Insult Us?
The level of anti-atheist propaganda is reaching a fever pitch of late. One can only assume that's because we're making inroads. The truth does sometimes hurt. In this shameless propaganda ...
Doug Giles’ Unabashed Anti-Atheist Bigotry
Atheists would love for everyone to believe that their motive for not believing is an intellectual one. Yes, the atheists ardently suppose that they are wise and the Christians, well, ...
The Home Schooling Question
[UPDATE 11.01.07: From some of the comments, it's clear this should have been two separate stories. There are really two separate problems with home schooling. The ...
Of Course You Should Come Out
[Graphic from the OUT Campaign]
Salon's Cary Tennis answered this letter from a 20-year-old atheist with noncommittal gobbledygook. At least Tennis didn't show his full ...
Ayn Rand
Welcome to a special edition of Atheist Of The Week, wherein we shall explore the life and philosophy of the intellectual and literary giant Ayn Rand, in ...
The Tyranny of Belief: Part 2
Continued from Part 1.
Beliefs fall into four main categories: opinions, predictions, superstitions, and strategies. In the first post of this series, we made the distinction ...
Pullman Has ‘em Running Scared
The folks at the Catholic League for Civil Rights, who are never shy about attacking films they believe promote an anti-Catholic agenda, have November's release of The Golden Compass directly ...
The Tyranny of Belief: Part 1
"Of course you have beliefs," said my friend as we sat having breakfast, "everyone does." He made a graph on the table with a ...
Vandals Deface Church
Police in Pennsylvania and Delaware are trying to figure out who vandalized two churches this week, authorities said. In Pottstown, the outer walls of Zion's United Church ...
Pastor Understands Atheist Upsurge
Here's a shout-out to Pastor James L. Evans, who demonstrated some real understanding of why atheism is on the rise. Put simply, it is because ...
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a respected experimental psychologist, popular science writer, and academic ping-pong ball bouncing back and forth from MIT to Harvard, currently residing in the ...
Stanislaw Lem
Ever read Polish science fiction? What about Polish science fiction written by an atheist, for whom arguing theology with Karol Wojtyla (better known as Pope John Paul ...