Shelley Segal's "An Atheist Album" Is Very Good

November 30, 2011 By 7 Comments

Remember this catchy, defiantly anti-religious song we brought to your attention in October? Well now Shelley Segal’s An Atheist Album is available for downlaod and I have taken a listen to it and I am extremely pleased with it and can totally recommend it if you like the video above at all. I am always [...]

Filed Under: Indie Music, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Music, Music, Music Reviews, Music Reviews 7 Comments

Greta Deftly and Thoroughly Explains Atheist Anger To The Bewildered

November 30, 2011 By 3 Comments

Greta’s talk at Skepticon IV hits the nail on the head about the nature and justification of atheist anger: Her blog post on atheists and anger from 2007 is a definitive go-to piece for me when I am asked about atheist anger. Your Thoughts?

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Super Mario Theme Played On Accordian

November 29, 2011 By 5 Comments

Your Thoughts?

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Patton Oswalt Savaging Awful Christmas Song

November 29, 2011 By 4 Comments

A holiday chestnut: Your Thoughts?

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Fellow Atheists, What Do You Like Or Dislike In Holiday Cards?

November 29, 2011 By 27 Comments

Marta is one of my Christian friends who comments a lot around here and always seems to sympathize with my secular values quite a bit. She raises a good question that I’d love to see you readers address: I wonder about your thoughts on atheism/secularism and holiday cards? Recently I tried to find some cards [...]

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Is Occupy Wall Street "Doing It Rong"?

November 28, 2011 By 4 Comments

Crommunist argues no, challenging the historical validity of oft-heard memes how successful protest movements are “supposed to” work: “The Occupy people don’t have a plan! All successful protest movements have clear goals and plans that are defined before the protest starts!” I suppose the second statement there is pure implication from the first. The truth, [...]

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If You Don’t Believe In Objective Values, Then Don’t Talk To Me About Objective Scientific Truth Either

November 27, 2011 By 111 Comments

I recently argued that when any of us act, we must act for reasons. When acting for reasons we must decide that the end we pursue is the best, most worthwhile, goal to pursue and that the action we take in order to achieve that goal is the most suitable one. I should also add [...]

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Token Skeptic Podcast on Sexism and the Internet

November 27, 2011 By 2 Comments

Ugh, is vile misogyny ever epidemic on the internet. Token Skeptic interviews three female bloggers about it. The interviews are most interesting and I also fell in love with a couple of the women who did the intros to the podcast based on their awesome accents and acting abilities alone (and in spite of the [...]

Filed Under: Feminism, Feminism, Women's Issues 2 Comments

"Science" Programming on TV

November 27, 2011 By 8 Comments

PhDComics Your Thoughts?

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My Review of the New Dorito

November 27, 2011 By 3 Comments

Christians like to claim that there is a “God-shaped hole” in all of us. But as anyone who knows me knows, all I have is a triangular shaped hole which can only be filled by Doritos. So, it is an important occasion each time they release a new flavor. Last night for the first time, [...]

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