Monthly Archives: January 2010

God’s Goodness and Modus Ponens/Tollens

Posted on January 9, 2010 by

by Jesse Galef – To religious individuals, do God’s actions define good, or does God follow an objective “goodness”? That’s the question raised by Socrates in Euthyphro, and it keeps popping up. For atheists, the question is meaningless – we … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 99 Comments

A Christian’s Inner Atheist

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Guest Contributor

David Hayward is a Christian blogger who has an interesting post on this site about how he has an “inner atheist” — That is to say, he has thoughts that might be more in line with how an atheist would … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 56 Comments

Friday Funny: Ricky Gervais

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

by Jesse Galef – Is there a better way to end a workweek than with a video of a Ricky Gervais stand-up routine on religion? (No, no there is not.) Since going to the Creation Museum, these jokes strike a … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Jesse Galef | 10 Comments

Ask Richard: Teen Atheist Suffers Her Parents’ Fear and Prejudice

Posted on January 8, 2010 by richard wade

Note to readers: The letter writer did not sign a name. To facilitate comments about her, I have given her the name Alice. It means truthful and noble. Just call her Alice without quotation marks. The name fits. Dear Richard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Coming Out, General, Richard Wade | 66 Comments

NYC Atheists Invited to Mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Guest Contributor

After seven years of not being invited to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s annual interfaith breakfast, the New York City Atheists were finally invited this year. “I also want to welcome, for the first time, those who don’t profess a faith but … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 14 Comments

Yahweh’s Murderous Tendencies

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

by Jesse Galef – Every now and then it’s worth refreshing our memory about how absurd it is to call the God in the Judeo-Christian bible compassionate. Daniel Florien at Unreasonable Faith just released part five of his series called … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 181 Comments

When Atheist Absolutism Should Take a Back Seat

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Guest Contributor

My friend Todd Stiefel read Karen Armstrong‘s piece about religion as well as Sam Harris‘ reply and Armstrong’s response to that. He has a response of his own that I’d like to share. The last paragraph, especially, is well worth … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 70 Comments

The G(od) Spot?

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Guest Contributor

There’s been a lot of talk lately about how the G-spot “doesn’t appear to exist” in women, but one line in this BBC article about the recent study seems to be referring to something else… … [researcher] Andrea Burri was … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 19 Comments

Brainwashing Children with Virgins and Honey

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Here’s a disturbing way to start your day. Recently, in Pakistan, a suicide bomber training facility was discovered. Inside, children ages 12 to 18 were trained to become martyrs for the Islamic faith. This picture, which was on one of … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 29 Comments

Anti-atheist Article Published Again in Campus Newspaper

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Lucy Gubbins, the president of the Alliance of Happy Atheists, had a response to Richards’ article published in the same newspaper today: Wading through such journalistic gems as “idiots” and “dipshits” (in reference to atheists), I was unimpressed and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 46 Comments