Dave Niose, author of the forthcoming book Nonbeliever Nation, weighs in on the things godless people do believe in (or at least tend to believe in): Everything since the Big Bang can be explained naturally We can only speculate about what “caused” the Big Bang Ethics do not require a God Religion is man-made The [...]
Air Force Officials Rightly Remove God from Group’s Patch
February 9, 2012 By 33 Comments
The U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office patch used to look like: The motto is “Opus Dei Cum Pecunia Alienum Efficemus,” Latin for “Doing God’s Work with Other People’s Money.” Except they’re not doing “God’s work.” I’ll be honest; I read the description of what the RCO does and it still doesn’t make much sense [...]
Working on an Interfaith Project? Then Leave God at the Door
February 9, 2012 By 10 Comments
Here’s something that gets repeated a lot: Even though atheists fight against religion, there are plenty of opportunities to work with religious people toward common goals. Here’s something you don’t hear a lot, courtesy of Luke Gyure at WWJTD: Here’s the answer is to what theists and atheists can do together: secular work. If you’re [...]
U.S. Army Major Wants Dog Tag to Say ‘Humanist’; Military Says No
February 9, 2012 By 45 Comments
U.S Army Major Ray Bradley calls himself a Humanist. There’s nothing wrong with that, but we know that’s not synonymous with “atheist.” It’s atheism + ethics. It’s what you’re for instead of what you’re against. And people who use the “Humanism” label feel it’s a more thorough description of who they are — atheist just [...]
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