The Friendly Atheist runs a regular feature called "Ask Richard" -- an advice column penned by atheist Richard Wade. This week, a former Christian wrote in with an unusual problem. Before he lost his faith, the writer used to experience what he described as profound moments of spiritual rapture, moments he used to experience as evidence of God's existence and love. Ever since he became an atheist, he still experiences these moments of overwhelming awe, and he wrote in to ask Richard if these … [Read more...]
Are People “Atheists First?”
November 22, 2010 By 5 Comments
I've been blogging about whether atheism as a community and what might tie it together for the past week or so, and a NYT article from a little while ago raised some more questions for me. In an article titled "Obama Gains Evangelical Allies on Immigration" one Republican voter said: “I am a Christian and I am a conservative and I am a Republican, in that order,” said Matthew D. Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a conservative religious law firm. “There is very little I … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes (11/19/10)
November 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
--1-- I may have a five hour problem set due at nine am, but that will have to wait, because tonight is... ...the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and I'm off to the midnight showing. With bells on. --2-- With the books done, and only one movie left, if you're looking for more Potter stories, you can't do better than Eliezer Yudowsky's ongoing story Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. Yudowsky's story focuses on a version of Harry that was raised in a loving, … [Read more...]
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