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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Surprise — Alternative Medicine Doesn't Work!
I know this will be a shocker to many of you, but a recent government study has concluded that most alternative medicine doesn’t work: Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science
126 Comments
A Judeo-Christian Nation? Thankfully, Not Anymore!
Rep. J Randy Forbes wants to insist we all embrace our “Judeo-Christian principles”: Of course we were a Judeo-Christian nation. We persecuted Jews, Catholics, and unbelievers during Our Great Beginning, right? We slaughtered the Indians and took their land. We … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Christianity, History, Persecution, Videos
41 Comments
An Atheist Church?
by VorJack Providing a label for a person’s religion can be easy or it can be impossible. My parents fall into that latter category. Mom is, for lack of a better phrase, just not the religious type. Dad was once … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Culture
64 Comments
What Does God Need With a Starship?
Captain Kirk asks a great question: Why does God need a starship? And while we’re at it, why does God need or want to sung to by a bunch of “sinful” humans every Sunday? Why did he command people to sacrifice animals … Continue reading
Posted in God, Videos
77 Comments
Raphael Aron, Cult Counselor
Raphael Aron counsels Australians who are or have been involved with cults. He gives an example story: The woman was 19 and concerned about her mother, who had become involved with a mysterious faith healer. The healer seemed to be making increasingly dangerous demands. “The … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Religion
22 Comments
Mr. Deity and the Virgin
A new Mr. Deity is out (now on Season 3):
Posted in God, Humor, Videos
5 Comments
A Conversation With WhoIsYourCreator.Com
A reader sent in his email exchange with WhoIsYourCreator.Com, a Christian creationist website. It’s much longer than anything I normally post, but I thought it was interesting enough to pass on. * * * So here’s my story and subsequent … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Christianity, Creationism / ID
117 Comments
Non-Scientific vs Scientific Thinking
Whereas non-scientific (and potentially dangerous) thinking starts with a premise and then looks for things that support it, scientific thinking constantly tries to disprove itself. That alone makes all the difference in the world. —Derren Brown, Tricks of the Mind, … Continue reading
Posted in Pseudoscience, Quotes, Science
26 Comments
The Unreasonable Faith of Martin Luther
by Lorette C. Luzajic Part 8 of the Pillars of Faith series. In the Beginning was the Word Martin Luther is best known for getting the Bible out of the hands of the Catholic clergy. The Bible was kept from … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Christianity
27 Comments
