Monthly Archives: May 2010

Chad and Amy

Posted on May 28, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack We’re familiar with deceptive Pastors here. We’ve caught at least one posing as an atheist. Over at the blog Irreducible Complexity, blogger Ian point out a very strange new example. This time the deception was aimed at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Sexuality | 43 Comments

Christian Wrestling

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Daniel Florien

That’s it — pretend the other guy is Jesus!

Posted in Christianity, Humor, Videos | 22 Comments

Dawkins: Don't Confuse Fear With Respect

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I may refrain from insulting you. I may refrain from publishing a cartoon of your prophet. But it’s becuse I fear you. Don’t think for one minute that it’s because I respect you. —Richard Dawkins

Posted in Atheism, Islam | 17 Comments

Intelligently Designed Guinea Worms

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Daniel Florien

What kind of god would design such creatures? (source)

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evolution, God, Science | 36 Comments

QotD: Generations

Posted on May 27, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Despite the attention received by the New Atheists, they are just the most recent face of atheism. There have been many previous generation of atheists. In my recent poll, 18% of respondents stated that they had always been … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Questions | 46 Comments

Religions of the World

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Reader GJ writes: According to Wikipedia, there are 19 major religion in the world that almost 75% of the world believes in. If we are to believe that only one of those 19 is correct and the path toward eternal … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | 21 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Religious Cheesecake

Posted on May 26, 2010 by vorjack

From this perspective, religion is not innate, but rather a cultural development that we might call “cognitive-emotional cheesecake”. I adapt this metaphor from Steven Pinker’s claim that music is not innate, but rather amounts to “auditory cheesecake”. A preference for … Continue reading →

Posted in Psychology, Quotes, Religion | 5 Comments

Can God be Trusted?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I’ve just read John Scalzi’s wonderful novella The God Engines, where humans find themselves dealing with Gods who are both more and less than they appear (and finally answers the question, “what does God need with a starship?”) … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Religion | 86 Comments

Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Don’t give them any ideas!

Posted in Christianity, Creationism / ID, Humor, Science, Videos | 12 Comments

QotD: Juvenilia

Posted on May 25, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I first heard about Adam and Eve in Sunday school. Then I heard about cave men from some pop culture source – the comic strip B.C. maybe. This confused me. I kept asking people who came first: Adam … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions, Religion | 71 Comments