For three decades I've puzzled about the idea held by Christian Fundamentalists that the Bible must be proven absolutely and literally true in every way, or else Christianity is false. The latter clause being accepted as silly, therefore most science of the 19th and 20th century is patently on the…
If you're looking for a thoughtful and balanced introductory documentary on the life and writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, here's a good one. This video was produced by the BBC for television in 1999 and it's entitled Human All Too Human. You'll find a lot of information carefully packed into one…
The next time someone gets all misty-eyed when talking about the saintliness of Mother Teresa, have them read this post by Ebonmuse at Daylight Atheism. Here's an excerpt: Teresa was a friend to vicious dictators, criminals and con men. As Christopher Hitchens documents in his book The Missionary Position, Teresa…
David Horton asks "How do you recognize a civilized country?" He has a list of 25 criteria so far. Here are the first six: 1. The military-industrial complex plays no role in government. 2. Religion plays a very small role in society, not forbidden, but not compulsory. 3. Scientists, teachers,…
I was meandering in cyberspace, and stumbled onto this column by Australian Michael Ruse: The struggle between evolution and creation: an American problem. This appeals to me after all the news about Australian Ken Ham and his Creation Museum here in the U.S. The muse of Mr. Ruse is that…