Would you like to listen to Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens discussing religion for two hours? My initial impulse was that I wasn’t especially interested, even though I admire these thinkers/writers and I agree with many of their ideas. My hesitation was that I was already…
Nor should there be such a word. For adults, at least, it’s normal to not believe in the existence of Santa Claus. Nor do we have labels to describe people who don’t believe in Elves Levitation Squared-circles Talking apple trees, or The claim that Elvis is still alive. What if those who…
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is decorating Madison, Wisconsin with "Beware of Dogma" billboards this month. What is the FFRF? The following mission statement is from the FFRF website: The history of Western civilization shows us that most social and moral progress has been brought about by persons free from religion.…
OK, believers. It's allright for the rest of you guys to step forth and admit those doubts that all of you have. CBS has reported that Mother Teresa has unwittingly led the way, thanks to the disclosure of tormented letters she wrote: Shortly after beginning work in Calcutta's slums, the…