The title makes it look like I’m talking about one thing. Nope, here are four links. First up is a post by JT Eberhard about a tweet. It’s a quote, attributed to Dostoevsky: “If anyone proved to me that Christ was outside the truth, then I would prefer to remain with Christ than with the truth.” … More Truth, Abuse, Fatties, and Church
I found this article this morning: http://www.advocate.com/youth/2014/08/28/watch-christian-familys-terrifying-response-son-coming-out I encourage you to watch the actual video, if you have not already done so. However, I will warn you that it is horrifying. I have a couple of little issues with the article. For one thing, the title of the article has “Christian” in quotes, implying that the … More A Follow-up to the Viral Coming Out Video
My boyfriend and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary of being together yesterday, so today I’m just going to share this image. It illustrates a lot of things, including that everybody is guilty of indoctrinating their child to some extent, especially if the child is young. Is it wrong to wait to teach children why … More Child Indoctrination
This is a clear demonstration of exactly the thinking that leads to books like I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. An excellent explanation is in the following video, although I think his definition of omnipotence strawmans the way theists typically use the term. Usually, theists use omnipotent to mean the power to do … More Mermaids and God
I recently found two varying opinions on the objectivity of morality. The shorter read is this reddit comment from user DeusExMentis. He says that morality could be referentially objective – that is, similar to how what is objectively south of me might be objectively north of you, what is objectively wrong in one circumstance might be … More Is Morality Objective?
I’m posting twice today to bring you a very important announcement from Mr. Oz Atheist: Evolution has been proven false! Details here.
JT Eberhard of the blog What Would JT Do? had two posts this week that showcase two frankly disgusting reactions to the death of Robin Williams. Interestingly, they come from opposite sides of the religious perspective. From the atheist side of things, we have PZ Myers, who fortunately does not speak for all of us. … More Robin Williams: Opposite Ends of Reaction
I’m going to start with this picture, because the owl is cute and the message is good. The loss of Robin Williams is a tragedy by any reasonable use of the term. However, the silver lining is that it gives us all an excuse to talk about a subject many of us try to avoid: … More Depression
Warning: this will not be pretty. I’ve been reading Unspeakable Mutations: Circumcised Men Speak Out by Lindsay Watson. I’m only about halfway through the book, but I don’t need to read any more to know that circumcision is a terrible thing. Parents, before letting the doctors cut off a piece of your son, please look at … More On Circumcision
I feel like that title is horrible. OH WELL A few days back, I did a post arguing against an article by some Christian blogger about 4 reasons not to go see the 50 Shades of Grey movie. Based on his reasons, I said that I wanted to go see the movie. I have seen seen someone … More 50 Shades of Revisitation
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 