Tagged With: atheism
On Fish and Faith
It may not be immediately obvious that faith is a bad thing about religion, but some thought on the subject makes it clear. We hear of someone being called a man or woman of faith, and that brings a certain amount of respect in religious circles. They may even be given that respect in secular … Continue reading
Awakening from the Religious Daze
This is the beginning of the New Age of Atheism, when humans are awakening from the religious daze they have been in for aeons, and beginning to realise that they have been fooled by preachers long enough – and what they previously believed not only has no basis in reality, but is actually very funny … Continue reading
On Self-Belief
One way to look at religion is that there is a great comfort to be had by the mental connection with an invisible friend, whom some people call God. When things go wrong those of faith have a shoulder to lean on, and this helps them to feel that everything is eventually going to be okay. … Continue reading
Religion and Humour
Religion puts itself on a pedestal against criticism and against humour, using outdated laws, self-righteous pomposity and occasionally murder, to protect itself. Try to make a film that depicts Jesus as gay and you can still be charged with blasphemy in the UK. Criticise Mohammed in a cartoon and suicide bombers will be quickly trained … Continue reading
Religion Convinces People to do Bad and Stupid Things in its Name
A few years ago a story hit the newspapers. A ten year old girl from a strict Muslim family lifted her veil to wipe the sweat from her face in the Turkish summer heat, and thus broke Islamic law. Her parents consulted an Imam as to how to punish the girl. He told them that, … Continue reading
Intelligent Design? I think not…
Creationism/Intelligent Design is an example of a pseudo-scientific way of thinking for people who are unable, because of what they have come to believe is the truth, to accept a different and actually provable truth. It is pseudo-scientific because it pretends to be a scientific theory in competition with Darwinian evolutionary theory, however, unlike Darwin’s … Continue reading
On Divine Intervention
Millions of scientific experiments are carried out every year, and these experiments can be copied by anyone with the right equipment and knowledge. The results of any experiment carried out under the same conditions should be reproducible, and that is how science operates. We have never found any divine intervention in any experiment, and there … Continue reading
Death of a Hero
One of the most courageous thinkers and writers of our age, Christopher Hitchens, has passed away at the age of just 62, from cancer. Author of many works, including ‘God is not Great’, Christopher was an outspoken atheist, afraid of no person and of no organisation whether religious or political. Nothing stopped him from speaking … Continue reading
Proof of God’s Existence?
The arguments that believers use to justify their beliefs are in every case that has been examined by a person able to think clearly, fundamentally flawed, and the flaws are not difficult to find. This in itself reveals a lack of critical thinking in believers, because it is self-evident that if critical thinking reveals the … Continue reading
Religion Forbids Suicide and Compassionate Euthanasia
It seems entirely hypocritical that a church that expresses compassion, leading prayers for those dying in agony, at the same time opposes ending that agony. But the Bible says ‘Thou shalt not kill’, and is thus the direct cause of millions of human beings dying in agony every year. Whilst it is true that there … Continue reading