Born on this dateRichard Strauss (1864), composer “When during my stay in Egypt I became familiar with the works of Nietzsche, whose polemic against Christianity was particularly to my liking, the antipathy which I had always felt against a religion which relieves t... See More »
Born on this dateFrank Lloyd Wright (1867), world famous architect “I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.” —"Truth Against the World: Frank Lloyd Wright speaks for an organic architecture," ed. Patrick J. Meehan (1987)... See More »
Your Star Sign Has No Impact On Your Well-Being, Debunking Yet Another Astrology ClaimAstrology has received a well-deserved beating in a new study that’s shown zodiac signs have no link to a person’s well-being; whatever “star sign” you happen to be, it doesn’t impact your happiness, affirming the view that the movement of planets... See More »
Our brief reprieve from eternal oblivionMy grandpa, the last of my living grandparents, died Tuesday night after a short battle with cancer at the age of 89. I don’t know for certain whether he identified as an atheist, but he was certainly not religious. He didn’t go to church. In fact,... See More »
Towel Day, May 25thOn this date in 2001, Towel Day observances were inaugurated to honor deceased British freethinker Douglas Adams, creator of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” in 1978. It became a franchise of sorts including radio series and science fiction... See More »
Born on this date: G.A. WellsOn this date in 1926, George Albert (G.A.) Wells was born in England. Wells, a freethought bible scholar, was emeritus professor of German at Birkbeck College, University of London. As a student, Wells roomed with the family of a Swiss Protestant... See More »
Born on this dateLouis “Studs” Terkel (1912). Author, radio personality “TIPPETT: So, you know, one thing that is very striking that I didn’t expect is that this book, your book about death, it’s really a very religious book. TERKEL: Religious book? TIPPETT: Yes.... See More »
Ayahuasca-Tripping God Underwhelmed To See HimselfIQUITOS, PERU—Disappointed by the limitations of the psychotropic medicine, an ayahuasca-tripping God, Our Lord and Heavenly Father, told reporters Tuesday how underwhelmed He was to see Himself. “I don’t know what I was expecting, but I sort of fi... See More » (1)
People born on this dateKatharine Hepburn (1907) “I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for each other.” —Hepburn interview, Ladies Home Journal (October 1991) George Carlin... See More »
Born on this dateRichard Feynman On this date in 1918, Richard Phillips Feynman was born in New York City. His parents were Lithuanian Jews. Feynman, with two other scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He... See More »
Born on this date: David AttenboroughOn this date in 1926, Sir David Attenborough was born in London, England. He is the brother of Lord Richard Attenborough, the director and actor. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1947 with a degree in Natural Sciences and then spent two... See More »
Christian nationalists in Congress astonishingly regurgitate ‘Jews killed Jesus’ notionIt’s shocking that Christian nationalist members of Congress are essentially repeating the biblical trope that “Jews killed Jesus” in their objection to the recent passage of an antisemitism measure. Under the bill, they have complained, Christians... See More »
Born on this date: Sir Terence (Terry) PratchettOn this date in 1948, Terence David John Pratchett was born in Buckinghamshire, England. He enjoyed reading, especially science fiction, fantasy, myth and ancient history. He has said that from a young age he was skeptical about Christianity and came... See More »
Born on this dateEdward Gibbon, historian (1737) "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." —Gibbon, "The... See More »
Tearful God Admits To Kidnapping Humanity 4,000 Years Ago To Raise As Own ChildrenTHE HEAVENS—Saying He did not expect the species to forgive Him, a tearful God, Our Lord and long-supposed Heavenly Father, admitted to reporters Tuesday that He kidnapped human beings 4,000 years ago to raise them as His own children. “I’m so sorry... See More » (1)
Born on this date: David HumeOn this date in 1711, David Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. The influential empiricist philosopher was raised by his widowed mother, a strict Calvinist. He entered the University of Edinburgh at age 11 and studied there for three years, after... See More »
Born on this date: William ShakespeareOn this date in 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The master playwright was eulogized by 19th-century agnostic orator Robert Green Ingersoll. In one of his famous lectures, Ingersoll said that when he... See More »
Trump Releases ‘God Bless The USA’ QuranDEARBORN, MI—In an effort to raise money to cover his mounting legal bills, former President Donald Trump announced at a campaign event Friday that he was selling the central religious text of Islam in a special new edition called the “God Bless... See More » (1)