Happy birthday Richard DawkinsOn this date in 1941, evolutionary biologist and freethought champion Clinton Richard Dawkins was born in Nairobi, Kenya. His father, Clinton John Dawkins, was an agricultural civil servant in the British Colonial Service and served with the King's...See More »
Born on March 11: Douglas AdamsOn this date in 1952, science fiction/comedy writer Douglas Noel Adams was born in Cambridge, England. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1974 and later earned his master's in English literature. Adams...See More »
I'm seeing my friend from uni over Easter and I'm worried she has converted to Atheism. If I offer her a hot cross bun, will she eat it?Every time I've seen her over the last few years she seems more and more bitter, sullen and sneering. Also she seems to wear long sleeve tops often which I'm starting to think is because she is trying to hide self harm scars. I know this in itself...See More »
Does Atheism make you cruel to animals?Today I learnt about a scientist who liked to lock cats in box's to test out their non binary mortality. I don't quite understand it but the box was like a death trap and because cats have nine lives, no one could be sure that the cat was actually...See More »
"Atheism" is a denial of sin and rebellion against God who calls it out! When God saves us we are not deceived. we realize we need a savior,JESUS SAVES!
Not Believing in God, but Not Liking the Atheist Label That, to me, is how I interpret the message within the image above. Whilst it's technically true that atheism is nothing more than a denial of God, in real life it always entails much more than just this simple dictionary definition of the term. Is...See More »
Many Atheists Clearly Hate God. Why Is This? If a person truly believes that someone isn't real, then how is this even possible? I don't hate any of the characters I've come across in fiction, even when within the story they've done horrendous things, because I know they don't actually exist,...See More »
’Tis the season for the Winter SolsticeDecember, whose name means “month number 10,” holds a date that ancient people often regarded as the most significant, perilous time of the year: the Winter Solstice. Two thousand years ago it occurred around Dec. 25, but the phenomenon of...See More »
Happy Birthday John DavidsonOn this date in 1941, entertainer John Hamilton Davidson was born to two ordained Baptist ministers in Pittsburgh. After graduating from high school in White Plains, N.Y., he earned a B.A. in theater arts after first majoring in philosophy at Denison...See More »
Happy Birthday Baron d'HolbachOn this date in 1723, Paul Henri Baron von Holbach, one of the Enlightenment's most passionate atheists, was born in Edesheim, Germany, into a Catholic family. An uncle who became a wealthy nobleman brought Holbach to Paris when he was 12, educated...See More »
We need to trust in science — even when the answers are complicatedLong ago, I concluded that no reliable evidence supports gods, devils, heavens, hells, miracles, prophecies and other supernatural stuff of religion. Those magic claims simply arise from the human imagination, I assumed. Instead, I chose to trust the...See More »
Bye for nowIt's quite a trial leaving SW. Even when you have pushed umpteen prompts to LEAVE you are still on the site. Now I am on countdown, about 37 hours before I can press the final option to de-activate my account. Maybe even then I'll get an "are you...See More »
Happy Birthday Ursula K. Le GuinOn this date in 1929, author and iconoclast Ursula K. Le Guin (née Kroeber) was born in Berkeley, Calif. Her parents were the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and the writer Theodora Kroeber. She graduated from Radcliffe College Phi Beta Kappa in...See More »
If you don't believe in God why do you argue with one's who doI am happy with my belief. It's been serving me well. If a person doesn't that's fine. But disrespectful comments make no sense. And not everyone's beliefs are the same. So why generalize. Live and Let live