Category Archives: Non-believers
US: “My hand’s up, sir! Over here, sir!”
As a Templeton-funded researcher into the origins of religion, David Sloan Wilson gets all upset when the teachers won’t call on him… Whenever New Atheists make claims about religion as a human phenomenon, their claims should respect the authority of empirical … Continue reading
Filed under Atheists, Manufactured outrage, Non-believers, Science
UK: Ready for your close-up, Mr de Botton!
Having failed in his attempt to persuade atheists to be nice people, professional self-publicist Alain de Botton now wants to be recognised as the human face of porn. The writer intends to meet with leaders in porn and the arts … Continue reading
Filed under Atheists, Non-believers, Sexuality, Stupidity
US: My client is a loony…
… therefore I will cater to his fetish. Chicago Tribune Attorney Cheryl Bormann… is defending Walid bin Attash, one of five top al-Qaidaoperatives on trial in Guantanamo Bay for allegedly conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The five men, … Continue reading
US: Make-believe university sacks staff and trustees for supporting evolution
PE.com – Press-Enterprise A La Sierra University professor and three university trustees said they were dismissed for trying to resolve a years-long controversy over creationism and evolution that has threatened the religious institution’s accreditation. Lee Greer, an assistant professor of … Continue reading
US: Shh! Don’t call it a ‘cult’!
The Raw Story A church in Beaverton, Oregon is suing a woman after she posted a negative Google review calling them a “cult.” Julie Anne Smith revealed on her blog in March that Pastor Chuck O’Neal and Beaverton Grace Bible … Continue reading
Indonesia: Hey kids! Want to see Lady Gaga?
Then ditch your stupid religion. SMH Indonesia’s national police are considering banning a performance next month by pop diva Lady Gaga amid threats of violence by Islamic extremists. It follows an attack by religious hardliners on lesbian Muslim author Irshad … Continue reading
UK: How to solve a make-believe crisis?
Give people make-believe jobs! Watts Up With That?. …Some of our British cousins have figured out a way to solve it all. They have set up the One Million Jobs Caravan, as part of a “Campaign Against Climate Change” … … Continue reading
US: Religion highly correlated with social dysfunction
Why Evolution Is True Harry found some relevant data in the United States, crunched the numbers, and did a statistical analysis. He left comments and a link to the analysis, after my post. And he’s kindly done a bit more … Continue reading
Central African Republic: Don’t annoy the Christian militia…
…or you may end up in jail. SMH Mr Simpson, from the small village of Gillamoor, is languishing in a cell in Bangui – the capital of one of Africa’s wildest, most corrupt and least developed countries. He had stumbled … Continue reading
Australia: ‘Professor of Ethics’ hurls vile abuse at climate skeptic’s play
Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog …in response to the MTC staging a play with the sceptic as a hero, Hamilton lets fly with a truly extraordinary stream of abuse: …discredited … rat-bags … denier .. conspiracy theorists … fossil-fuel industry … Continue reading
