Monthly Archives: October 2013

Does Dawkins Understand Evidence?

Culture Warrior Richard Dawkins claims his side is winning the war: Professor Dawkins said it was now possible to go to a dinner party and assume no one was religious. “I think on the whole we are winning,” he told … Continue reading

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Questions

I was asked a couple of questions. a) How can god be proven or disproven theoretically, on a purely logical basis? I don’t think God can be proven or disproven. I think reality is far too ambiguous and the human … Continue reading

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Is Atheism Inherently Dishonest?

In one his speeches given in May 2012, Peter Boghossian defines atheists: The overwhelming majority of atheists don’t claim there is no god. They just claim there is not sufficient evidence to warrant belief in God. Atheists really need to … Continue reading

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Boghossian bites off more than he can chew

In the previous posting, we saw that Peter Boghossian has nine strategies to help Gnu atheists make more Gnus. There is a huge problem – Boghossian does not seem to understand the nature of the Gnu atheist. The Gnu atheist … Continue reading

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A Manual for Creating Atheists

Peter Boghossian is a New Atheist activist who has a book coming out entitled, “A Manual for Creating Atheists.” This is a book that promises to help atheist evangelists in their quest to proselytize for atheism and confirms that atheism, … Continue reading

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Coyne Coddles Dawkins

Jerry Coyne recently got to interview his hero, Richard Dawkins. Recall that Coyne solicited questions from his own readers, yet felt obligated to shield Dawkins from difficult questions. At first glance, this is quite odd. Dawkins is supposed to be … Continue reading

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The Story Keeps Changing

Richard Dawkins continues to tell his story – the story without any evidence. And the story continues to change: And my feeling is, if I had taken the 15 seconds of unpleasantness that happened to me at school, and tried … Continue reading

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Tweety Dawk Tells Another Story

According to Tweety Dawk: 8-year-old hero baptised against his will. Filled pockets & underwear with 300 Alka-Seltzers. Preacher: "Bubbles showed demonic possession!" — Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) October 3, 2013 Uh….one problem. This is a joke/urban legend. I told you Dawkins … Continue reading

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