Monthly Archives: July 2014

New Atheism Has a Real Problem with Morality

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Michael

Michael Robbins has written a review of a book and uses the review to criticize the New Atheists and this greatly upset the militant atheist activist Jerry Coyne, who posted with a 3800 word reply that once again whines about … Continue reading →

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Is Sam Harris Lying?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael

Mike Dobbins has a thought-provoking article about Sam Harris and his new book. Here are a few excerpts: The “unfortunate associations” Harris refers to are the very pillars of spirituality which make the word meaningful to the millions of non-religious … Continue reading →

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Tweety Pete Says Even More Strange Things

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Michael

Boghossian tweets: Being published in the philosophy of religion should disqualify one from sitting at the adult table. — Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) June 15, 2014 Given that Boghossian has tried to reframe the debate between atheists and theists as one … Continue reading →

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Tweety Pete Says Strange Things

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Michael

First, they wanted to be known as Brights. As for now? We need new heroes, Epistemic Knights, and new villains, Faith Monsters. #FaithVirus — Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) June 16, 2014 So Boghossian envisions atheists as “heroes” who shall be known … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Shrinking Dawkins

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Michael

A decade ago, Richard Dawkins was known as the widely-respected, clever science author who came out as a vocal atheist. But somewhere along the line, the science part began to fade and he became known simply as the vocal atheist, … Continue reading →

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I’m Not the Only One Who Noticed

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Michael

Something that was posted yesterday reminded me of something else: You often meet them for the first time at secondary school. The typical teenage atheist is more likely a boy than a girl, stronger on science than the arts, and … Continue reading →

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