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Monthly Archives: January 2017
March for Social Justice Science
Check out this tweet from the March For Science activists: colonization, racism, immigration, native rights, sexism, ableism, queer-, trans-, intersex-phobia, & econ justice are scientific issues āš¾š — March for Science (@ScienceMarchDC) January 29, 2017 Also: At the March for … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Social Justice, Uncategorized
Tagged activism, Science, Social Justice
26 Comments
Dismantling the “Religion as Child Abuse” Argument
Back in July 2016, atheist Zoltan IstvanĀ laid out his position concerning “the religious indoctrination of children.” Like someĀ otherĀ atheists and transhumanists,Ā I join inĀ calling for regulation that restricts religious indoctrination of childrenĀ until they reach, letās say, 16 years of age. Once a … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, atheist activism, child abuse, New Atheism, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, atheist activism, child abuse, New Atheism, Religion
47 Comments
Atheist Activists Come Unhinged
As we all know, the atheist activists like to promote themselves as champions of reason, science, and evidence.Ā Yet as we also know, the supposed love of reason, science, and evidence has failed to keep various New Atheists from going … Continue reading
Taking Richard Dawkins’ Concerns Seriously
At least someone is taking Dawkins seriously: China will crack down further on what it calls “cults” with a new judicial interpretation released on Wednesday mandating harsh punishments for groups proselytising to government officials or children or linking up with … Continue reading
Sam Harris Just Won’t Admit He is Closed-Minded
[Originally posted 2/14] Sam Harris is a man who is obsessed with maintaining his public image. Thus, it is no surprise to see him lashing out (in his typical low key manner) at psychologist Jonathan Haidt for drawing attention to … Continue reading
The Closed-Minded Sam Harris Preaches About Being Open-minded
Sam Harris decided to lecture everyone about intellectual honesty and the need to have a willingness to change your mind (HT: Dhay).Ā It never ceases to amaze me when such closed-minded people think they are in a position to preach … Continue reading
Dawkins and the Transgenders
Back in October 2015, Richard Dawkins tweeted about transgenders: Is trans woman a woman? Purely semantic. If you define by chromosomes, no. If by self-identification, yes. I call her “she” out of courtesy. ā Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) October 26, 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in New Atheism, Richard Dawkins
Tagged atheist activism, New Atheism, Richard Dawkins
7 Comments
Greetings from an Atheist
Nicholas, another atheist, has joined us in the comments section. Ā He comes to us with that friendly atheist attitude: Now here is another fact: you are a fucking indoctrinated, deluded piece of shit, and I wish to help you as … Continue reading
The Postmodern Land of Oz
William Briggs has an interesting essay entitled, “When Marriage Can Be Anything, Marriage Can Be Anything.” He begins as follows: It is only irrational animus, bigotry, and hatred that causes some to deny that human beings and fairground rides cannot … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Culture, secular values, Social Justice, Uncategorized
Tagged activism, Culture, secular values, Social Justice
11 Comments
Politicizing Science
Over at his blog, atheist actvist Hemant Mehta posted the following: For the past few years, a member of Congress has introduced a resolution in the House to honor Charles Darwin on his birthday. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) did it … Continue reading
