The God Debate: Hitchens vs. D’Souza
In The God Debate, Christopher Hitchens obliterates Dinesh D’Souza. Hitchens rhethorical skills always impress me.
Sam Harris: Why We Should Ditch Religion
Sam Harris on religion: We have people who think you should throw battery acid in the faces of little girls for trying to learn to read in Afghanistan, so clearly, there are real world correlates of that kind of thinking, that kind of orientation. And it’s not our job to not judge it and say, [...]
Irish Atheists Publish 25 Well-Known Blasphemous Quotes To Test Ridiculous New Blasphemy Law
January 1st, a brand new blasphemy law takes into effect in Ireland, in which it’s now criminal with fines up to 25.000 euros for: publishing or uttering matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby intentionally causing outrage among a substantial number of adherents of that [...]
Debate Between The Catholic Church And Christopher Hitchens & Stephen Fry
An absolutely interesting video debate on the topic: “Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?”. Needless to say, Hitchens and Fry deliciously and absolutely crush their opponents.
Things To Look Forward To In 2009
While every government is busy buying up bad dept and obsolete car companies and every company is busy firing people (out of a cannon, into the sun), it may be hard to see what there is to look forward to in 2009. But there is stuff. Good stuff. Here’s my top 7. January 20th, in [...]
You've Been Left Behind
Come the Rapture, the true believers will ascend to the heavens and us godless creatures will be left behind. If you believe that, you might want to apply for the services of You’ve Been Left Behind. The service, which is subscription based, lets the true believers store personal messages to the friends they do not [...]
I Want To Believe
There’s a new member of the No Poster Family. It’s called I Want To Believe, and it’s a remake of one of my one of my all time favourite posters. Some of you will recognize the theme of the poster from the TV series, The X-Files, where it graced Mulders office-wall. That poster, in turn, [...]
Statistical Inquiries Into The Efficacy Of Prayer
Interesting stuff: Francis Galton studied the efficacy of prayer a while back. Apparently, priests (whom must pray a lot), statistically do not live longer than those who do not converse with the air. Taking the stairs, on the other hand, does make a difference. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? No it doesn’t.