Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. He has appeared on CNN and FOX News and served on the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Secular Student Alliance. He has written multiple books, including I Sold My Soul on eBay and The Young Atheist's Survival Guide. He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.
Scientist Dennis R. Trumble believes science offers us more than just great technology and more comfortable lives: It teaches us to unshackle ourselves from preconceived notions by following the evidence and encourages us to think more critically. Trumble believes, as many of us do, that to raise a child to be ignorant of science (a la home-schooling Creationist parents) does far more damage than we might think. His new book exploring this issue is called The Way of Science: Finding Truth and Meaning in a Scientific Worldview (Prometheus Books, 2013): In the excerpt below, reprinted with permission of the publishers, Trumble discusses the lessons we learn from science (Keep reading afterwards for your chance to win a copy of the book!): [Click headline for more…] Read more
Last week, volunteers with the Mattie Rhodes Center (a non-profit charity in Missouri) were cleaning up graffiti in the community. But when they arrived at their site on Friday, the garage where they stored all their supplies had been broken into — leaving them without $800 worth of paint and art supplies. The Kansas City Atheist Coalition is trying to help them raise the missing funds, so if you’d like to chip in, you can do so here: [Click headline for more…] Read more
A lot of people go to church, not because they believe all the religious nonsense, but because they enjoy the community. Why do they love the community? Because, among other things, it’s a great place to meet someone to date… and possibly marry. And what happens when the Internet comes along with JDate and Match and OkCupid and all the other dating sites? You meet a mate online instead. And what happens when you meet a mate online? All those people who went to church simply to find a spouse stop going to church. [Click headline for more…] Read more