But you can still smell the science! Consider yourself doomed. (via Reddit) [tags]atheist, atheism, creationism, Christian[/tags] Read more
This isn’t atheist-related. I’m just excited. And mad that no one told me about this earlier. Flatland has been made into a movie! The book is about the wonders of two-dimensional Geometry (Yes, you can be excited about that). And it’s wonderful. If you haven’t read the book, you can do so for free here. It’s a relatively quick read. Or just buy it. It’s only $2.00! If you have read the book (and I suspect many of this site’s… Read more
James Randi recently spoke at Google headquarters as part of the Authors@Google series. The video’s an hour long, but Randi is always great to listen to: (via Atheist Perspective) [tags]atheist, atheism, Google, James Randi[/tags] Read more
Andrew and Lauren were both born into Mormon families. They’re married now, and neither is religious. Since they are no longer members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they want their names off the church’s membership records. They also want an official signed letter as confirmation that this happened. To say that this is proving to be difficult would be an understatement. It’s been four months, and they’ve made little progress In their original letter to the… Read more
Ellen Johnson, Julia Sweeney, and Christopher Hitchens will be guests on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend. The show airs at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and more info is here. (via NoGodBlog) [tags]atheist, atheism, Ellen Johnson, Julia Sweeney, Christopher Hitchens, CBS Sunday Morning[/tags] Read more
If you accept evolution and like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, then you’ll enjoy this. The aptly named godlesswonder presents The Christian Creationism Fiction Show: (via Ashley) [tags]atheist, atheism, evolution, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Christian Creationism Fiction Show[/tags] Read more
Yesterday, I mentioned that Amanda Metskas, the president of Camp Quest, was interviewed on NPR. The headline on the NPR webpage reads: Children’s Summer Camp Teaches ‘Free Thinking’ That wasn’t originally the case. Duncan Crary explains in the latest Humanist Network News: … The interview itself went well, and it would have been a public relations coup for Camp Quest and for freethought in general except for one thing, the headline: “Summer Camp Teaches Anti-Christian Beliefs.” When Amanda first showed… Read more
Bill Maher was on Larry King Live last night. Of course, religion was a topic of discussion. Some of the transcript: KING: Mitt Romney — can a Mormon be elected? MAHER: Well, I don’t think so, actually, because Americans take their faith very seriously, which is so silly and ironic, because one set of preposterous, ridiculous religious beliefs makes no more sense than the next. But, of course, since most people don’t subscribe to the Mormon faith, they are a… Read more
Anne asks this question to those who do not regularly go to church: Based on the culture we live in today – the cards you get in the mail – the signs you see – the stuff you might see flipping through TV or on the shelves at a bookstore…if you were to walk into a modern, American church today, what would you expect? As usual, you can leave sarcastic comments here. But leave your actual responses at her place!… Read more
