Here’s a fun opportunity for all you Pastafarians. Bobby Henderson, the creator of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and author of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, has kindly offered to answer questions from Friendly Atheist readers. So leave your questions in the comments area! And make them good. Or else face the wrath of His noodly appendage… [tags]atheist, atheism, Pastafarian, Bobby Henderson, Flying Spaghetti Monster, The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster[/tags] Read more
Kelly wins the prize for having the kids I most want to own. The boy really does seem to be into his Meditations for the Humanist book… [tags]atheist, atheism, Meditations for the Humanist, Humanism, Anecdotes and Confessions[/tags] Read more
Frequent commenter Mriana posted her review of I Sold My Soul on eBay at her site. She says a number of positive things such as this: As one reads I Sold My Soul On eBay you forget he is an atheist or find that it does not matter because you see a very nice intelligent man who wants to inquire into what he knows little about and give something in return. He gave back to the people, the community, and… Read more
Last week, Chuck Norris wrote about how atheists want to outlaw Christianity. This week, he’s back with the conclusion. Some quotable phrases: So what credentials does a man like [Richard] Dawkins have to discuss the presence or absence of God? Answer: He’s “a scientist.” He actually has multiple PhDs and argues in The God Delusion that the question of God’s existence is a scientific one. So the fact that he’s a scientist helps. While you think your kids are innocently… Read more
Pastor Mike Clawson responds to your questions. You can also read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. The final part will come tomorrow! … miller asked me to comment on “What I think the atheist movement gets wrong?” My first response was to say “Yikes! This looks like a potential landmine if I ever saw one.” I don’t think I want to get into criticizing you guys or telling you everything that I disagree with. So instead… Read more
If you have a project in mind to advance atheism/Humanism in some way, but you just don’t have the money to make it happen, your worries are over! Consider applying for the Institute for Humanist Studies Grant. They like projects that are replicable, that cater to youth, and that increase cooperation among those who advocate humanist ideals. Innovation is always good. Using new media and technology is a plus. Though don’t feel limited by any of these ideas. You can… Read more
Pastor Mike Clawson responds to your questions. You can also read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. … writerdd asks: Do you believe that we atheists are going to burn in hell forever? Or, as Hemant asks in his book, do you believe that we are “lost” souls that need to be “saved”? I guess I should start by explaining that I don’t believe in the “traditional” (i.e. fundamentalist) conceptions of Hell in the first place, nor do I… Read more
August Berkshire, the public relations representative for Minnesota Atheists and Vice-President of Atheist Alliance International, previously put together the list of “18 Unconvincing Arguments for God” (PDF), which so far is the most popular posting this site has ever had. He’s back. August’s new list is called: The Problem of Evil: The Top Twelve Excuses for God’s Horrible Behavior. The PDF is available here. Why did he write this? If a claim is made (such as “God is all-powerful, all-knowing,… Read more
This July, the National Association of State Boards of Education will elect officers and, according to this article, there is only one person running for the position of president. That person is Kenneth Willard. Why is he not a good choice? [Willard is] a Kansas Republican who voted with the conservative majority in 2005 when the school board changed the state’s science standards to allow inclusion of intelligent design, an ideological cousin of creationism. Voters later replaced that majority, but… Read more
Pastor Mike Clawson responds to your questions. You can also read Part 1 and Part 2. … Several of you wanted to know about how I interpret the Bible if not “literally”. Miko asked: If the Bible shouldn’t be read literally, then how should it be read? If the literal Bible isn’t the underpinning of the Christian faith, then what is? And yinyang wanted to know: If the Bible isn’t the literal word of God, do you believe it was… Read more
