Atheism’s Dark Side Aiding the Trump Agenda
Sam Harris recently appeared in a one-on-one segment on Real Time With Bill Maher to…
Read MoreSam Harris recently appeared in a one-on-one segment on Real Time With Bill Maher to…
Read MoreDespite the clear animus of some high profile atheists, those who don’t believe in God are the most tolerant.
Read MoreAnthea Butler caught flack for arguing the Zimmerman verdict exposed that a god-complex tied to white supremacy remains powerfully at work within U.S. society. She’s right, but I propose that the only religious response is to be atheist.
Read MoreFaitheist author Chris Stedman on why the genre of embattled atheist polemic may have run its course.
Read MorePhilosopher Simon Critchley on evangelical atheists, the ‘supreme fiction’ in politics or love, and why the debate over whether you believe in a god is massively irrelevant.
Read MorePassing off an old prejudice as atheist cool.
Read MoreRemembering the leader of the “Velvet Revolution” through his writings.
Read MoreAn evangelical former debating partner claims the self-proclaimed antitheist is “lost forever.”
Read MoreElsewhere on the interwebs, people have considered which religious figures would or would not be joining the drum circle at their local Occupy encampment, were they alive today. Jesus? Ghandi? But what about other religious figures? A religion-nerdy parlor game…
Read MoreThe president of the American Atheists knows there is no God, just as I always knew there was a God. Call us fundamentalists, the two of us. But here’s the difference: I am a reformed fundamentalist. I can now entertain the idea that my truth may not be the only truth. I want to understand, to listen and consider other people’s points of view, even when I find their convictions strange or frightening. That’s why I’m here. If I reject this group’s beliefs without understanding them, then I have not changed from the zealot I once was. But I’m nervous and feel a bit nauseous. I’m waiting for lightning that won’t miss this time.
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