As I read the revised version of CFI’s “Statement on Ground Zero Controversy,” I was shocked by the last statement, “On balance, CFI does not consider houses of worship to be beneficial to humanity, whether they are built at Ground Zero or elsewhere.” Then it was pointed out to me that in my haste I had read past the phrase, “on balance.”
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Are Houses of Worship Beneficial to Humanity?
Posted by god 58 minutes ago (http://www.centerforinquiry.net)
A Great Response to Pat Condell
Posted by god 2 hours 58 minutes ago (http://friendlyatheist.com)
Pat Condell has been releasing some less-than-stellar videos about his opposition to the (close to) Ground Zero Mosque (and community center). At least, I haven’t been a fan of them. But until I saw this excellent video by The Amazing Atheist, I hadn’t seen a response to him that I liked quite so much… Note [...]
The Seven Cs of Atheism
Posted by god 5 hours ago (http://friendlyatheist.com)
August Berkshire is the president of Minnesota Atheists. He’s written some very popular pieces on this site, including “34 Unconvincing Arguments for God,” and he’ll be speaking at the Project 42 Freethought conference in Fargo, North Dakota on September 18th. August’s latest piece explains The Seven Cs of Atheism (PDF): Conservative Atheism is a conservative [...]
Dodge Jesus
Posted by god 7 hours ago (http://friendlyatheist.com)
I can’t tell if the driver is an oblivious Christian or a clever atheist… but I love the juxtaposition (Photo courtesy of reader Lorelei, who spotted the car in Lihue, Kauai in Hawaii.)
Big budget movies that got their science right
Posted by god 8 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
For my second article for Blastr — SyFy Channel’s web portal — I wrote an article about five movies that actually got some science correct. Not all of it, mind you, but at least some! So head on over there and see what I chose, and add your own to the comments.
That alien look
Posted by god 9 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
I know, this blog could be all Mitchell and Webb, all the time. But man, they’re just so spot on with this stuff!I would’ve changed one single line: "Fortunately the aliens landed somewhere very remote which is also a well-known top secret Army base," adding "… where we also happen to be doing high-altitude atomic [...]
[Updated] Transcript from The God Debate - Richard Dawkins - The Times
Posted by god 9 hours ago (http://richarddawkins.net)
This is the transcript from the live webchat with Richard Dawkins, Ruth Gledhill and Hannah Devlin from 2.30pm Wednesday 2nd September 2010, in the wake of Stephen Hawking’s assertion that God played no role in creating the Universe.Chat originally hosted on The Times here and on this page. 14:24 Hannah Devlin: Hello everyone. Welcome to the Eureka Live debate, which will begin shortly. 14:26
ICR concedes defeat over its graduate school - NCSE Staff - NCSE
Posted by god 10 hours ago (http://richarddawkins.net)
The Institute for Creation Research is apparently conceding defeat in its lawsuit over the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 2008 decision to deny the ICR's request for a state certificate of authority to offer a master's degree in science education from its graduate school. The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, finding (PDF, p. 38) that "ICRGS [the Insti
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