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FMF pointed me to this piece about an atheist church.  From the article:
The “atheist church” draws a variety of freethinkers, who identify themselves as skeptics, atheists, agnostics or doubters. In lieu of theology, these churchgoers cherish rationalism, and the motto of their church is “think”. The NTCOF [North Texas Church of Freethought] is concerned with […]

The problem with trusting your perceptions without testing them is outlined nicely by Michael Shermer (yet again) here.
At least we’re able to figure out that our perceptive powers are suspect!  Of course, you could always argue that if we can’t trust our percpetive powers, then how do we know we’re right to not trust our […]

I’d hate dogs too.
What a great line! Here’s more YouTube goodness recently discovered…
Anyone who can work the line “all you goddamn dirty catholics can cath-o-lick my balls” in while making fun of the KKK isn’t all bad! Seriously, this kid has loads of talent, and has thankfully returned with a couple hits after disappearing […]

Pat Condell has never let us down! His latest is particularly good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPG3-1gogXU
Sam Harris is also pretty much always spot on: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-harris/losing-our-spines-to-save_b_100132.html
My favourite quote:
Muslims appear to be far more concerned about perceived slights to their religion than about the atrocities committed daily in its name. Our accommodation of this psychopathic skewing of […]

A few people had recommended the movie Zeitgeist to me, so I watched it. I tried once, and turned it off after ten minutes, but then a few weeks later watched it all the way through, just so I could write this review.
Part I, The Greatest Story Ever Told, debunks the Jesus myth by […]

This went down last Friday.  I just discovered it today (great ski weekend!).  It’s quite huge!!  Enjoy!
First, if you haven’t already, you MUST read this first, just for the drama of it!!!  PZ’s original post, minutes after it happened.
Then, Sir Dawkins’s take on it all (can this guy write or what?).
Finally, this article gives […]

Always nice when the fish jump IN the barrel for you…
Also nice to see some Eastern magical thinking exposed.