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Category Archives: god
What Einstein really thought about God..
“The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is … Continue reading
Saint Horatio’s kidney and the J2 Project
Charlie Stross has been talking on his blog about another book he won’t bother writing. This one would be about a plucky investigative reporter who upsets a billionaire, is poisoned and receives a kidney transplant from a priest. The priest … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Horwitz, Charlie Stross, Cloning, Jesus, Kidney Transplant, Tv Tropes
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Sterile Motherfather Mary and Intergalactic Jesus
http://www.flickr.com/49503002139@N01/83937429/ created on 2006-01-08 13:46:18 Ari MooreCC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Searching through some old emails for reflections on the topic of absurdity.. I found a wonderfully topical article from Dec 2001 edition of the London Review of Books. Jerry Coyne was … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Belief, Emily Dickinson, George Orwell, Jerry Coyne, Michael Ruse, Radio Four, Science And Religion
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Papal Ice Nine
I thought this recent Facebook vignette is worth saving for posterity or pitching to Roland Emmerich. Although, since it was on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg now owns alls rights to this idea so it’s his call. Caspar Addyman is wondering if … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Holy Presence, Magic Words, Mark Zuckerberg, Roland Emmerich, Terraforming
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Atheist scum, 1871 vs 2007
Artist George Cruikshank, 1871 via BibliOdyssey: 1870s Caricatures. Artist Martin Rowson, 2007 via New Humanist magazine
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Tagged athiests, Christopher Hitchens, Martin Rowson, RICHARD DAWKINS
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Irish bishop is first to quit over child sex abuse scandal – Europe, World – The Independent
http://www.independent.co…al-1836062.html The heads are finally starting to roll in the Irish church.. An Irish bishop flew to Rome yesterday to hand in his resignation after days of angry and intense pressure over his handling of cases of child sexual abuse … Continue reading
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Kings II K-edgeree
http://blog.newhumanist.o…whats-your.html My old mates at the New Humanist tried and largely failed to interview Genesis P-Orridge for their last issue but it’s not all bad news because it has spawned a new game and competition: combine your favourite book of … Continue reading
Catholic guilt
http://nickcohen.net/2009…e-of-the-godly/ Speaking after the publication of the report of decades of almost unbelievable abuse in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland, Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director of the National Secular Society said the report “shone a spotlight on an attitude of systemic … Continue reading
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Everyone’s got problems
An excellent card from indexed today.
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The Universe As Hologram
http://science.slashdot.o…446238&from=rss I am certain that the ‘holographic’ theory is misleadingly named as far as we the general public are concerned but that does not stop it from being a potentially interesting discovery. But mostly I am loving the quote in … Continue reading
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New Humanist Advent Podcasts
My old friends over at the New Humanist are doing Christmas in style this year. Not only are they hosting several Festivals of lessons and Carols for the Godless. They are giving you a little podcast advent calendar. Day 1 … Continue reading
Blasphemy is a victimless crime!
After something like 50 years the British Blasphemy laws have been repealed. Link Seems like a good time to repost one of my own attempt at blasphemy Operation Clone Jesus Click for more..
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null hypothesis nicely supported and other reasons to change your mind
Always good at asking questions the Edge has started the year by asking a whole bunch of sciencetists to think again. More specifically, to describe what they had changed their mind about (and why). Here’s Susan Blackmore: I decided, with … Continue reading
what’s wrong with this picture?
Is London’s future Islamic? It’s the capital’s fastest growing religion, based on noble traditions and compassionate principles, yet Islam can still be tainted by mistrust and misunderstanding. Here Time Out argues that an Islamic London would be a better place.. … Continue reading
Obligatory Obituary
Do you know what a Humanist is? I am honorary president of the American Humanist Association, having succeeded the late, great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in that functionless capacity. We Humanists try to behave well without any expectation of … Continue reading