This weekend I’ll be in San Diego for the 72nd annual conference of the American Humanist Association. I’m not speaking at this event. I’m really just there to report and get some interviews on video. I was most excited about meeting Dr Richard Leakey. He and I shared some emails a decade or so ago, […]
I’m going to grill Ham
It has been reported to me that the following message was emailed to AnswersInGenesis earlier today. Ken Ham This message is to inform you that Houston Atheists, the world’s largest atheist community with over 2,100 members, has a challenge for you. We understand that you are scheduled to address the Texas Home School Coalition […]
‘Merica’s “downhill slide” is an uphill battle
I finally posted my talk from INR3 on the topic of how ‘Religion Reverses Everything’. Thanks to Bill Ligertwood’s video production company. I used his footage and mine, and overlapped the audio on both of our mics for a richer sound. I also want to call attention to the video response by Baud2Bits. Baud2Bits […]
iERA Statement in Light of the Woolwich Attack
Whenever there is some heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Islamists, non-Muslims ask, “Where are the cries of condemnation from all those moderate Muslims that are supposedly out there?”. Well, today I received this notice in my email. The Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) would like to issue a statement in the wake of the […]
the MARCH of REASON documentary film
I’ve been interviewed for several documentary films over the last few years, but I never saw any of them. This morning, I see that the Scott Burdick’s March of Reason has been made available on YouTube. I’ve only seen a few minutes of it, but it looks pretty good so far. This one was filmed […]
What is becoming of Kamloops
If you’re not in England, and someone hears you mention Wimbledon, they’re likely to think you’re talking about the pinnacle of tennis matches. What else is that city known for on the global scale? The same sort of thing might happen if you’re nowhere near Indiana when you bring up Indianapolis. A lot of Europeans […]
Is love proof of God above?
Five loving atheist couples, where both partners are atheist activists, will match wits to decide the question once and for all. The couples on the panel include in no particular order JT Eberhard and Michaelyn Everhart (got her name right that time), Matt Dillahunty and Beth Presswood, Shayrah Akers and Daniel Moran, Adam and Amanda […]
Answer to Ken Ham on Homeschooling and Creationists
The Nones will be discussing abuse of Homeschooling by Creationists like Ken Ham as the top speaker at The Texas Homeschool Coalition’s Convention Houston this August. He will be hawking AIG’s brand of Creationism to families that think that it is right to deny evolution. Yes Creationists do still exist in large numbers especially in […]
Responding to CognitiveFaith
I happened across a blog which criticized me for saying that empirical scientists and rational skeptics care more about truth than religious believers do. Interesting thought. Especially since Mr. Ra also believes that those who believe in God have no interest in the truth. But is the truth rational skeptics, as Mr. Ra identifies himself as, […]
C- [creation] rap on Dogma Debate
Creationists are typically pretty wriggly and hard to pin down. So when I argue with them, I don’t often get the ‘corner-and-kill’ moment. I usually can’t get them into that position where it becomes obvious to all listeners that the quarry knows he was caught in a lie. It’s always interesting when your opponent realizes […]