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Alain De Botton has a new book out, so what better time to be in the news making controversial statements? The negative press he has received over the idea of an “atheist temple” is deserved I think, because having a place to reflect quietly on all things secular, the beauty of the universe, and the incredible...
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EDIT: I wrote this article a few weeks back, and the article has since been removed. I’m not sure why it was removed, whether it slipped through their moderation processes, or whether it was in fact a POE article, and was detected. I will post this article anyway, as I have seen similar discussions about similar topics,...
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Australia’s neighbour Indonesia, home to one of the largest armies in the world, is a fiercely religious place. It officially recognises 6 religions, the largest of which is various forms of Islam making up 87% of the population. The rest is a combination of Protestantism, Catholicism, Hindu, Buddhism and Confucianism....
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Historically there are certain human inventions have helped catapult humanity forward at an unprecedented rate; from the invention of simple tools, to the advent of steam-power, the harnessing of electricity through the burning of coal, the printing press, and the information super-highway, to name a few examples. Also...
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan
Recent Blog Posts
January 28, 2012 |
de Botton’s Atheist Temple
Alain De Botton has a new book out, so what better time to be in the news making controversial statements? The...
January 26, 2012 |
About.com Awards Are Back!
It’s that time of year again, when About.com hold the annual Readers’ Choice awards, and this year...
January 26, 2012 |
Atheists Are Less Evolved Than Theists
EDIT: I wrote this article a few weeks back, and the article has since been removed. I’m not sure why it was...
January 22, 2012 |
Fear and Loathing in Indonesia
Australia’s neighbour Indonesia, home to one of the largest armies in the world, is a fiercely religious...
January 21, 2012 |
Obsolescence of Ideas
Historically there are certain human inventions have helped catapult humanity forward at an unprecedented rate;...
January 17, 2012 |
Brainwashing To Believe
On Friday 13 January this year, The Telegraph reported that Islamic terrorist have been brainwashing children into...
January 14, 2012 |
Friday, Superstitions, Stone Sleepers and Gullability
Yesterday was Friday the 13th of January 2012. Just like most Fridays, I woke up and went to work, finished work...
January 11, 2012 |
“You have a friend request” – Outreach Media
The latest poster from Outreach Media is a play on the terminology arising from social media such as FaceBook. It...
January 7, 2012 |
No True Christians
I saw a post on FaceBook today which grabbed my attention. It went like this: “I just had a Christian tell...
January 6, 2012 |
From The Back of Buggery
In Australia we have the colloquial term “the back of buggery “, which means “further away than...
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