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Geek pop rocks

On March 21 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Diary, Video

This is awesome.

Off That – a not half-bad hip-hop rationalist anthem, brilliantly animated, for Geek Pop.

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Is Obama…

On January 21 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

I decided to Google Barack Obama to see if anyone has suggested he was an atheist, after the whole inauguration yesterday featuring the homophobic ringpiece Rick Warren and assorted other god-bashing in the ceremony and the speech. Would have been interesting to see if Obama actually didn’t believe in a god, and was just saying [...]

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Being religious is not the default position

On October 24 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

The Atheist Bus Campaign is cruising towards £100,000 in donations, when the original target was £5,500. Donations are coming in from across the world, even from religious groups, as well as religious individuals, and from atheists. Religious people may have donated as they see this as being a healthy thing, an opportunity to open up [...]

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The Atheist Bus Campaign

On October 21 2008 · 2 Comments · In Diary

What a brilliant idea, and why did I not know about it before today? Nick told me about this campaign, raising funds to put adverts on the sides of London Buses saying
There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.

Atheists are too timid about their lack of faith, and all [...]

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

On March 10 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

I never expect much of The British Humanist Association (BHA), but their opinion poll- well, it almost defies belief in its absurdity. It’s difficult to know where to start with it.

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The article quoted above from the new Philosophers’ Magazine blog criticises the recent survey findings of the British Humanist [...]

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New what?

On November 20 2006 · 3 Comments · In Diary

Richard Dawkins finds the title ‘New Atheist’ laughable, and so do I. What the hell is a New Atheist? Am I a New Atheist or an Old Atheist? Are New Atheists trendier, better looking or richer? According to the Dilbert Blog, New Atheists are now also New Gays. This is getting absurd. Dawkins compared [...]

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