I don't agree to religion. It proves to be a great hindrance for anyone who would like to make strides in progressing forward.

If you think that you need to belief in a deity and a constructed set of beliefs passed down from history to pave you a path for self-control, then you're one of those people very frail of mind...something that you straight-away deny from the very start.

Religion can and will be criticized for any problems and wrongs that it contains. To consider it as…

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Dear reader,

I need your help and advice.

Awhile ago I heard about Seth Andrews' $30,000 Atheist Charity Drive. Before that I had heard about the Foundation Beyond Belief and other pre-existing secular charities.

While thinking about this, an idea entered my mind. Why not reach out to…

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I could not sleep last night for thinking of Steve Jobs and how many ways he impacted my life. I bought the second Mac in 1984 and never looked back. As a corporate psychologist I have always been in awe of his clean thinking, his way to finding the essence of an idea, his simplicity. I watched how so many criticized his every move and innovation, even as those innovations were blowing away the competition. I love his quote, "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid… Continue

A fellow "heathen" forwarded this article to me from a Christian web site. It seems there are concerns among the religious that the internet is allowing non-theist people to connect, spreading critical thinking and skepticism that could be eroding away at the growth of Christianity among the younger members of our society (as if that was a bad thing ;-)). …



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The Thinking Atheist is a You Tube channel, personality and podcast offering the best in deconstruction of religion. You should go.



Playlist



Thinking Atheist 1

Alleee 1

Fanfarlo * Harold T Wilkins, Or How to Wait a Very Long Time

Bosco

Eric Swan * Lightly Amusing

Thinking Atheist 2

Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra * I Can't Go for That

Bromo… Continue

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=people-with-aspergers-less-likely-t-2010-05-29



I don’t usually bring up my being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in conversation. It’s distinct from autism by the lack of language development problems as well as the patient being able to function better in society, thus why it is also sometimes called high functioning… Continue

There is a view that is widely held in the atheist community that atheists are critical thinkers, freethinkers, scientifically minded, sensible people who are both liberated from taboo and practical, down-to-earth pragmatists.

This is complete and utter horseshit. It can be true. In my experience though, many atheists are just

people with one less stupid idea than theists. I admit that when I came…

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"Without GOD there would not be any real logic, reason or science, In fact there wouldn't be a Donald Barbera (me) in this worlds age!! I'm not trying to change anybody's mind, each person sails his own ship and if he/she wants to sail it to…

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Again, apologies for just posting the link, but I like to add silly pictures and things like that to my blog post, and I also like the traffic to my site. So here is Part 2: http://larianlequella.com/2009/03/three-simple-words-pt-2.shtml Don't think there will be any more parts unless I have a brainstorm.

Give me the fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself.

Economist VILFREDO PARETO, referring to the errors of Kepler

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In 1847, around the time Pareto was conceived, an obstetrician by the name of Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that pregnant women in his hospital were much more likely to die if their babies were delivered by doctors than by… Continue

By Dale McGowan

Excerpted from Parenting Beyond Belief



One of the questions that came up in the Austin Q&A was the Santa thing -- and it's so clearly in the air, from Friendly Atheist to Rational Moms, that I can't even wait 'til Wednesday… Continue

There are certain words that should be avoided by atheists, rationalists and free thinkers in their writings and conversations. They can, however, be frequently found in the writings of theists, the irrational and those who prefer not to think. (Yes, the headline was meant to be ironic and sarcastic.)



This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list. I’m simply suggesting the most common words I encounter in religious and philosophical discussions. They reflect a certainty about reality… Continue

I had an unusual interview two weeks ago.



I sleep through most media interviews now, since the questions tend to be the same, and in about the same order: Tell me a little about your book, Why do nonreligious parents need their own separate resource, How do you deal with moral development, How can you help kids deal with death without an afterlife, Isn't it important to believe in something greater than ourselves, Before I know it, I'm being thanked for a… Continue

by Dale McGowan, author/editor, Parenting Beyond Belief



[Back to Part 1]



We’d had the conversation before, but this time a new dawning crossed Laney’s face.



“Sweetie, what is it?” I asked.



She began the deep, aching cry that accompanies her saddest realizations, and… Continue

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