Moral ambiguity and cognitive dissonance in television, written 1 week ago, Ok, let's take a break from all the politics and talk about TV. One of my favorite shows right now is a Showtime series called Dexter. I don't think I've ever met anyone who's familiar with it, which is a shame, because i...

Palin's Foreign Policy, written 1 month ago, In fairness this may have been taken out of context, but either way it's a remarkably weak claim from someone who could potentially be president. Is the best she can come up with to explain her foreign policy credentials really just that Alaska shares ...

On Blogging I, written 3 days ago, Starting Your Site Several bloggers I follow regularly, including Atheist Revolution, A Load of Bright, and Greta Christina, have written posts about blogging in the past several months. Since October was my best month to date, I thought it was about time for me to...

Jesus, written 1 week ago,

The scientific worldview is the only morally defensible one.

Unholier than thou?

I Saw The Bible's Buried Secrets, written 3 days ago, To my amazement, I was able to watch a new Nova episode on the very same day it was available to most US households. For some reason the Buffalo PBS station is behind when it comes to shows like Nova. I was able to watch it on a Seattle station...

You asked for it, written 2 days ago, Here's a distant shot of Clare Wuellner of CFI-Austin in The Dress, giving testimony at Wednesday's SBOE hearings. This comes from Steve Schafersman's own blog. If you'd prefer a more journalistic, detailed, play-by-play account of the day's events — you know, ...

30 Greatest Conspiracy Theories, written 2 days ago, [Via Bad Astronomy] Phil Plait put up a post this morning linking to the Telegraph’s “History’s greatest conspiracy theories“. An interesting list, and I hadn’t heard of all of them. I did notice one that wasn’t on the list: the cons...

Missionary loses religion in Amazon jungle, written 3 days ago, This is an uplifting story I found in the Chicago SunTimes online edition. It should happen more often. Missionary went to change tribe, but they changed him BY ANDREW HERRMANN Staff Reporter aherrmann@suntimes.com The mission assign...

Facebook, written 2 days ago, The other day I added my facebook profile to the sidebar of the blog, and I’ve had quite a few friend requests from people who subscribe which is always nice. Being an “out of the closet” atheist, I don’t see anything wrong with random people finding me on faceb...

Atheists are Rascals! (Part 2), written 5 days ago, "If the universe requires a maker because it undergoes change, even God needs a maker because he sometimes creates, sometimes destroys." - Flower Offerings of Arguments Now we’re going to talk about those claims presented by the articl...

And blessed be the holy... SHIT!, written 2 days ago, I know I'm a heathen and all, but just a word of advice: I'd think about replacing the dude in blue with someone who isn't 870 years old next time.

THE OCEAN, written 3 weeks ago, Neighboring the shore of my life, I have a restless ocean. I love her with my innocence and faith And fears with my sight and sense Beneath hungry sea hawks Sleeps a mystic tranquility Mad, restless waves in unison Create a strange serenity. She feeds with her affluen...

This newsletter is my effort to apply the Milesian Society Fourth Principle, "We diligently search for truth and apply it to our society." You will find more joy, have countless reasons to smile, and experience less anquish in your life -- without Gods!

BB3: Güven Güzeldere: Epistemological vs Social Atheism, written 1 day ago, Our forth presenter at Beyond Belief3, Güven Güzeldere, came to discuss what he saw was two distinct and related problems regarding human flourishing. Specifically, ((Name)) was concerned with atheistic flourishing – f...

The Bush legacy: socialism, written 3 days ago,  Dick Morris and Eileen McGann write in Townhall: The results of the G-20 economic summit amount to nothing less than the seamless integration of the United States into the European economy. In one month of legislation and one diplomatic m...

I AM FROM THE GOVERNMENT And I am here to..., written 3 days ago, I AM FROM THE GOVERNMENT And I am here to help...this time for real The dreaded government official might now be necessary to buttress a crucial factor in the energy crisis- nuclear power. In a sad bit of collateral damage, it seems...

Reflections on a non-theist world view

Leviticus General Hospital, written 4 days ago, I know I've done this one to death (excuse the pun), but I just love Leviticus!Thank you for subscribing to "By The Book Comics"