Category Archives: Atheism

I’m Still Here, How About You?

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2011 by Keith

So the rapture came and went and no one flew off to Heaven. At least, no one out of the ordinary. And by “Flew off to Heaven” I mean “died.” because really, that’s what we’re talking about when we say … Continue reading →

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Papal Bull

Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2010 by Keith

The Pope and I have never really seen eye to eye. More specifically, none of the Popes — neither the sinister smirking creep currently ensconced on the golden throne, nor the kindly-eyed cretinous gent who preceded him — have ever … Continue reading →

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Heretics of Dune (And Everywhere Else Too)

Posted on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 by Keith

PZ Myers alerts us to the grasping straws of those dimwitted creationist nincompoops, who, having had their ass handed to them by real scientists, have turned their baleful glare on science fiction authors: Science fiction is intimately associated with Darwinian … Continue reading →

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Paranoia Suits Him Anyway

Posted on Monday, August 31, 2009 by Keith

Bill Donohue doesn’t like, well, much of anything, and now it’s driven him paranoid: Catholic League President Bill Donohue presented a paranoid side of his personality to Fox News Monday morning, declaring that “militant, dogmatic” atheists are “out to get” … Continue reading →

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I Called It! I’m So Sad…

Posted on Friday, August 7, 2009 by Keith

This makes sense and that is the problem: Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. Honest. This … Continue reading →

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Clap Louder, You Swine!

Posted on Friday, October 17, 2008 by Keith

Daniel over at Crooked Timber has a nice little post on the financial crisis and how, contrary to popular opinion, it wasn’t the result of stupid bankers banking stupidly, but from far more complex issues, as financial problems tend to … Continue reading →

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A Portrait Of the Atheist As A Young Man

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2008 by Keith

PZ Myers at Pharyngula linked to an article by Ricky Gervais about his Deconversion Story. It’s a fantastic read and highly recommended but it reminded me that for all the Atheism talk on the blog, I’ve never gotten around to … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Story

Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2007 by Keith

Razib at Gene Expression has a great post on Christmas and what it means, if anything: Ed, Greg & PZ have commented on the strange reaction of the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary toward Richard Dawkins’ enthusiasm for … Continue reading →

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I Swear To God, I Wish I Had Some Lions

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 by Keith

So, today the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring Christmas and Christians important. Now, one would think, in a nation that is 70% Christian, where there’s a church on every other fucking street corner, this would be … Continue reading →

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From The Outside, You All Look Like Scientologists Anyway

Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2007 by Keith

So, Mitt Romney gave a speech, did you hear? In it, he blathered on, as politicos are want to do, about the importance of religion, and our shared spiritual values and how, so long as we all believe in Jesus, … Continue reading →

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