An Addition to the Blogroll

I know I’ve been pretty lax in my blogging for the last few months, but I just have to point out this addition to my blogroll:
God:  FAQ
I’m sure this means that I’m destined for eternal hellfire, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take in a good cause.

Damn! Creationists are Everywhere

And I was going to vote for this guy, too.  Yet another politician gets caught trying to make everybody happy and winds up upsetting everybody.
Why, John Tory, why?
Actually, I know why.  If you’re a complete ignoramus on the subject, then “teach the controversy” sounds quite sensible.  Both sides of the story and all that.
Except, in […]

A Burning Ring of Fire?

Hell.  Go to Hell.  Hell on Earth.  A hellish experience.
Is there a Hell?
For an atheist like me, the answer is a straightforward no.
But, I have to ask, can any decent person believe in Hell?
I don’t think so.  I cannot say that anyone who would worship a deity that would consign the majority of their fellow […]

There’s Only One Valid Response

To this.  Tell Pakistan to fuck off.  Salman Rushdie has never killed anybody.  Nor has he advocated killing anybody.
His unforgivable crime was to write a book critical of Islam.
Tough shit.
Time for Muslims* to grow up.
* Yes, I know not all.

You Had To Know This Was Coming

John Travolta, never afraid to embarrass himself when it comes to his ‘religion’, now says that he agrees with Tom Cruise’s statements about psychiatry.
Undoubtedly, Kirstie Alley really believes obesity is caused by some sort of alien infestation but, hey, Jenny Craig pays well, so what the fuck.
Now, you have to give these guys credit.  They […]

Is the Bible Suitable for Children?

Hong Kong says yes, but just barely.
I think it’s better that they read the actual Bible, rather than the bowdlerized bible stories for children that most religious groups seem to have available.

I’ve Been Thinking…

Nope. That’s a lie. I’ve got nothing.
Oh, all right. Here you go:
Life After Death? A proper subject for scientific inquiry?

The Lost Tomb of Jesus, Part 5

Finally, we return to Miriamne e Mara, as Jacobovici characterized it. It’s astonishing how much misinformation has spread around the internet about these inscriptions. You really have to look at the original:

This one is in Greek, more carefilly inscribed, and reads left to right, so it’s a lot easier to make out to our Western […]

For Some Reason…

I find militant atheism even more disturbing than militant religion. Perhaps it’s because dogmatic atheism has, historically, been an even more deadly philosophy than any theological dogma. Perhaps it’s just because atheism is supposed to be a rational philosophy. When it becomes strident it becomes self-contradictory.

The Lost Tomb of Jesus, Part 4

Just to give you some idea of what we’re dealing with, here is a picture of the actual “Jesus” inscription:

As a result of the crudeness of the inscription, there has been more than one reading of it. In my opinion, the following is the most reasonable interpretation:

To my eye, the area where the question mark […]

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