We are the Brights

Fantastic.  I just read about the Brights today for the very first time. 

Well, it’s about time really.  The word "atheist" has somehow gained a negative connotation over the centuries, so it’s nice to have a modern new term with which we can describe ourselves.  And it’s easier to say and broader [...]

Ambiguity, Religion, and the Concept of God

Here is why religion in general is so retarded to me (yep, I said retarded).  The biggest problem I have with the whole idea is the ambiguity.  (“God” below, for the most part, is referring to the traditional Christian view of a god).

How do we account for vastly different religions on Earth?  Who [...]

God As a Work of Fiction

Exactly!  Thank you Scott Adams and Bart Ehrman.

Just to give you a flavor of the magnitude of the problem, according to Ehrman, there are more changes (both intentional and unintentional) in the Bible than there are words in the New Testament. The estimates range from 200,000 to 400,000.

[Above, we are talking about [...]

Stereotyping, Racism, and Learning from Experience

This is a tough one, so bear with me.

Sometimes I think of myself as pretty racist.  Certainly there are things I am thinking or even saying that would be considered racist and I know this.  “Racism” is a harsh word, but it’s still just a word.  I consider it to be a synonymous [...]