By Reuben from Non-Linear Thinking and Reubenville Across the Internet, there is much discussion and discourse on how exactly the Bible, Koran etc pines against homosexuality, abortion etc. As discussed here, some have a more liberal interpretation of such texts. But what makes a fundamentalist determine what’s heretical/bad/liberal/logical from what’s conservative/backwards/myopic/traditional? How do they ‘think’ […]
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Recent conversations with fundamentalist Christians bring to light how little regard some have for evidence, unless of course the evidence can be interpreted in their favor. So in a historical sense, what is evidence?
Every so often when asked to justify my atheism, I’m labelled a fundamentalist. Quite wrong, I say. A fundamentalist has a very specific definition that can not apply to me. Call me radical if you like. Militant, sure. Even evangelical is correct (although pretty redundant). But not a fundie. Such language should be reserved for […]
What might get one to adamantly maintain a sphere is a circle? This all stems from a conversation I had with someone who believes the Bible is scientifically accurate and precise. As a budding scientist and very new to skepticism, this type of claim intrigues and irritates me, to say the least. The scripture in discussion […]
I see bumper stickers. Apparently, some of us see dead people, furthermore the blood of dead people. Then they buy a bumper sticker about it. I’ll explain. While lined up at one of Auckland’s many McDonald’s drive-thrus (I’ll just confirm now, I wasn’t getting any food from there, it doesn’t sit well with vegetarians. I’ll also […]
