I go to a small semi-private school in Victoria, a Christian school, supposedly non-denominational. Every fortnight we have a compulsory chapel service that runs for 45mins. Today we had Dr. Mark Harwood of creation.com come and lecture us on how the world was created. The whole thing was utterly pathetic, for 4 main reasons: 1. Yes […]
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This article was also posted at bastardsheep.com The thin edge of the wedge (the name of the strategy being actively used by the anti-reality, anti-science, and pro-creationism thinkignorancetank The Discovery Institute) has left its mark in the Queensland department of education. Creationism has wormed its way in to Queensland classrooms. On a positive note, the […]
I am most definitely an atheist. As far as I am concerned, there is not one piece of logical or empirical evidence that can show me any good reason to believe in God, apart from fear of the unknown, or a total lack of curiosity about the world and the universe at large. I think […]
Cross-posted from The Carapace: We would rather hear about celebrity gossip than the rape of children or the murder of innocent people. We pretend we don’t see it. We don’t care to talk about such things. But the only thing more heinous and unforgivable than the rape or murder of an innocent person is the […]
Okay, Pope-defenders, let’s get something straight. Joseph Ratzinger is a man. Like every other man on this planet, he had a mum and a dad, he eats and he sleeps, he sometimes falls ill and he even makes mistakes. Now, Joseph happens to be the head of a particular group of people with a particular […]
If ever one needed proof that, to paraphrase Einstein – genius has its limits, stupidity does not – they need look no further than Peter Jenson (the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney), Anthony Fisher (the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta) and Cardinal George Pell (of St Mary’s Cathedral). Usually one might expect messages of love and compassion from religious leaders during […]
A link to some fascinating Jewish religious MP3s
I was always under the impression that most Australians use rational thinking in at least most parts of their lives, barring religion, which is the very antithesis of rationalism. But this survey clearly proves me wrong. The results of a recent Nielson poll on supernatural beliefs have just been released and I was more than […]
