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The end of gods

Why Evolution is True has an interesting article Eric MacDonald on natural selection, purpose, and the problem of evil. That article goes on to link to MacDonald’s article which describes how evolution, through natural selection, indicates that the concept of a god, or gods, is a human conceit, a folly. Of particular interest to me [...]

Revulsion at burka

Richard Dawkins is quoted by The Daily Mail “I do feel visceral revulsion at the burka because for me it is a symbol of the oppression of women.” The Daily Mail also reported His comments prompted fury among Muslim groups who accused him of being ‘ignorant’ and ‘Islamophobic’. I’m not sure who these “Muslim groups” [...]

Good and Evil in the MySpace world

Thanks to the heads-up from Pharyngula’s “Should I go or should I stay?” article, it is now clear that MySpace are systematically banning all groups related to atheism. Skeptico also has an article on this subject. Go check them out! There is something profoundly immoral about the way MySpace is run. In some ways this seems to be in [...]