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Category Archives: Atheism
On being run over by a bus, and other thoughts
November 15, 2007 – 12:00 pm
As part of my job I have to think of worse-case scenarios, and plan/consider the response for them. As I’m a full-time computer geek, this is along the lines of “what if this computer fails”, or “how to recover last months reports”, or “can we cope with double the demand”. Disconcertingly, managers always also go […]
What should you do if you find an Atheist?
October 11, 2007 – 3:34 pm
Some helpful advice for anybody who’s not quite sure how to behave when confronted with somebody who posits a rational view of the world. This one seems to be from objectiveministries.org, which has a whole suit of toe-curling characterisations to help children. To be honest, the fewer people that try to “witness” me, the better […]
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Great Britain
July 4, 2007 – 6:30 am
There is a strange assumption in much of the press that ‘community leaders’, especially those ‘representing’ many minority groups must in some way be religious. As if these terms are directly interchangeable, and as if all views within a community are uniform. None more so than the Muslim council of Great Britain, which seems to […]
Abusive priests and church cover-ups
April 26, 2007 – 10:45 am
Imagine the situation where a young child finds themselves being abused by an authority figure. If that authority figure was a child carer, a relative, or a public figure of some sort there would - when it was discovered - be outcry and almost certainly criminal prosecution. Yet if that public figure is a religious authority […]
An interview with Douglas Adams
April 3, 2007 – 10:58 am
Some old 1979 interview tapes with Douglas Adams have been rediscovered and published, and anybody who’s ever enjoyed Doctor Who, H2G2, or any of the other products of his extraordinary imagination and comedy talent will no doubt enjoy this article. The Radio version of Hitchhiker’s remains one of the funniest programmes ever put out by the […]
A Trident shaped fence
March 27, 2007 – 8:36 pm
I followed the build up to the Trident vote with interest. It’s a big issue up here in Scotland, with the main base from which the submarines sail here, and the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election here makes it a key election issue. Also because, curiously, it’s a subject I’ve not really given enough thought to before. So […]
Five blogs that make me think
February 24, 2007 – 12:16 pm
Roger Darlington was very gracious in awarding me a ‘Thinking Bloggers’ award and passing on the meme. Because I like shiny things, I also get to put up the little icon. My site, my rules Anyway, I’ve not been tagged with a meme before, so figure it’s only fair to actually pass it on […]
Science vs Faith: The Flowchart
February 17, 2007 – 4:17 pm
This appeals to the geek in me (memories of GCSE Computer Studies, and my special IT stencil), the science geek in me, and the atheist. It succinctly captures both the scientific method, and the fundamentals of religion in one easy picture: Science vs Faith - the flowchart Enjoy. Found via boingboing.
Mixing Religion and Politics: Bishops stay in Lords reform
February 7, 2007 – 3:47 pm
Ah, the old chestnuts of Religion and Politics. Don’t ever bring them up in the pub, so the saying goes. The reason is you’re probably going to upset, annoy or become enemies-for-life with your former friends and drinking buddies, and that’s no way to behave. In a pub of all places. Personally, I’m all for a […]
