Longtime readers might remember that I have rather strong opinions on the Silver Ring Thing and may be surprised that I haven’t commented on the recent news stories about them. I’ve been following the stories closely, but I’ve been a bit to busy on other stuff to compose a coherent blog entry on the subject.… Continue reading Silver Ring Thing Revisited
Category: religion
Sir Salman
The entire British honours system is, of course, outdated and ridiculous. However, until the revolution comes it looks like we’re stuck with it. And whilst we’re stuck with it, it’s good to see it used it to reward people who stand up for democratic principles like free speech. Which is why I’m very happy to… Continue reading Sir Salman
Creation Museum Photos
It seems that the new Creation Museum Is even more ridiculous than I expected. Have a look at this set of photos. And read the information signs. And try not to laugh too much.
Religious Stupidity
I despair: Tony Blair says he wants more Muslim imams trained in UK universities, to reduce reliance on imams from overseas. No. It is not the job of the education system to encourage people to believe in fairy stories. The job of the education system should be to educate people (not difficult to work out… Continue reading Religious Stupidity
Balham Community Church
This might come as a bit of a surprise to some of you, but I don’t think it’s necessary to ban religion. Of course I believe that it’s all completely pointless and that people who follow religions are completely wasting their time. But wasting your time isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’ve wasted more than… Continue reading Balham Community Church
Creation “Museum” Opens
The Creation “Museum” in Kentucky finally opened its doors to the public yesterday. There are some photos here. It looks a real hoot. I’m almost tempted to go and take a closer look. It’s not, of course, a museum by any meaningful definition of the word. The Times article, unfortunately, has more than its fair… Continue reading Creation “Museum” Opens
Faith Schools Petition
Oh this is so depressing. There’s a petition on the government’s e-petition site that calls for the government to continue its support for faith schools. It has a very bizarre set of scare quotes. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to continue the support for faith schools and to ensure that in all schools… Continue reading Faith Schools Petition
When Atheism Isn’t Enough
When I added the story about Jerry Falwell’s death to my delicious list last night, I commented “Jerry Falwell finally knows that he was wrong”. But that’s not really right is it? This is one of those rare occasions when I wish I wasn’t an atheist. See, as an atheist, I know that Falwell doesn’t… Continue reading When Atheism Isn’t Enough
BBC vs the Scientologists
Of course I enjoyed last night’s Panorama about the Scientologists. John Sweeney’s screaming fit was a bit shocking, but I strongly suspect that I’d react in a similar way if I’ve been subject to the same kind of treatment that he had received. I’ve been interested in Scientology for a long time. Fifteen years ago… Continue reading BBC vs the Scientologists
Dawkins Responds to Critics
The paperback edition of The God Delusion is published next week. This edition has a new preface which Dawkins uses to respond to some of the common criticisms that have been leveled at the book. Normally I’d find it far too tempting to by the paperback just to read this. But happily, the article was… Continue reading Dawkins Responds to Critics