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Catholic Church: Propagandists of Ignorance

November 7, 2011 in abortion, Atheism, Belief, bible, Catholic Church, christianity, Ethics, Invalid Belief, Philosophy, pope, pope Benedict XVI, Reason, Religion, Religious Persons, Valid Belief

Today Pope Ben-the-Dick received the Letters of Credence from the new German Ambassador to the Holy See, Reinhard Schweppe. During this time, Ben took the opportunity to address a number of issues relevant with current events, including the subject of why Christians impose their values on others, the concept of ‘personhood’ and women’s rights. Read the rest of this entry →

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Understanding Oxytocin: The Morality Molecule?

November 6, 2011 in Atheism, Belief, Empathy, Morality, Philosophy, Reason

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A couple of days ago I was fortunate enough to come across a video on TED.com titled Trust, morality — and oxytocin, given by Paul Zak. Zak begins his talk by explaining that he is obsessed with morality and understanding why people act morally: when he began this research he wasn’t just interested in knowing that ‘the brain makes us moral’ – he wanted to know if there was a morality molecule. Now, after ten years of research, Zak wants to tell us that he has good reasons for asserting that there is a morality molecule, and that it is called oxytocin. Read the rest of this entry →

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William Lane Craig Debates Peter Millican

November 3, 2011 in Atheism, Belief, bible, christianity, Ethics, Faith, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Religious Persons, Science, William Lane Craig

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English Philosopher Peter Millican
On October 17, 2011, William Lane Craig (WLC) kicked off his Reasonable Faith Tour in the United Kingdom by debating Stephen Law at Westminster Central Hall; a debate which I discussed and analyzed here on October 23. But on October 21, 2011, WLC debated Oxford University professor of philosophy Peter Millican (PM) at Birmingham University‘s Great Hall. With over 1000 people in attendance, WLC and PM debated the existence of god…kind of.

And this ‘kind of’ really speaks to some of my fundamental challenges with debates. Read the rest of this entry →

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An Angry Christian Responds

October 29, 2011 in abortion, Atheism, Belief, christianity, Education, Ethics, Faith, god, Invalid Belief, islam, judaism, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Religious Persons, Richard Dawkins, Valid Belief

Yesterday I published a post regarding the pro-life protest occurring in Ottawa: Forty Days For Life, titled Forty Days For Life, Ottawa: My Report. I have received a couple of responses thus far, and one of them was so inane I decided that, instead of providing a private reply to him that I would make it the content of this post; after all, I do enjoy highlighting ridiculousness. The first set of asterisks below indicates the beginning of Garry H’s reply, and the second set of asterisks indicates the beginning of my reply to him. Read the rest of this entry →

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Illinois’ Catholic Charities and Defense of Marriage

September 29, 2011 in Atheism, Belief, Catholic Church, christianity, Christians, Ethics, Homophobia, Invalid Belief, Law, Reason, Religion, Science, Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse of children, Social Justice, TBLG, Uncategorized

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Things are really getting heated in the State of Illinois with respect to the State and the catholic church. Back in January, Illinois Governor Pat Quin signed into law the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (IRFPCUA) which does not grant members of the TBLG community the right to marry, but it does give them the right to enter into civil unions; the IRFPCUA came into force on June 1, 2011. In addition to allowing members of the TBLG community to enter into civil unions, it also made it against the law for organizations receiving public money to deny adoption and foster care services to unmarried straight couples or TBLG couples. But now, in addition to fighting to have the State reverse its position on adoption and Read the rest of this entry →

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