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The Humanist Symposium #6
2007-08-12 02:01:00 Welcome one and all to A Load of Bright, and the 6th edition of the Humanist Symposium . The carnival has been growing in stature and, I have no doubt, will continue to do so. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be hosting an early edition which, I?m quite sure, will be ... More About: Carnival , Humanism , Posi
Blogroll Update: Coming Out Godless
2007-08-08 07:31:00 I love deconversion stories. I see every one as a triumphant two-fold victory, for the individual and, just as significantly, for the world. Atheist Hussy has started a new blog called Coming Out Godless , which will be an archive for such stories which have been voluntarily contributed. I think this is a wonderful idea, and ... More About: Blogroll , Update , Ming
Humanist Symposium Reminder
2007-08-07 14:58:00 Remember folks, the 6th edition of the ever-growing Humanist Symposium is appearing right here at A Load of Bright on Sunday. I need your submissions in by Saturday, so get cracking! You can email Ebonmuse or me directly, or you can use the blog carnival submission form. More About: Carnival , Humanism , Posi , Reminder
Carnival Alert
2007-08-06 03:40:00 The 72nd Carnival of the Godless is now up at Atheist Revolution, including my article On Judging Others. More About: Atheism , Alert
Meeting Richard Dawkins Update II
2007-08-04 14:22:00 Back in June, Evanescent and I went to see Richard Dawkins recording an interview with the BBC. That recording is now available online, (the link will not stay active indefinitely, see here for further details on where to find it later). We recorded for well over an hour, so I assumed that the ... More About: Update , Meeting
Carnival Alert
2007-08-02 10:21:00 The 66th Skeptics? Circle is now up at Denialism, and includes my article On Transcendental Meditation II: Ayurvedic Medicine. More About: Carnival , Skepticism , Alert
On Transcendental Meditation II: Ayurvedic Medicine
2007-07-31 02:54:00 The Maharishi likes to have different fingers in different pies. He has tried to develop TM not just into a relaxation technique, but a way of life, with a rival TM version for all of your every-day needs. In this second article of the series, I will be looking at the Movement?s approach ... More About: Science , Medicine , Meditation , Skepticism , Transcendental Meditation
On Judging Others
2007-07-29 14:28:00 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:1-2 A commonly heard doctrine of Christianity is that we should not judge other people, and in turn, to hope that ... More About: Judging
Blogroll Update
2007-07-26 13:51:00 I’m adding a new blog to the blogroll today, please go and check out Look at the “Bright’s” Side. More About: Atheism , Blogroll , Update
Deconversion Story at the Spanish Inquisitor
2007-07-24 12:39:00 The Spanish Inquisitor has written his deconversion story. It?s a wonderful read, I highly recommend it. I won?t keep you, your time is better spent there. More About: Atheism , Story , Catholicism
Carnival Alert
2007-07-22 17:26:00 Two for the price of one! The 71st Carnival of the Godless, including my article The Engine and the Bushfire, is now up at Aardvarkaeology. Meanwhile, the 5th Humanist Symposium is on display at The Green Atheist, with my piece How Do You Know That? among the selection of writings on offer. The 6th ... More About: Atheism , Humanism , Alert
For the Feeling Inside
2007-07-21 02:02:00 It has been rightly said that the “atheist” can’t find God for the same reason a thief can’t find a policeman. Ray Comfort This is not exactly a great analogy, but it is in keeping with the standard I have come to expect from this particular writer. I emailed Comfort a response to this article (to ... More About: Atheism , Ethics , Morality , Inside , Feeling
Count Your Blessings
2007-07-19 21:12:00 In my article Everything Happens for a Reason, I made the point that when really bad things happen, there is nothing to be gained from trying to salvage one, measly thing that could have been slightly worse, and declaring a false victory. I stand by this point, but I think it?s worth clarifying that there is ... More About: Atheism , Religion , Humanism , Blessings , Count
Spread the Word on Atheism
2007-07-16 20:00:00 Have you ever wondered what it would be like if atheists went door to door? Well, John Safran gave it a go in Utah of all places, with very amusing results. More About: Atheism , Humor , Humour , Word , Theism
A New Planet in the Atheist Solar System
2007-07-14 11:55:00 Planet Atheism has become part of the furniture in the atheosphere (if you?ll allow me to mix my metaphors!). It was a wonderful project that Pedro of Way of the Mind took on, and it?s been hugely successful, and rightly so. We are all very grateful to him. Having said that, we all tend ... More About: System , Planet , Solar , Atheist , Humanism
The Engine and the Bushfire
2007-07-12 07:53:00 I found this video on You Tube, which was created by John F. Weldon. I think it makes a very good point, that while there are disputes within science just as there are disputes within and between religions, they manifest themselves in very different ways. Disputes within science are professional, not personal. They are ... More About: Science , Religion , Engine , The Bus
Blogroll Update
2007-07-10 07:40:00 Following the first in my series of articles critiquing Transcendental Meditation , I am adding a new section of TM related links to my blogroll. Transcendental Meditation ? The official TM website Transcendental Meditation ? article on Wikipedia Transcendental Meditation ? article on The Skeptic?s Dictionary Falling Down the TM Rabbit Hole ? website written by former TM instructor Joe ... More About: Blogroll , Update
On Transcendental Meditation I: Nature Support
2007-07-08 20:13:00 The Transcend ental Meditation (TM) Movement was founded in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Its members practice a meditation technique that originated in ancient India, which they believe improves the health of body and mind, and the quality of one?s relationships and professional life. They also believe that when communities practice TM, it has ... More About: Nature , Support , Transcendental Meditation
How Do You Know That?
2007-07-06 08:12:00 Critical thinking is a complicated subject. You can study structures of arguments, syllogisms, logical fallacies, science, philosophy, epistemology and ontology, all in the name of improving your critical thinking skills. You can learn the difference between an inductive and a deductive argument, contrary and contradictory statements, and a properly constructed argument compared to ... More About: Science , Atheism , Magic , Skepticism , Paranormal
Why I (Almost Certainly) Won?t Get Married in a Church
2007-07-03 20:35:00 Back in May I discussed the reasons for which I would not attend a child?s Christening. On a similar theme, I?ve often wandered what I would do if I were going to marry a Christian girl and she had her heart set on a church wedding. Now granted, I am jumping the gun slightly here, ... More About: Atheism , Christianity , Church , Humor , Humour
Blogroll Update
2007-07-02 23:23:00 I have another member of my private blogroll club to introduce to you. Meet Cragar, author of A Veritable Plethora. He has a lot to say about the issues we are all passionate about. He is also in a particularly good position to comment on the chemistry between theism and atheism, being ... More About: Atheism , Blogroll , Update
Carnival Alert
2007-07-01 10:56:00 The 4th Humanist Symposium is now up at Nullifidian, who has presented it in a very clever, innovative fashion. My article Everything Happens for a Reason is included. More About: Carnival , Humanism , Alert
Amazing Jesus
2007-06-30 15:19:00 Time for a little religious satire. This video of my fellow countryman Rowan Atkinson portrays a far more interesting and entertaining version of the water-into-wine miracle story. More About: Religion , Jesus , Humor , Humour , Amazing
Everything Happens for a Reason
2007-06-28 21:45:00 If I had a penny for every time something bad has happened to me and someone has tried to comfort me with the words, ?everything happens for a reason?, I?d be rich. There seems to be an unspoken understanding in society, a consensus that the expected response to this luke-warm platitude is to nod sincerely, ... More About: Religion , Supernatural , Ethics , Paranormal , Reason
I Got Tagged by that Damn Pest, the Exterminator
2007-06-26 23:36:00 This one?s been going around, I suppose it was going to get me in the end. I don?t normally bother with stuff like this, but I?m doing it just so I can tag Evanescent, who really hates doing stuff like this. Here are the rules: * We have to post these rules ... More About: Humor , Humour , Tagged , Pest , Damn
On the Knighting of Salmon Rushdie
2007-06-26 07:29:00 Last week the author Salmon Rushdie was honoured with a Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature. Rushdie has been a target of Islam ic hate since his work The Satanic Verses was published in 1988. In 1989, the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini proclaimed a fatwa against Rushdie. The ... More About: Politics , Religion
UK Faith Schools Petition Update
2007-06-25 07:30:00 Back in April I urged my British readers to sign an online petition to ban faith schools in the UK. The Prime Minster?s office has now responded to that petition. The Government remains committed to a diverse range of schools for parents to choose from, including schools with a religious character or “faith schools” as ... More About: Science , Christianity , Islam , Faith , Schools
Carnival Alert
2007-06-24 10:30:00 The 69th Carnival of the Godless is now up at The Uncredible Hallq, and includes my article The Scoreboard Fallacy. More About: Atheism , Alert
Rate your blog
2007-06-23 12:51:00 Following on from Atheist Revolution, many bloggers are keen to see how their blogs are rated in terms of their suitability for children, so I thought I?d see how A Load of Bright came out. As you can see, ?some material may be inappropriate for children under 13?. Although that?s not bad, I ... More About: Atheism , Christianity , Humor , Humour , Drugs
Meeting Richard Dawkins: Update
More articles from this author:2007-06-21 22:47:00 As I previously told you all, earlier in the month I attended a radio interview with Richard Dawkins , and was lucky enough to ask him a question. I have now received this email from the BBC regarding the broadcast date. Here are the listening details: You can listen to the Richard Dawkins World Book Club programme ... More About: Science , Evolution , Update 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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