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Irrational beliefs were beneficial to primitive societies 27 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
Rational people tend to assume that being rational is 100% and that there is no value in believing things that are untrue. But maybe there is - at least in primitive societies. Although we now prosp...
Scientific education leads to atheism 25 Aug 2013 | 04:10 pm
Scientific studies have shown that Intelligence has risen in developed countries and simultaneously belief in religion has declined. The obvious conclusion is that people are getting smarter; smart p...
False Memories 23 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
Scientists have been able to create false memories in mice. It's at a very early stage but they managed to link two memories that were separate and the mice thought they were the same. The trigger w...
Why don't Churches pay taxes? 21 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm
In Italy, 20% of properties are owned by the Catholic Church; Italy is in a financial crisis - they are short of revenue; the Church is not short of money; add these together and guess what, Italy is...
The Path to Atheism 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
If you were born in a family that belonged to a religion, it was a given that you would be the same religion. For example, I don’t know of anyone born to a Catholic family who was told to “decide for...
Why Millennials are leaving the Church 19 Aug 2013 | 03:35 pm
Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, has lately been increasing his online visibility and getting in the news. He has an active blog, one of the best You-tube atheist channels available (The Atheist Vo...
Saudi Arabia - The World's Largest Women's Prison 17 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
Probably the worst abusers of women in the world are the Saudis. Women are little more than slaves. Reformist Saudi journalist and human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar have described Saudi Arabi...
God is Dumb 15 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
There are two kinds of god: (1) a higher power who is unknowable and who is the source of our existence and (2) a personal god who communicates to us and who is worshipped by various religions. We nee...
Ireland has Priests who don't believe in God 13 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
Joe Armstrong was six months away from his ordination as a Catholic priest in Ireland when he decided he really didn't believe in God. In an interview with the Irish Mirror he revealed a number of th...
Christian Hell 11 Aug 2013 | 03:18 pm
Christians say that God is loving and just - a nice thought if there must be a God. But there is also evil in the world (e.g. Hitler) so as one Christian said: "For there to not be a hell would be im...
