I was asked a few days ago by the Colorado Gazette do do a series of email interviews on a variety of subjects. They wanted an Atheist's perspective on a number of issues ranging from gay marriage to internet access, and I was happy to oblige. The responses I wrote were probably too lengthy and detailed for them to be able to publish, and so I asked them if I could post them up on the site for some of you r ...

People who live in a bubble of delusion have a difficult time getting in touch with reality. Michael Jackson is the poster boy for delusion; this was the same man who's home was called "Neverland", and who showed up to the Grammy Awards with a 12 year old boy as a date. In order for Mike to find redemption and hopefully lose his leper status, he's decided to convert to Islam, and Al-Qaeda sees this as a sig ...

I am often reminded that one does not win any popularity contests when attempting to shatter the delusions of others. I can certainly appreciate the fact that no one wants to believe that they might be wrong, especially if this belief represents a form of comfort. It is then that I carefully remind people that the truth is not a matter of popularity; we have plenty of examples in history of when popular bel ...

I've always found it amusing when studies are performed on religion. Most of these consist of finding out if religious people are happier, and now, there's a new one that came out saying that if you subscribe to religion, you'll live up to 20% longer. Before I tear down how specious this line of reasoning is, I'd like to point out that the sentence "can cut your chances of dying by 20%" sounds impressive, b ...

There are casualties in the struggle to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe. For a long time, it has been powerful religious institutions that have burned, sliced, chopped, eviscerated and snuffed opposing world views that undermined their own. Some may claim that the Inquisition and Crusades were political in nature, but it cannot be denied that strength of the the Churches power and the co ...

There was a comment that appeared in one of my articles that I felt needed to be personally addressed, due mostly to the fact that I've been asked similar questions in the past. These questions usually devolve into simply "why do you have to pick on MY religion", and I thought it might be fair to answer it as candidly as I can, in order to avoid looking as though I may be unfairly picking on one specific re ...

Here's a video that will cheer you all up. This one shows a Benny Hinn special where a little girl, supposedly born with no brain, can now walk, count to five, and incredibly, cross her legs! What I find funny is that this family was probably told that their daughter was born with a brain deficiency (possibly autism), but that the parents understood this as the brain pysically not being in her head. That's ...

Here's a quote to stick on your fridge: It has been my view that the steady secularizing and insistent effort at [sic] dereligioning America has been dangerous. That danger flashed red in the fall into subprime personal behavior by borrowers and bankers, who after all are just people. Northerners and atheists who vilify Southern evangelicals are throwing out nurturers of useful virtue with the bathwater of ...

Or on top; anything that gets you off really. That's because the Madonna of Orgasm Church is a step closer to becoming officially recognized as a religion in Sweden. This particular church actually worships the orgasm, which they consider to be God himself. although I've heard his name being called out on occasion (I'm patting myself on the back as we speak), I never actually thought anyone would take that ...

Alright, I admit that the title doesn't make a lot of sense; that is, until you realize that it's about rapper Trick Trick and his self title song which threatens openly gay celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres to send a "scud missile right through their fucking cruise ship". Here's a highly enlightened quote from him: "I don't want your faggot money any g**damn way. I don’t like it. Carry that sh*t somewhere ...