This video, hilariously titled "Dan Barker gets OWNED by Muslim Hamza Tzortzis", showcases perfectly the kind of pathetic, nonsense arguments you get into when talking to these apologists. Tellingly, the video does not offer a chance for Barker to reply, so I thought I might do him that solid. Let's take a look at his argument, shall we? Asinine Assumption #1: We know God exists, so arguments for God isn't ...

How ahead of his time was Christopher Hitchens? Well, when he released his book, The Missionary Position in 1995, the notion that Mother Teresa was anything less than a saint was believed by the entire world. Even after his follow-up documentary, Hell's Angel, it still seemed as though her reputation as a do-gooder would never truly be tarnished. Slowly, over time, her insanity and cruelty has been exposed. ...

OK, boys and girls. It's finally done. After months of delays, I'm happy to announce that "The Good Atheist Presents: The Essentials DVD" is set to be released on March 4th. I'm organizing and catering a release party, and it's taking place in NDG, in Montreal, at one of my best friend's place of business: a rather hip computer repair shop called 'LJX Solutions'. I've included directions for those of you in ...

Are you having trouble evangelizing to people who seem to know more about the Bible than you do? Don't worry, child actor Kirk Cameron has the solution for you. He's re-posted an old article from his master entitled "How to Witness to a Closed-Minded Person". As you may have guessed, it's about as compelling as an episode of The View. Here's his advice for how to talk to people who think God and his magical ...

OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo. If there's one thing that seems fairly universal, it's the fact that going into outer-space changes you forever. Just listen to the testimonials of all these astronauts and tell me that the humbling experience of hovering over the Earth isn't a life altering experience. Seriously, I think every human being should be given the chance to feel as infinitely small as ...

This week, we "pontificate" on the Pope's replacement, and we also talk about the new HBO documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa", on the sexual abuse of children at the hands of the Catholic Church, and the cover-up by the Vatican. The movie is available for free here for a limited time, so be sure to watch it! ...

A chunk of rock from outer space comes crashing down on a poor unsuspecting Russian population, and in the wake of hundreds injured from the aftershock, a clueless bunch of clowns dressed in unfunny hats declared this to be the act of a deity who enjoys reminding his ant colony that life on Earth is fragile as shit: "I think that not only for the Ural [regions] residents, but for the whole of humanity, the ...

This article first appeared on jacobfortin.com and I've reposted it here so hard-core members who haven't yet had their accounts activated could keep track of the progress of The 300. After only a few days and a half-assed attempt on my part to actually sell the idea of "The 300", I'm happy to say we've already reached almost 30 confirmed members in a little over a week. If we manage to keep this pace, we w ...

This week, Ryan and I break the big announcement from the Vatican, and speculate as to why the Pope is running home with his tail between his legs. With things at TGA slowly starting to get back to normal (whatever that is), we've got a big show for you at over an hour. Enjoy! For those of you interested in becoming one of the 300, please upgrade your account and let me know what number you would like to ha ...

I have an admiration for train wrecks, and I can't imagine a greater tragedy than this rap video tastefully titled "Jesus is my Nigga". It's appropriately sung by a bunch of out-of-touch white dudes with very limited musical skills. Luckily, the whole thing is such a complete mess that it winds up being entertaining in the end. Still, I want to know: was there not some moment where a young person took these ...