When your main weapon in the war of ideas is fairy-tale nonsense, I can see how some religionists might feel a little intimidated with reality. Unlike those 'heady' days in the past when any old idea passed muster so long as a man of the cloth gave it a thumbs up (like the 17th century edict that declared the beaver a fish), our modern understanding of the natural world has only served to further marginaliz ...

Judging from the forums, I'm assuming that some of you are bad at Internet stalking and still have no idea what I look like. You'll be pleased to know that my cartoon avatar is a pretty spot on representation of me in a 2D Universe, complete with smugness. I'm finishing my About Me page (it's only been 4 years, Jake...) and I'm including a picture taken by a friend of mine, Jeff Rodier. He's done tons of go ...

With only a few days until the big event, there's a few people fuming about some of the guest speakers coming to the Reason Rally. PZ Myers is upset that Bill Maher will be there because of some of his anti-vaccination statements in the past. Also in attendance is Senator Tom Harkin, a Catholic and a believer in alternative medicine, who plans to address the crowd. Myers is convinced that the very name of t ...

I hope there aren't any Canadians on the site foolish enough to think that abortion, gay marriage and the separation of Church and state are American issues. If only we were so lucky. Unfortunately, we have our fair share of crazies in positions of power. Take Stephen Woodworth: he's a conservative MP who is fighting to include legislation that would re-open the "debate" on abortion. Like his American count ...

Pope Benedict XVI, a celibate man who controls a vast fortune and an army of delusional homophobes, has criticized Americans for granting all their citizens the same rights in the state of Maryland. "He added that the traditional family and marriage had to be "defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature" because, he said, whatever injured families injured society. So many ruined live ...

With an ambitious goal of raising 1 million dollars, the Foundation Beyond Belief is going to need all the help it can get (especially since it's obvious they haven't spent a dime on production value or marketing). The good news is that they found a backer willing to match 500,000 worth of donations, so technically, we're halfway there! If you're interested in participating, go join their international team ...

What do you do when your uppity, independent minded 19 year old daughter has the gall to refuse an arranged marriage with a stranger twice her age? Why, you burn her with a hot spoon, that's what! What better way to preserve your cultural heritage than by torturing your loved ones into submission. Hey, isn't that what Islam means? Yusra Farhan won't be winning any "Mother of the Year" awards, especially con ...

Are you starting to feel as though we're losing this war of ideas? Sure, we keep growing day by day, but when push comes to shove, we can't hold a candle to our religious counterparts when it comes to getting organized. Take, Bill Dallas for example. After spending half of his 5 year sentence for embezzelment, Bill was "born-again" while in prison. Rather than try and defraud people out of their money throu ...

I've been trying very hard to not like Miley Cyrus, but it's starting to look like this may be impossible. Maybe it's the fact that she keeps smoking pot even when the LA times gets all preachy about it. To top it all off, she recently re-tweeted an atheist meme on her twitter courtesy of Laurence Krauss: Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your left hand probably came f ...

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