Tag Archives: Richard Dawkins

Son of Michael Behe discusses his atheism

Posted on October 7, 2010 by ylooshi

There’s a fascinating discussion going on at Reddit started by the son of creationist-biochemist Michael Behe who is revealing his recent “deconversion” from Catholicism in particular, theism in general. I’ve included a few snippets here, but follow the link above … Continue reading →

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Wrong Idea: The “Militant” in “Militant Atheist.”

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ylooshi

Atheists March on Washington? I was recently given a copy of Hitch-22: A Memoir, by New Atheist Christopher Hitchens. I haven’t had the chance to start reading it but put it in my pile for the summer. But I thought … Continue reading →

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Why do atheists worry theists so much?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by Colin Purrington via Flickr There are loads of direct responses by theistic authors to atheist writers like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Victor Stenger, Sam Harris, et al. Books with titles like The Atheist Delusions, The ‘New’ Atheism: 10 … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Idea: Atheistic Fundamentalism

Posted on May 4, 2010 by ylooshi

I needed a gimmick to get me writing again, so for the next week or so, I’m going to respond to religio-superstitious writings on the Internet that have the wrong idea about atheists. They’ll probably be short and sweet, but … Continue reading →

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Dennis Markuze -a.k.a. Dave Mabus: Internet Troll and Nutcase

Posted on March 14, 2010 by ylooshi

If you’ve ever spent any appreciable time on science blogs and forums, you may have had the occasion to read one of these really strangely worded and formated posts by a character who calls himself Dave Mabus. So what’s he … Continue reading →

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Frank Turek: Straw Man Warrior

Posted on February 1, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Another Christian show captured by my DirecTV’s recorder. This time it is Frank Turek, spouting nonsense from his book, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. He stood on a stage with all the high-tech … Continue reading →

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Atheist Culture on Twitter

Posted on September 15, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by topicagnostic via Flickr If you’re an atheist and not on Twitter, where have you been!? The atheosphere is alive and well there, thriving in a see of @Tweets, RTs, and #tags (like #atheist, #atheism) which are handy ways … Continue reading →

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Behind Enemy Lines

Posted on July 1, 2009 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia I’m curious how many bloggers and internet forum members in the atheosphere actually visit the “enemy camp” so to speak. Either overtly or covertly. I moderate at several internet forums where religion is a hot topic, one … Continue reading →

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Criticizing the “New Atheists”

Posted on June 25, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by Colin Purrington via Flickr Very often on the Internet, books and articles by Christian apologists, or even on mainstream media where apologists are being interviewed, a criticism is offered that these “New Atheists” are “unreasonable, angry, and bitter at God,” … Continue reading →

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