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Acknowledgement This post was prompted by Richard Glover’s question “What about Christianity do you see as misanthropic?”, and I felt that his question deserved a longer response than would be appropriate in a comment box, so here goes. What Is … Continue reading →

The Australian Book of Atheism – A Review The Australian Book of Atheism is a collection of 33 essays by Australians on the subject of atheism. The collection itself is well organised, covering personal experiences, education, social and cultural, politics, … Continue reading →

Holy Terrorism Introduction One of the functions of a civilised society is to protect its members from fear and terror. I will take it that we all agree that brandishing a knife or a gun in a victim’s face causes … Continue reading →

“DNA Wasn’t Invented Then” Background This post was prompted by some teaching of Tim McKenzie of the Set Free Christian Church. There is an excellent piece by PZ Myers of the University of Minnesota describing McKenzie’s errors as to science. … Continue reading →

The Intelligent Designer: A Most Unintelligent Concept Background For readers who are unacquainted with the concept of Intelligent Design, the reasoning behind the proposition of Intelligent Design goes something like this: Life on Earth is far too complicated to have … Continue reading →

This blog has been inspired by what I see as religion, primarily Christianity, seeking to impose its own narrow and misanthropic values upon the rest of society. In my view, society sould rejoice in the plurality of people’s ability to … Continue reading →