Monthly Archives: January 2008

A Fool and Their Money

Who was it that said “A fool and their money are soon parted”? Well obviously the Church of Scientology (CoS) knows. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson has just handed over $11.2 million to the CoS – Bart’s $11m … Continue reading

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The Thinker Award

Well it seems that nothing would convince some people that God exists/doesn’t exist, but at least you provided reasons why. The aim of the original discussion was to make you think what might convince you. So I have created ‘The … Continue reading

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What Would Convince You?

What would convince you that God is real? This post is purely a mind game, a hypothetical, a ‘what if’. For this post I am not interested in why you believe in god or not, I’m not trying to convert … Continue reading

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naughty naughty

Before my main post for the day, if you are not easily offended, you might want to check out these two pictures: Science Textbook Oh Lord…

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I love presents too!

  WineyMomma has very graciously bestowed an award on me: I sometimes wonder if what I’m doing here has any worth. Then I get an award like this, and some very nice comments to go with it, and it makes … Continue reading

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Some light reading

I’m all out of original thoughts today, so here’s a few trackbacks to some blogs I read today: Daylight Atheism – On the Limits of Knowledge Not A Blog – Bad Atheist Responses to Christianity No More Hornets‘ rather silly … Continue reading

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Ultimate Atheist Conference

At the recent meeting of atheist organisations, Margaret Downey, president of Atheist Alliance International (AAI) suggested holding a conference featuring all of the American atheist organisations. Hemant at Friendly Atheist has an edited transcript of Margaret’s call for a “Unity Conference in 2010″, and … Continue reading

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Is god real?

Roger, on the AFA forum, posted a link to The Bulletin’s article “Religion: Is God Real?”. A well written piece which covers both sides of the argument. Many religious people ask why atheists are sometimes so vocal and anti-god, and why, … Continue reading

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Getting your blog noticed

There are many ways to get your blog noticed and one of them is through reciprocity, linking your site to others and vice versa. Via Planet Atheism, through the Uncredible Hallq comes VJack’s latest suggestions on improving traffic to your … Continue reading

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Fortune Cookie of the day

Day 10 Fortune is an oldie but a goodie: Knowledge is that which is acquired by learning. Wisdom is knowing what to do with it. Day 10 and the cookies are getting a bit stale, so I’ve opened and eaten … Continue reading

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