Archive for June, 2005

The Second American Civil War

Monday, June 6th, 2005

Let me begin by quoting from the First Amendment to the US Constitution. In this crowd, I imagine half of you can recite it from memory, but here it is anyway… “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” That’s a little vauge. […]

Origin of Religion - Part III: Rules

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

People, living together, need rules. Period. I’m sure there are a couple of anarchists in the audience who would disagree, but I’m equally sure they would be unable to produce an example of an anarchic society that functioned for more than a short time. Religion is very good at providing rules. […]

Statement of (dis)Beliefs

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

In response to a comment by boywonder, I have composed 10 statements that sum up my beliefs and biases. In addition to this post, there will be a permanent link to this list on the sidebar.
1. There are no gods, demigods, angels, devils, fairies, ghosts, gnomes, imps, elves, demons, sprites, goblins, leprechauns, trolls, incubi, […]

Housekeeping

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

I want to take a moment to address a few issues about the site itself, and to request some feedback.
Issue 1: I’ve been chosen by Brent over at Unscrewing the Inscrutable to host Carnival of the Godless XIX on July 31, 2005.

The most recent COTG can be seen over at deanpence.
Issue 2: […]