Archive for February, 2006

GOD Needed

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Don’t panic. I’m talking about the GOD or NOT carnival. Seth, from Kingdom of Heathen, has informed me that he has received only two GOD submissions for tomorrow’s carnival. This isn’t exactly the ideal target audience for this message, but would some of the few theist readers that see this please send [...]

Self-Regulating Morality

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Many (if not most) theists claim that morality is impossible without god. They say that a book of rules is the only way to know the right way to behave. I firmly disagree.
Let me start off by reminding you that I am a moral relativist. As such, I do not believe in [...]

GOD or NOT #8

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

GOD or NOT #8 (Faith) is up at Cadmusings. Actually, it’s been up since Tuesday, but I’ve had the flu and been unable to concentrate on anything long enough to put up the link. As for the “exciting new addition” I’d mentioned, it didn’t happen. Sorry for that. Hopefully we’ll announce [...]

GOD or NOT Submissions Needed

Friday, February 10th, 2006

GOD or NOT #8 (Faith) is coming up this Monday at Cadmusings. More material is needed on both sides. Cadmus has agreed to accept submissions until midnight (EST) Sunday night, so it’s not too late to send something in.
Teaser: In Monday’s edition, Cadmus will announce an exciting new addition to the carnival experience. [...]

Happiness in Slavery

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Last night, I was watching a rerun of The X Files, and the Smoking Man said something that started me thinking. Here is a snippet of dialog from the episode I saw:

Smoking Man: “Well that doesn’t matter. Most of them have ceased to believe in god.”
Jeremiah Smith: “Why?”
Smoking Man: “Because god presents them with [...]