Archive for the 'Observation' Category

Behind Enemy Lines

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

Lya from God is for Suckers just posted about an informal experiment. She spent a couple of months visiting 35 Christian forums and compiled her observations of excuses, logical fallacies and misconceptions about atheists. She also offers some general commentary on the experience and the interactions she had. Anyone interested in the […]

Argument from Retail

Monday, December 12th, 2005

(1) All of the stores have sales right before Christmas.
(2) Therefore, god exists.
Hey, it’s better than some of the arguments I’ve heard.
~I AM~

Christmas Watch 2005: The War on Christmas

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

All over the web you will find articles by Christians talking about the “War on Christmas” and articles by non-Christians denying that there is such a thing. Well, I’m here to tell you the truth. You’re damn right there’s a War on Christmas, and we’re suddenly losing.
For a couple of decades, we were […]

U.S.S. Indianapolis

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

At 12:14am on July 30, 1945, right before the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy suffered an attack that resulted in the highest death toll ever from a single ship. The U.S.S. Indianapolis, on its way from Guam to the Philippines, was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58. In the 12 […]

Thank God I’m an Atheist

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States. While it’s technically not a religious holiday, it can be a difficult one for atheists for grammatical reasons. “Thank” is a transitive verb, meaning that it requires a direct object. One cannot simply thank. One must thank someone or something. For the vast […]