Charles Darwin got 4,000 votes in the last US election

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Seriously, he really did, it was not simply some chap with the same name, but the well-known author of “On the Origin of Species” and UK Naturalist, Charles Darwin, a non US citizen. Despite having died over 130 years ago he actually did get 4,000 votes in Athens-Clarke County in a congressional race last week, so apparently being dead is … Read more

Religious Superstition vs Science … does it still happen? … sadly yes.

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Looking back in history there are clear, very obvious and well-known examples of  confrontation between religious superstition and science, for example Galileo Galilei, arrested and hauled before the inquisition for heresy because he supported the observation that the sun stands still and that it is the earth that moves. Rome might indeed have truly “believed” but … Read more

Pakistani parents kill daughter who talked to a boy

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This is truly horrendous and almost beyond description … the BBC reports … The girl, known only as Anusha, was found to have burns over 60% of her body. Her father Muhammad Zafar told the BBC what happened: “There was a boy who came by on a motorcycle. She (Anusha) turned to look at him twice. I … Read more

How you too can use twitter to become instantly world famous

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Kristen Neel, a teenager from Georgia, was rather disappointed when Obama won, so she tweeted as follows to express her disgust with the US as follows : A retweet count of  1,424, gosh why is that? Perhaps because there are a couple of very minor little problems here … Australia does not have a President, … Read more

Religious Freedom vs Secular Freedom – what is the right balance?

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As an atheist, there are specific things that have clear simple answers, for example God claims can be dismissed due to the lack of evidence,  attempts by the religious to impose by force their crazy ideas can also be rejected, obnoxious behaviour or abuse motivated by irrational beliefs can and should be denounced, but what … Read more

Abortion Debate – Texas Freethought Convention – Matt Dillahunty vs. Kristine Kruszelnicki

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Now here is an interesting debate that recently took place. First some brief facts … It’s a debate between two atheists: Matt Dillahunty and Kristine Kruszelnicki and was Titled “Secularists Should Not Support the Right To Abortion”. It starts off with an Introduction by Paul Cooper. He is the President Texas Freethought Convention (that is … Read more