Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Hey, I love this, its a 360 degree panorama view of Mars composed using shots taken by Curiosity. This was composed by Photographer Andrew Bodrov who is a member of the International Virtual Reality Photography Association (IVRPA). To view, simply click here, then once in you can use your mouse or the arrow keys to scroll … Read more
One quite interesting aspect of creationism is that there is a very wide diversity of quite different variations of belief, and because it is evolving all the time, it is almost impossible to keep up. Yes, that is a rather ironic observation – the evolution of Creationism. Anyway, to give you an idea of how … Read more
I came across the following story by Faiza Mirza about her own forced conversion on Dawn.com and it touched my heart, so much so that I repeat it here … I grew up in fear – every face around me depicted nothing but fear. I am sure that the first expression on my parent’s face … Read more
Rimsha Masih is an 11-year-old girl in Pakistan who has Down’s syndrome, and has been arrested and thrown into prison for the crime of Blasphemy. What is going on here? The background is that the girl’s family were sweepers — work shunned by Muslims but common among poor Christians — and lived in a slum area in Islamabad. Malik … Read more
A rather interesting line of thought appears to be emerging and also rapidly gaining a bit of traction in the community regarding what can be termed “Atheism+” Jen McCreight writes on Freethought blogs … How I Unwittingly Infiltrated the Boy’s Club & Why It’s Time for a New Wave of Atheism … It’s time for a new … Read more
A dialogue between two different views might imply that they can meet somewhere in the middle, but sadly that is not how reality works, quite often one side is simply wrong … period. I’m thinking about God claims, belief vs non-belief, but this applies to many other topics as well. To examine this thought let … Read more