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Chicken or egg?

Come on then, Col… Let’s ‘ave yer!

An old mate of mine challenged me yesterday to make a video which, I think I correctly discerned was a challenge to evolutionary theory. It’s difficult to be sure because all he said was “chicken or egg” in a thread that had nothing to do with evolution and when I suggested that’s what he meant he replied only “do it”.

I’m pretty sure he’s just trolling. I suspect he’s not really a creationist but hey ho, I may be wrong. The deal is we debate it next Sunday.

My suggestion is via zoom with both recording it and both free to publish, unedited wherever we like. 6pm OK for you, Col?

Chicken or egg?

God the abuser

He only hurts me because he cares.

It’s for my own good.

I can’t cope without him.

I deserved it.

I provoked him.

These are all things I’ve heard victims say when I speak with those unfortunate enough to be on the wrong side of domestic abuse. They’re the words of abusers internalised and repeated by the abused. It’s remarkable just how often Christians say the same things about their God.

Happy Darwin Day 2023

Darwin’s theory underpins modern biology, zoology, botany, anthropology, antibiotics & vaccinations.

It’s Darwin Day again!

On this day in 1809 (the same day Abraham Lincoln was born), Charles Darwin entered this world in Shrewsbury, England. He’s the bloke who, along with Alfred Russel Wallace, gave us the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. So celebrate!

Darwin and Wallace’s theory isn’t just valuable because it underpins modern biology, zoology, botany and even anthropology. It’s also the reason why we have medicines such as antibiotics and vaccinations that keep on working, year on year. Cheers, Charles!

Mark Spence’s Trans travesty

This isn’t just a dishonest argument, it’s fundamentally idiotic!

Mark Spence is part of Ray “Banana man” Comfort’s ‘Living Waters’ ministry. And like the big banana himself, Spence is no stranger to non-sequitors and false equivocation. In truth, it’s hard to list the deceptive strategies Spence uses in this awful expose of his own bigotry. But, in the time-honoured tradition of response videos everywhere, I’ll giver it a go.

This I am

messages from religious people who really don’t appear to know what it means to be an atheist

Since launching The God free guide on New year’s day I’ve had several messages from religious people who really don’t appear to know what it means to be an atheist – and more importantly, what it doesn’t mean.

A Stoic guide for mental health

This video summarizes the basics without any need for ghosts, Gods or ghoulies!

Christianity promised to teach me how to be contented in any circumstance. The church, its people and its mythical God broke that promise.

I’ve spent decades since working out how to live peacefully, happily and well. This video summarizes the basics without any need for ghosts, Gods or ghoulies!

Enjoy

You’re irrational… and so am I

All humans are irrational. We evolved that way.

All humans are irrational. We evolved that way.

If we hadn’t developed these tendencies to be irrational it’s doubtful that our species would ever have made it off the African Savannah. Actually it’s doubtful that we’d have evolved beyond some earlier species of quadruped, let alone primate or hominid.

But if we’re irrational, what on earth can we do about it? Click the link to find out!

Laughing at myself

Don’t take yourself too seriously.

If you want to be happy you first need to stop taking yourself too seriously. If others laugh at you it’s because there’s something funny. Find it – enjoy it – laugh at it.

Click to play the video above if you’d like to know what happened to the infamous half-man, half-porpoise and his rather striking magenta boxer shorts!