Evidence – The God free guide

Part 2 with Jonathan

It is my belief, which I told Jonathan several times throughout the discussion, that he simply is not equipped for this type of discussion.

This is both the longest and the most infuriating conversation I’ve had with a Christian. It’s definitely what you might think of as ‘long form’. It is my belief, which I told Jonathan several times throughout the discussion, that he simply is not equipped for this type of discussion. I have advised him to learn the basics of his religion and to actually read his Bible.

In the second half he demonstrates his utter contempt for anyone who doesn’t agree with him, his dismissal of any notion of equal rights and just how much he deserves the rarely applied (but in this case very well deserved) label of ‘Christofascist’.

His misogyny, racism, homophobia and xenophobia are expressed with a smug pride that has to be seen to be believed.

If we give people like Jonathan an inch they’ll drag us all straight back to the bronze age!

The burden of proof

I would say my diary demands faith in place of inquiry

“… And if I said God wrote my diary

I’d anticipate inquiry…”

A short poem about the burden of proof

Look at the trees

They tell me that to understand

I need only gaze across the land

In nature’s wonders I will see

Proof of God’s creativity…

Trees are evidence of trees, not of Gods!

Hitchens’ razor

Hitchens’ razor encapsulates that incisive, no-nonsense, almost scholastic dialectic

Christopher Hitchens had an incisive mind and a reputation for the unceremonial dismissal of foolish opponents. If you were planning to take on Hitch you definitely would have needed to bring your best arguments. Hitchens’ razor encapsulates that incisive, no-nonsense, almost scholastic dialectic in a critical thinking principle that could hardly have been named after anyone else.

Blasphemous shorts: The problem with faith

There’s a real problem with #faith in #Christianity but that’s not the only issue. Self-censorship is the underlying problem.

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.