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Origins of belief
by: Allan W. Janssen Allan’s God 101 page There is a feeling of purpose that seems to pervade all of creation. It is a feeling… -
Crimes Against God
I was baptized into the Church of England. Even though I had no choice in the matter, that made me a member. By renouncing the… -
Gravity & Evolution
In Ask the Patriarch 120, I was asked about my views on evolution. The individual who raised the issue responded indicating that she did not… -
Can Fundamentalism Truly Be Religion?
Occasionally I get questions on whether agnosticism can truly be considered a religion. I have argued that it can, if we consider religion in a… -
Serendipity
In the classic agnostic essay republished as Meditation 480, we find Marilla Ricker applying her wicked wit to the sect she refers to as Millerites… -
Those Continuing Creationist Follies
by: John Tyrrell A discussion has been opened. In a recent interview, Florida’s Senator Marco Rubio was asked how old he thought the earth was.… -
Spending Eternity
by: The Prophet Paul (thanks for the promotion) Where will you spend eternity? My dear wife and I recently took a short trip down to… -
Thoughts on the Thoreau Quotation
by: Marie Dueck I was particularly struck by the poignant quote by Henry Thoreau – “What man believes, God believes”. I am reading Kenneth Miller’s… -
We are all prophets now.
by: John Tyrrell King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has called for the United Nations to support blasphemy laws which would criminalise anti-religious speech.… -
Apparently only 8 out of the 10 Commandments apply these days. For men, anyway.
by: John Tyrrell Early this week, televangelist Pat Robertson excused David Petraeus’s affair with his biographer saying: “She is an extremely good looking woman. She…