It's a really, really big "if."
…of the same panel at a regional meeting of American Atheists in Huntsville, Alabama on the subject of gender relations: One says it all went to hell and it’s no wonder a woman who stood up to ask a question ended up in the bathroom in tears with people consoling her.The other says the woman … Read more
I’m glad I went, and I had a good time. That said, I most likely won’t go back. It’s amazing, what they’re doing. A free conference in the Midwest for non-believers, with this kind of lineup of stellar speakers? Anybody in the area who is remotely interested in these topics would be well-served in checking … Read more
Comment from m5 in reply to this blog entry on Dispatches from the Culture Wars: I’m pretty sure THIS guy and his ilk are the ones Phil Plait was talking about in his Don’t Be a Dick speech, and I wish certain people would stop insisting criticism of THIS sort of shit is the same … Read more
The “What would convince you that there is a god/supernatural/really weird thing out there?” argument continues. I didn’t read the whole thread. I’m feeling fatigued on the subject, honestly. It’s easy to demonstrate the existence of weird things (even really weird ones), rather more difficult to prove the supernatural (depending on how you define it), … Read more