Many atheists--including Aron Ra, Christopher Hitchens, and George Carlin--have already commented on the 10 commandments. So what do I have to add? Nothing but my unique perspective. I want to tackle these supposed divine commandments because I believe doing so is one of the most … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
What Do You Want To Believe?
When I was a teenager, one of my favorite TV shows was The X-Files. It's about two FBI agents who investigate reports of mysterious phenomena such as ghosts and extra terrestrials. Fox Mulder tends to believe these phenomena are real, but his partner Dana Scully is a skeptic who … [Read more...]
Why I’m No Longer a 9/11 Truther
It's hard to express how certain I was that 9/11 was an inside job perpetrated the Bush administration. Let's put it this way: I was just as convinced of that as I was of the divinity of Jesus. And I quit believing both for the same reason: a lack of evidence. There's no … [Read more...]
Why Would Anyone Choose To Be Gay?
If you're straight, I want you to do something for me: Think about the first person you ever had a crush on. Maybe it was a neighbor or someone at school. Or perhaps it was a teacher or a celebrity. You probably didn't understand what you were feeling. All you knew was that you … [Read more...]
Abraham was Insane
What would you think of a mother who used a large rock to bash in the heads of her three sons (all under 10 years old), killing two of them and nearly killing the third? What if she said god told her to do it? You would probably think she was insane. As you may have guessed, this … [Read more...]