“Atheism” is a term that ought not exist. It is the state which we are all born into, and would stay in if it weren’t for the constant insistence by our cultures and religions that god does in fact exist. A “the world’s most famous Atheist” Professor Richard Dawkins says in his bestselling book The God Delusion, “A child is not a Christian child, not a Muslim child, but a child of Christian parents or a...

“Freedom of speech. Just watch what you say.” - the subtitle of Ice T’s third album The Iceberg, 1989, Sire/Warner Brothers Records. I am an advocate for free speech. This may not surprise you, since many of the topics I write on are somewhat controversial, at least in the eyes and minds of some people. The right to free speech underpins the democratic system, one where the voice and opinion of an individual can be used...

Image: a controlled burn via Wikipedia. People often ask atheists, “Why does it matter what other people believe? Isn’t it their own choice? Isn’t it okay as long as it doesn’t harm anyone?” The answer to this is “Of course it doesn’t matter, as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else.” And herein lies the problem with religions; they, by their nature, encroach upon the non-religious areas of...

I’ve finally worked my way through all the data collected in my 3 Questions Survey, and found question 3 to be the most interesting and enlightening of them. the question was: “What are the political and social ramifications of atheism, skepticism or agnosticism? Should these movements embrace political ideas that are outside of the description of atheism, skepticism or agnosticism?” I asked this question specifically as it...

Image: Adam and Eve (detail), by Titian, 1550, via Wikipedia. In April of 2012 the online version of the popular politics magazine Foreign Policy released its “Sex Issue“. Unlike the majority of magazines, for which a “Sex Issue” would mean articles like “12 Solutions for Pleasing Your Man in Bed” or “How To Achieve A Better Orgasm”, the Foreign Policy “Sex Issue” focused mostly on...