This year I have decided to take part in MOvember, a campaign to raise MOney and awareness for men’s health, prostate cancer research and depression problems in men. The idea behind it is that I grow a MOustache for your enjoyment, and you spin me some dollars to help raise this MOney. If you don’t usually go for campaigns like this, let me just show some numbers that may convince you that this is a worthy cause, and that it does...

Do you believe in God? If so, which one do you believe in? How would you describe God in human terms? Is it even possible to describe God? Chances are the god you believe in is the very same god your parents believed in. If you were born in Afghanistan, chances are the god you believe in is Allah, the Islamic god. If you were born in Italy, you probably call yourself a Catholic. If you were born in Punjab, you might believe in multiple gods,...

Twitter for many people I follow is a daily battle of “belief vs proof” with theists who insist that they know god exists, and therefore proof is not something they need to provide. You see, faith is in and of itself the belief in something without proof, so to try and prove a basis for faith is impossible, and yet, when pressed, many theists will at least attempt to do so. When someone professes a belief in a god or gods, and are...

I am amazed at the amount of vitriol and resistance I have encountered over my piece from last week “White Ribbon Day – Calling for an End to Violence Against Women“. It seems that not only is the feminist aspect of this piece a trigger for some people to cry foul, but that the apparent “exclusiveness” of the campaign has many up in arms also. The biggest reaction I received was in comments from readers, both here and...