by Carl Howard | Sep 23, 2016 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History
This week, the Dalai Lama engaged in more mealy-mouthed bullshit that went viral because it’s telling many people what they want to hear. In condemning religious violence (yay DL?) he said that anyone partaking in violent activities is not a genuine practitioner of...
by Carl Howard | Aug 1, 2016 | Atheism and Religion, Blogging Jewish Law, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Race
The behaviour of Chareidi (more commonly known as “Ultra-Orthodox”) flight passengers has hit international news a few times, mostly around them not wanting to sit next to women who have at times been asked to switch seats, something El Al is being sued over. There...
by Carl Howard | Nov 24, 2015 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, History, Race
Last year, the Sydney siege prompted many to demonise people with mental illness and to claim that the perpetrator couldn’t have been a true Muslim (see my post about it for more). With the recent attacks in Europe (and it’s all about Europe), this is recurring on a...
by Carl Howard | Sep 1, 2015 | Atheism and Religion, Philosophy, Science and Skepticism
I haven’t written about the ‘science vs religion’ thing for ages, but an article caught my attention –– first because I thought it was ridiculous and later because it did force me to think about using scientific metaphors, which is always a positive. It’s The Missing...
by Carl Howard | Aug 11, 2015 | Atheism and Religion, Blogging Jewish Law, Blogging the Bible, Feminism and LGBT
You may have seen the news about Yishai Schlissel: he stabbed marchers during Jerusalem’s LGBT parade in 2005, served 10 years and did it again as soon as he got out. He stabbed six people at last week’s parade including 16yo Shira Banki who died of her wounds. This...
by Carl Howard | Apr 14, 2015 | Atheism and Religion, Evolution and Biology, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Philosophy
This is an oldie (from 2014) but a goodie. A legit science website (Science 2.0) publishes an blog post entitled Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke by Nury Vittachi. It’s a great example of what happens when you try to be so...
