by Carl Howard | Oct 2, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Travel
The kinds of things I’ll post here are probably what’s at the top of most people’s minds with respect to Iran. And certainly religion plays a very major role in Iran. There are a lot of atrocities that are reported in the international news, especially in terms of...
by Carl Howard | Aug 30, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Philosophy
Different apologists have different styles. One style is to be an academic apologist who is often associated with rigour and intellectualism in the eye of their audience. They often have academic posts and might have a reasonable and decent collection of published...
by Carl Howard | Aug 23, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
I turned the hot knob down And shivered from the cold The daily shower is A ritual I hold I fastened on my belt And tied my pants up tight I cursed my sinful ways That daily do I fight For each time I engage In this vile, heinous sin The Big Man shoots a pup And puts...
by Carl Howard | Aug 21, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Travel
The next country I went to after Turkmenistan is Iran. There are plenty of misconceptions about Iran in all countries (not just developed Western ones). Given that the situation has deteriorated a lot since my visit in Oct 2011, there will probably be even more...
by Carl Howard | Jul 19, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
[Inspired by a story that went viral in Mar 2012] I put my sermon down The time came for a break I needed a respite To give my mind a shake In order to return To preaching about Christ My batteries recharged And mind with new-born feist I had some fine new blinds To...
by Carl Howard | Jun 14, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Evolution and Biology, Science and Skepticism
I’ve read a lot of claims by creationists so I’m used to wildly biologically-implausible claims. However, I’ve been having a slight back and forth that was so strange and dare I say ridiculous that I just have to share it. It’s about this old post where I discuss the...