Monthly Archives: February, 2010

Church Dialogue: An offer we can (and should) refuse

So the Vatican wants to talk. Fine, but before they even think about letting us nonbelievers into their abode, they might want to clean up several skeletons in their closet first, starting with the fact they've previously dissed everything we hold dear.

Three Primary Truths

There are three truths which must be accepted at the beginning of any investigation into the problem of knowledge and truth: The First Fact: The fact of our existence. "I exist." The First Principle: The principle of contradiction. "A thing can not be and not-be at the same time in the same respect." The First Condition: The essential capability of the mind to know truth. "My intellect can reason and discover truth."

Who says agnostics are atheists without balls?

  The agnostic does not simply say, "l do not know." He goes another step, and he says, with great emphasis, that...

Filipino Freethinkers T-Shirts

As you already know, we can't fund ourselves the usual way because no corporate sponsor would want their brand associated with...

Women, Sex and the RH Bill: Understanding the real reason for the opposition

We have failed to acknowledge the fact that ultimately, the RH bill is about sex, and it is our attitudes about sex, particularly, the role of sex in a woman’s life, that is really what’s in the way of getting this bill passed.

My list of some of the most romantic sci-fi lines

Okay guys, this is, among other things, a work/list in progress, so please feel free to suggest others I might have...

An Agnostic’s Valentine

by Ramon Garcia A reflection on that Valentine's Day evening when everything began to fall into place for me.... at the time...

A Cynical View on Attraction

Why are we attracted to certain body types and scents?

When I Was Cheated

I was cheated. I was cheated when I was in school, not by my classmates but by the very exams that...

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