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I mentioned in one of my comments that a “Christian freethinker” is an oxymoron, or loosely a “contradiction in terms”. I realize I should not have made such sweeping statement that might antagonize some liberal or progressive Christians.

We are now on Part 3 of my comments and I’m now going to tackle some of Pastor Vince's issues using...

Filipino Freethinkers — UPD is co-presenting the Cinemalaya 2010 Entry Two Funerals. Tickets are P80 each. Email [email protected] to reserve tickets and to arrange for picking the tickets up before or at the event itself.

We all abstain from doing certain things in life, the difference is just in what individuals choose to abstain from. Depending...

More of my remarks on Vince's rants.

It's been a while, but we're back with another news update! A little less meat than the last post, but I'm hoping it will pick up as I get my mojo rolling again with the next post.

‎"There is no future in a sacred myth. Why not? Because of our curiosity. Whatever we hold precious, we cannot protect it from our curiosity, because being who we are, one of the things we deem precious is the truth."

The famous biologist J.B.S. Haldane once replied to a reporter who queried what his research on genetics suggested about the deity. Haldane replied that “He must have an inordinate fondness for beetles,” referring to the numerous species of these insects existing for no perceptible function other than for the purpose of reproduction.

Hume argues that it is not enough to surmise or prove the existence of a deity from the conclusions gleaned from our knowledge of the universe’s configuration which bears a distant resemblance to human design - cursory and sometimes unintelligent – a world which Hume states is “the only and the first rude essay of some infant deity, who afterwards abandoned it, ashamed of his lame performance.”