Religion

As the president of Rationalist International, Sanal Edamaruku has made a name for himself among skeptic's circles by debunking the mysticism surrounding India's so-called Holy Men. But while his efforts are admirable, and his exposes a never-ending source of lols (at the fakir's expense, that is), he's run into a bit of trouble.

Hey Jesus, did you hear about that photo of a certain Maike Domingo, of a girl in shorts who posed in a sexy-ish manner on the cross?

At some point you've probably read an article somewhere where priests or religious people ask you to pray for a certain...

With the advent of neuroscience, it has become increasingly more difficult to defend free will.

Every conscious thing we do or choice we make is somehow motivated by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. The only variables are the kinds of things that bring varying degrees of pleasure and pain to each individual, the premises on which expectations of pleasure or pain are based, and the ability to delay gratification.

What makes me proud as an atheist is that we are mostly the opposite of what is assumed of us.

I would always wonder if answered prayers weren't just coincidences; if the faith I felt wasn't just leveled up wishful thinking; or if the feelings I had for god's presence weren't just that -- feelings.

The existence of religious scientists only proves, as Sam Harris observes, that good ideas can live with bad ideas in the same head.

I find it quite appalling that this kind of force-feeding, where dissent and diversity are brushed aside or unthinkingly dismissed, currently masquerades as education.