Daylight Atheism » The New Atheism http://www.daylightatheism.org NIGHTTIME IS FOR DREAMING. DAYLIGHT IS FOR ACTION. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Book Review: Losing My Religion http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/losing-my-religion.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/losing-my-religion.html#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:32:19 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3878 Summary: A hard-hitting and emotionally moving story of a religion reporter's deconversion, despite a few lingering blind spots.

Losing My Religion is the autobiography of William Lobdell, the religion reporter turned atheist whom I wrote about in 2007. I briefly mentioned the outline of his story in my previous post, but this book is a much more in-depth account of how he found, and then ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/losing-my-religion.html/feed 13 Atheists Are Not Fascists http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/atheists-are-not-fascists.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/atheists-are-not-fascists.html#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:41:02 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3814 This week, my first article on Alternet was published, which spurred several comments asking that we not forget about libertarian and conservative atheists. That's why it's so amusing that this same week, PZ Myers points out the curious ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/06/atheists-are-not-fascists.html/feed 77 Adapt or Die http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/adapt-or-die.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/adapt-or-die.html#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 03:30:01 +0000 LeahAdmin http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3665 This is a guest post by Leah of Unequally Yoked.  Adam is on vacation.

My previous two posts on mockery have drawn a lot of criticism, including charges that I am an accommodationist.  If that were the case, the definition of accommodationism had gotten way too broad. ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/adapt-or-die.html/feed 40 Whom Should We Mock? http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/whom-should-we-mock.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/whom-should-we-mock.html#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 23:43:34 +0000 LeahAdmin http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3650 This is a guest post by Leah of Unequally Yoked.  Adam is on vacation.

My last post on Daylight Atheism, asking non-believers to tone down the contempt for Harold Camping and his followers, and many of you disagreed.  Some commenters didn't believe there was anything intrinsically destructive about mocking others, others argued that ridicule was a ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/05/whom-should-we-mock.html/feed 42 Charity Yes, Interfaith No? http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/04/charity-yes-interfaith-no.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/04/charity-yes-interfaith-no.html#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:16:39 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3495 We atheists are nothing if not argumentative, and the latest argument is over whether an atheist can or should participate in "interfaith" charitable work. Chris Stedman, a member of the humanist chaplaincy at Harvard, asserts that "we must actualize our commitments to justice and compassion" by participating in interfaith projects as often as possible. visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/04/charity-yes-interfaith-no.html/feed 20 Activists, Beware the Veal Pen http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/activists-beware-the-veal-pen.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/activists-beware-the-veal-pen.html#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:47:01 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3362 Ophelia and Hemant have pointed out that the White House is creating an "Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge" to encourage college students and religious groups to work on community-service projects. What's more, Greg Epstein, the humanist chaplain at Harvard, was invited to the kickoff meeting, and visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/activists-beware-the-veal-pen.html/feed 16 The Language of God: Collins vs. Dawkins http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/tlog-collins-vs-dawkins.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/tlog-collins-vs-dawkins.html#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:52:13 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3278 The Language of God, Chapter 7

By B.J. Marshall

The next part of Francis Collins' discussion of atheism is largely an attack on Richard Dawkins. Given that The Language of God is about biology, I suppose it would seem natural to attack an evolutionary biologist like Dawkins.

Collins' first attack is that Dawkins, in The God Delusion, argues that evolution fully accounts for biological complexity so there is no more need for God. "While this argument rightly ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/tlog-collins-vs-dawkins.html/feed 20 An Open Letter to Jeremy Stangroom http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/an-open-letter-to-jeremy-stangroom.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/an-open-letter-to-jeremy-stangroom.html#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:29:06 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3273 Dear Mr. Stangroom:

It's come to my attention that you've recently devoted your blog to the purpose of highlighting uncivil statements by the so-called New Atheists. This is a ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/03/an-open-letter-to-jeremy-stangroom.html/feed 27 The Language of God: A Flurry of Fallacies http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/02/tlog-a-flurry-of-fallacies.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/02/tlog-a-flurry-of-fallacies.html#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:38:21 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3197 The Language of God, Chapter 7

By B.J. Marshall

Chapter 7 covers Collins' first option: "Atheism and Agnosticism: When Science Trumps Faith." I expect to cover this chapter in a number of posts - probably no fewer than four. He goes into more specific detail on agnosticism later in the chapter, so we'll save that for now. In fact, I can't ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/02/tlog-a-flurry-of-fallacies.html/feed 11 The Guardians of Tone http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/the-guardians-of-tone.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/the-guardians-of-tone.html#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:23:44 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3064 Women's Anti-Suffrage Association

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I was tipped off to this excellent essay by a reader (thanks, bbk, even if it was unintentional!) and since it got buried ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/the-guardians-of-tone.html/feed 201 On the Uses of Ridicule, Part II http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/on-the-uses-of-ridicule-ii.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/on-the-uses-of-ridicule-ii.html#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:41:33 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=3007 A few months ago, I wrote a post about the uses of ridicule and the role it played in my own journey to atheism. I want to say some more about this subject, and a Daylight Atheism reader (thanks, Peter!) pointed me to this white paper from the Institute of World Politics that I'll use as a jumping-off ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2011/01/on-the-uses-of-ridicule-ii.html/feed 34 New Atheist Quote of the Day http://www.daylightatheism.org/2010/12/new-atheist-quote-of-the-day.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2010/12/new-atheist-quote-of-the-day.html#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:11:05 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=2975 I don't usually write posts that are just quotes, but sometimes it's nice to take a stroll down memory lane. Back in the day, this guy used to be one of the sharpest pro-science writers around, and I used to really love reading his stuff. I wonder whatever became of him.

"At its most basic level, the modern Right's tension with science springs from conservatism, a political philosophy that generally resists change. The dynamism of science - its constant onslaught on old ... [visit site to read more]

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