LINK: Science Says Atheists Should Come Out of the Closet for their Own Good
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Religious Belief Systems of Persons with High Functioning Autism
Abstract: The cognitive science of religion is a new field which explains religious belief as emerging from normal cognitive processes such as inferring others’ mental states, agency detection and imposing patterns on noise. This paper investigates the proposal that individual differences in belief will reflect cognitive processing styles, with high functioning autism being an extreme … Religious Belief Systems of Persons with High Functioning Autism
Pro-Life Atheists
Hemant Mehta’s post about pro-life atheists is a great reminder of the diversity among nontheists. While the stereotype of atheists, at least in the U.S., is that we are all liberal on a variety of issues, that isn’t the case. Pro-life atheists are an example.
Jerry Coyne Blogs about Three Critical Reviews of Nagel’s Book
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Ryan Stringer on Nonbelief and Hope
Here is the abstract for Stringer’s new paper published on The Secular Web: Many people hold on to supernatural beliefs because they feel that certain psychological needs could not be met without them–in particular, they feel that they would not be able to have any hope without such beliefs. However, nonbelief need not be the … Ryan Stringer on Nonbelief and Hope
In Conversation with Richard Dawkins
Location: Sheldonian TheatreFriday, February 15th, 7:30 Professor Dawkins and philosopher Stephen Lawdiscuss the major issues of import to humanists and atheists at a timewhen opposition to rationalist thought appears to be on the rise. Other Oxford THINK week events here. Tickets on sale though the above sold out. I am also chairing the Wednesday 13th … In Conversation with Richard Dawkins
Internet Infidels Board of Directors
I just rejoined the Internet Infidels Board of Directors for the first time in 8-10 years. We are looking for a couple of more people to join the Board. If you are interested, please respond to the post and I will contact you off-line.
Theism, Atheism, and Tragic Loss
This is the response by one Dennis Prager to an earlier article published in the NY times by Susan Jacoby: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/337673/atheist-response-sandy-hook-dennis-prager# Does atheism offer less to those who mourn than theism? Let’s start by asking what theism has to offer. Well, naturally, there is the hope of eternal life, right? Surely, mourners are deeply comforted … Theism, Atheism, and Tragic Loss
Atheism and Intraorganizational Free Speech
That is the title of a 1996 essay by Michael Martin on the Secular Web. Martin concludes: The suppression of expressions not only has harmful results but is inconsistent with atheists’ criticism of religion’s suppression of speech. It also defeats what is in the atheistic organizations’ own best interests. I conclude therefore that atheistic organizations … Atheism and Intraorganizational Free Speech
Oxford Handbook of Atheism contents
Here’s the contents list of a book coming out in about a year, with some chapters appearing online earlier. It should be interesting… The Oxford Handbook of Atheism [FINAL CONTENTS LIST] Editors: Stephen Bullivant (St Mary’s University College) and Michael Ruse (Florida State University) Introduction: The Study of Atheism – Stephen Bullivant (St Mary’s) and … Oxford Handbook of Atheism contents