1. “Quantum Magic”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/11/quantum-magic/ 2. “Encountering Naturalism”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/10/encountering-naturalism/ 3. “Infidel Publishing in Turkey”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/11/infidel-publishing-in-turkey/ 4. “A Metaphysical Naturalist Manifesto”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/07/a-metaphysical-naturalist-manifesto/ 5. “Clark Adams, RIP”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/05/clark-adams-rip/ 6. “Anthony Flew’s New Book” https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/11/antony-flews-new-book/ 7. “Are Religious People More Generous?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/10/are-religious-people-more-generous/ 8. “We Live in the Land of Biblical Idiots”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/03/we-live-in-the-land-of-biblical-idiots/ 9. “Atheist and Humanist Emblems”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/04/atheist-and-humanist-emblems/ 10. “Hitchens, Apparently, Is Bleeding Insane”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2007/10/hitchens-apparently-is-bleeding-insane/

Here is an index of our top ten most popular posts from 2006. 1. “New Blog: The Ex-Apologist”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2006/11/new-blog-the-ex-apologist/ 2. “Who Is the Most Prominent Atheist?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2006/07/who-is-the-most-prominent-atheist/ 3. “An Atheist Visits Christian Forums”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2006/01/an-atheist-visits-christian-forums/ 4. “Could an Atheist Pass a Lie Detector Test while Proclaiming Atheism?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2006/02/could-an-atheist-pass-a-lie-detector-test-while-proclaiming-atheism/ 5. “John Stewart and Richard Dawkins on Ted Haggard”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2006/11/john-stewart-and-richard-dawkins-on-ted-haggard/ 6. “From Keith … Blast from the Past: 10 Most Popular Posts from 2006

 ‘No more virgins’  Corrected Version According to the UK’s Daily Mall, Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council has warned that repealing a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia would result in “no more virgins.” The Daily Mall states that the religious council’s report “warns that allowing women to drive would ‘provoke a surge … You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

The Internet Infidels News Wire linked to a story today about a Pennsylvania town which refuses to include an atheist banner as part of a holiday display. I understand the church-state issues involved, but I scratch my head when I try to make sense of the public relations strategy of the Freedom From Religion Foundation … How Not To Run a Public Relations Campaign

Dear Bleaders, I’m getting the sense that atheism in these parts (’round this url) is not as, shall we say “taken for granted” as it is in my usual conversations. A good number of my usual conversations take place in my head, the ones that involve other people are still usually in New York City, … Fun with Poetic Atheism

Many religious believers and atheists alike express regret at the crass materialism shown this time of year, when Thanksgiving now represents the prelude to a shopping spree for Christmas presents on “Black Friday.” I gained an appalling insight watching television on the Saturday after “Black Friday.” First I saw frenzied crowds of Egyptian protesters in … War on Thanksgiving?

Someone named James D. Zimmerman has reviewed the volume The End of Christianity, edited by John Loftus (Prometheus; 2011) on Amazon. I found this paragraph especially interesting: So, “many Christian denominations have long since dispensed with hell?” I wonder which ones these are. Catholics? The Greek Orthodox? Southern Baptists? Here is what the Greek Orthodox … Amazon Review of my Hell Essay

From time to time I run across the familiar story about Bertrand Russell being asked how he would justify his nonbelief if he were suddenly in the presence of God. According to the story, Russell replied, “I’d say, ‘Not enough evidence, God, not enough evidence!” The earliest source I have been able to find for … Help Wanted: What is the Primary Source for This Quotation of Bertrand Russell?

Obedience to such a God [i.e., the vengeful, despotic God depicted in the pages of the Hebrew Bible] would not be morally virtuous; it would be, at best, prudent. One does not owe allegiance to another being simply because that being is stronger. And it does not matter if the being in question is responsible … Louise Antony on Obedience to God