Broun: Evolution, big bang: 'lies straight from the pit of hell'

Evolution and the big bang theory are “lies to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior,” U.S. Rep. Paul Broun said in a recently released video. In the video, taken from the 2012 Sportsman’s Banquet at Liberty Baptist...

The 'Science Guy' explains why creationism is bunk

Evolution is the foundation for modern science. Bill Nye in this video explains that creationism, or the ironically evolved term, intelligent design, needlessly complicates things. He is exactly right, of course. Creationists state that life is so complex that it needs a...

Silly absolutes in the bible

Did you know almost 50% of Americans believe that lung cancer is caused by little elves tearing holes in lungs, and not things like smoking? Well, the politicans elected by the tobacco lobby might like people to believe that. Did you know that 50% of Americans believe...

Silly moral absolutes in the bible

Did you know almost 50% of Americans believe that lung cancer is caused by little elves tearing holes in lungs, and not things like smoking? Well, the politicans elected by the tobacco lobby might like people to believe that. Did you know that 50% of Americans believe...

The silly bible and 1/2 of Americans don't believe in evolution

Did you know almost 50% of Americans believe that lung cancer is caused by little elves tearing holes in lungs, and not things like smoking? Well, the politicans elected by the tobacco lobby might like people to believe that. Did you know that 50% of Americans believe...

Evolution under attack in South Korea and prison for atheist

In South Korea, a creationist (fundamentalist Christian) group has succeeded in getting that nation's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to ask school textbrook publishers to eliminate examples of evolution from textbrooks. This, is extremely depressing. In the...

Why does creationism go hand in hand with rejection of global war

James Inhoffe, an anti-gay rightwinger U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, does not believe in global warming. On a conservative radio show, he made the statement, while giving a statistic, that many less Americans believe in global warming caused by humans, than a few years ago....

I just finished George Carlin's book, Last Words. It's different

There are some subjects that have fascinated me since I was a little kid. I like science. I like history. I like to know the history of how we became the nation that we are today. The founding of our nation from the time of the Jamestown Colony to the time of the Revolution...

This Saturday, Rock Beyond Belief concert at Fort Bragg, NC.

The U.S. military has not always been friendly to atheists. I was an atheist in the military, by the way. When I was in basic training, I could either go to chapel on Sundays or perform chores in the barracks. I chose to do the chores. But why was the only free time available...

On this Saturday, celebrate reason at the Reason Rally in D.C.

Today, March 24th, is the Reason Rally being held at the Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a day to celebrate our nation, which was founded upon the usage of human reason. Yes, we are the first and still maybe the only nation founded upon this important principle. Reason is the...

Why creationists disbelief in evolution, it's religious dogma

Many people in the religious rightwing state that they don't believe in theories. They almost always use this in opposition to evolutionary theory. Indeed, they often use the internet to state this opinion. The internet is the product of relativity theory. Quantum mechanics...

Why does creationism go along with rejection of global warming?

James Inhoffe, an anti-gay rightwinger U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, does not believe in global warming. On a conservative radio show, he made the statement, while giving a statistic, that many less Americans believe in global warming caused by humans, than a few years ago....