Category Archives: Atheism & Scepticism

Why are there still creationists when science already answered the question on monkeys?

Posted on 07/02/2014 by Daniel

Sometimes you just don’t want to answer the stupid questions from creationists with anything else than with an example of just who stupid their question is. And perhaps also more effective than handing them a 500 page textbook on the … Continue reading →

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The reason for the season

Posted on 18/12/2013 by Daniel

The julbord at my parents old house on the eve of Christmas. The best real reason for my season. Christmas in Sweden is in many aspects very much different than in other parts of the western world. Only the other … Continue reading →

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Ancient alien astronauts

Posted on 20/11/2013 by Daniel

Pumapunku complex at Tiwanaku in Bolivia. A typical “oh my god it must have been aliens”-type of structure in among people believing in alien visitors and pseudoarchaeology. The similarities between people believing in ancient alien visitors and creationists are striking. Both … Continue reading →

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God has no right to forgive Hitler

Posted on 13/11/2013 by Daniel

I had a discussion with a christian friend a while back about this forgiveness thing that christians think is so great (and sometimes wrongly assume is a christian invention).  His opinion, (shared by most liberal christians today most likely) is … Continue reading →

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It is ok to call a person an idiot sometimes

Posted on 31/10/2013 by Daniel

… because some just are big stupid idiots. Even the old romans and greeks knew that a good debate focused on the topic, not the person. One of the most famous fallacies in a discussion is ad hominen. Saying that … Continue reading →

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I do not want or need fairy dust on my universe to feel awe

Posted on 25/10/2013 by Daniel

This thing with Oprah Winfrey and atheists “not being able to feel awe” annoyed many atheists. Here are my two cents on her claim: One misconception among people believing in the supernatural is that there is no problem combining their … Continue reading →

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Failing to ridicule atheism

Posted on 02/10/2013 by Daniel

In a debate, one of the most annoying things to experience is when your opponent argues against you using straw man arguments. This gets especially annoying when they try to use is as humour/satire against you since this makes it … Continue reading →

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Stop playing the racist card!

Posted on 21/08/2013 by Daniel

When criticizing religion, it seems to be inevitable to at one point or another encounter people arguing that the criticism is racism. The words used are often things like antisemitism, islamophobia and ethnocentrism – but it is all the same … Continue reading →

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The atheist always win

Posted on 11/07/2013 by Daniel

I am an atheist. But what if I am wrong? What if there is a God? The Christian God and there after death I will have to answer… Well. As far as I understand the Bible and all modern religious … Continue reading →

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The story logic of creation

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Daniel

There is logic and then there is story logic (or contextual logic). The first is universal and the second does not really have to be logical outside its own given parameters. One might think that story logic is easy to … Continue reading →

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