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  • Slay the Praying Mythical Monster

    Filed in Religion on July 19th, 2009

    “The knowledge exists by which universal happines can be secured; the chief obstacle to its utilisation for that purpose is the teaching of religion. Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the ethic of scientific co-operation in place [...]

  • Faith.

    Filed in Religion on June 21st, 2009

    “If the God hypothesis is a promising one, then we don’t need to appeal to faith. If the God hypothesis doesn’t sit well with the evidence we have, then we should reject it and it would be wrong to seek to cling to it by giving it some privileged exemption from criticism. [...]“