November 26, 2010
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The Ladies, The Atheist, and the Book

A day at home. The sun is shining. < Knock, knock> Two ladies with umbrellas appear at my door. Robin (innocently, looking them up and down): Hello. Are you selling umbrellas? Ladies: No, they’re just for protection. Robin (stalling): I don’t blame you, it is very hot today. Ladies (still […]
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November 26, 2010
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A Family Tree

At a scientific conference dinner the other night, a young woman named Eliza across the table was describing her family and how on the male side they first came to Australia in the 1700s – her great-etc-grandfather having been transported as convict for stealing a few yards of hessian. She […]
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November 21, 2010
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Dave Meets God

A Dave Allen classic on YouTube relates the story of Allen’s first encounter with The Church as a four year old boy. I have written before that if your starting point is reality, you’ll never derive the concept of God. Allen’s picture of religion through the eyes of such a […]
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November 12, 2010
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Divine Approval of Atheism!

I was reading my pre-release copy of The Australian Book of Atheism on a plane flight on Wednesday when I noticed that verily had the plane become quite dark: except for a single bright beam of light, shining down upon The Book in my hand! I’m pretty sure I also […]
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