The Challenge of Atheism
Three talks by Wim Rietkerk entitled 'The Challenge of Atheism' consider whether Christianity whould be seen as an ideology or as a…
Dawkins and the Public Understanding of Scientism
Zoologist Dr. Richard Dawkins (1941-) is ‘materialistic, reductionist and overtly anti-religious.’[1] Charles Simonyi, head of…
Why Be Good? - a review
What should motivate us to be good? This book examines four possible answers.
Richard Dawkins' Objections to God
William Lane Craig delivers his critique of Richard Dawkins' objections to arguments for the existence of God, followed by questions and…
Melvyn Bragg Rebuts New Atheist Arguments
Melvyn Bragg, who says he is not religious himself, provides an interesting rebuttal of some of the arguments made against Christianity,…
Spirituality Without God – a review
Rob Cook, who lectures at Redcliffe College, Gloucester, reviews Spirituality Without God: Buddhist Enlightenment and Christian…
'Mind Viruses and Memes' - thinking errors in a freethinker
My focus in this essay is to illustrate, through a detailed analysis of one particular article, the range of fallacious tactics that are…
The Faith Based Dawkins
At the start of 2005, online magazine ‘Edge The World Question Centre’ posed the following question to a number of scientific…
"What's Wrong with Sex Before Marriage?"
This article suggests that the question of sex before marriage can raise far wider issues than might at first appear.