I was watching Bill Maher tonight and he quoted Sam Harris saying "We are free to burn the Qur’an or any other book, and to criticize Muhammad or any other human being." Bill Maher added, "without apology".

Thought it was an interesting quote and I found the whole blog post it was from. Bold is mine.

On the Freedom to Offend an Imaginary God by ( Read more... )

I originally wrote the bulk of this post on paper exactly a month ago - on 06/07/2012 - after finishing "The God Delusion", but before posting my full review. This is the first time I've had the time and inclination to type it up ( Read more... )

I think the Dawkins scale needs a second dimension, or a second measure. Not how strongly you believe in god, but how all consuming religion is for you.

Repeating for reference:

1. Strong Theist: I do not question the existence of God, I KNOW he exists.
2. De-facto Theist: I cannot know for certain but I strongly believe in God and I live my life ( Read more... )

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The Religious Right Turns 33: What Have We Learned ( Read more... )

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Note (08/20/2013): For context, this is an infodump I made before reading "The God Delusion", but after reading an article about the Dawkins scale.

This continues from yesterday's post. Bit of a wikipedia dump.

Richard Dawkins The God DelusionQuotes from http://en.wikipedia ( Read more... )

Are You a Believer? Take The Dawkins Test ( Read more... )