Category: Atheism

  • Does an objective universe exist?

    If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it still make a sound? In my paper on multiple dimensions (Ideas on Consciousness) I point out that one attribute of a dimension is that it is necessary for a physical object to exist. For instance, an object needs to exist in…

  • Why DIY funerals are a bad idea

    Imagine a time, say, in an English village around the thirteenth century. Life revolved around the church and services were held on sundays and holy-days. For better or worse the priest was the guide and mentor. Death was common and unlike today the format of the funeral service followed a strict pattern. Certain prayers were…

  • The laws of the universe

    Some years ago I was listening to an interview with the atheist researcher Susan Blackmore who put volunteers who could initiate out of body experiences into an MRI machine whilst monitoring their brain activity. She asked one of the volunteers to move her leg on her astral body and she saw that the part of…

  • Why Darwinism can’t explain evolution

    The classic Darwinism theory of evolution is very simply explained as follows: Every organism in the process of reproducing produces random mutations. These mutations may result in no apparent affect to the offspring up to an affect that is so catastrophic that it is unable to survive. Sometimes, however, the change may be such that…

  • Do you understand your partner?

    What would it take to understand your partner? Suppose we’re talking about your wife, and she explains that she came from a large family where she had to care for her younger siblings and her mother was always busy and the father was never there. It may give you some insight into some aspects of…

  • Guilt. And why we should do good things

    Some years ago I saw an interview with a Jewish (or lapsed Jew to be more specific) professor where he talked about why he became an Atheist. He came from a very strict Jewish household, I think his father was a cantor at the local synagogue, but questioned his faith when he was 13 — around the…

  • Some questions for Atheists

    Question 1: How old were you when you decided that you weren’t going to believe in what you don’t understand? If you had attempted to explain heavier than air flying, or radio communication to someone in the 12th century you would undoubtably be met with disbelief, and your attempts at an explanation would probably just…

  • Scientific impartiality

    There is a view which is expounded, predominantly by Atheists, that science is objective and impartial. I was told by a member of a skeptics association that peer review guaranteed that science was impartial. Apparently Richard Feynman said that Philosophy of science is as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. Of course the difference is…

  • Science and Religion

    We are often told that science and religion are mutually incompatible. The reasoning goes that religion is based on faith and science is based on facts and experimentation. I’ve even heard it said that religious people should not be employed in scientific establishments because scientists endeavour to find the truth, whereas religious people simply attribute…

  • Why do Bad things Happen? (2)

    In this series of articles I’m looking at the Atheists’ question ‘Why do bad things happen to good people’ or ‘If God is all good then how is it that He lets bad things happen’ or so on. The question takes many forms but in the end they boil down to one question: How can…