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Can We Prove There Is a Designer?
The teleological argument for God, otherwise known as the argument from design, goes back at least as far as Socrates. It is the idea that we see the appearance of design in nature, and design presupp...
Ignoble Treatment of Atheists in Colombia
Atheists in Colombia, known for its cultural diversity, are living as inferior citizens. They are discriminated against in families, in schools and in the workplace. A report by Sven Hanfstaengl. Reli...
How To Find God
Christians often implore me to find God. They assure me, if I seek God, I will find him. I know it’s possible to find gods. The ancient Greeks found Aphrodite, the ancient Persians found Ahura M...
Atheist Union of Greece’s complaint upheld
Greece’s independent Data Protection Authority (HDPA) ruled that keeping records of, and demanding declaration of the religious views of students violate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ...
Tyranny over atheists, LGBT under new Brazil gov’t
President Bolsonaro heralds the end of freedom The new regime of right-wing leader Jair Messias Bolsonaro in Christian-dominated Brazil will intensify the suppression of atheists, LGBT and religious m...
Irreducible and Specified Complexity
Things fester on the internet. Propositions that were refuted long ago don’t go away; there’s always someone who hasn’t been brought up to speed yet, paddling the same old canoe that has already been ...
How to prove you have a soul
The human brain has many functions. Some functions keep our bodies working such as controlling our temperature, breathing, moving muscles, providing balance and so on. Other functions relate to our pe...
The AAI interviews: Amaka Rea
Amaka is the founder of the NIGERIAN Atheist/Humanist/FreeThinkers Sanctuary Facebook group. Amaka talks to John Richards about this active group, which has over 16,000 members, and much more.
Justice or Bigotry?
PART II Having struck out the Atheist Society of Nigeria’s (ASN) case on grounds of locus standi (standing), Chief Justice Godwln Abraham’s job was done (however imperfectly). He had concl...
Justice or Bigotry?
Photo: ASN officers at Uyo awaiting the judgment. Front row from left to right: Isaiah Akorita (Public Relations Officer); Freeborn Amadi (Secretary); Opadeyi Adebayo (President) PART I The case broug...
What did our ancestors know?
It is undeniable that human knowledge has advanced exponentially over the past few hundred years. Two keys enabled us to unlock this knowledge: the first was a willingness to put aside some of the sup...