Author: Adam Lee

This past Sunday, I went to church and had a wonderful time. No, I haven’t converted, nor am I thinking of doing so. I was there to accompany my girlfriend, who’s a lapsed Catholic and is seeking a new church to attend. We went to a Unitarian Universalist church on Long Island. That Sunday there…

In the book God?: A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist, William Lane Craig (debating Walter Sinnott-Armstrong) makes the following argument for why God chooses to remain hidden: “Could God reveal himself more clearly?” Of course, He could: He could have inscribed the label “Made by God” on every atom or planted a neon…

“We need to ask ourselves this question: ‘Where do we put our faith and trust? In the words of scientists who don’t know everything, who were not there? Or in the Word of God — the God who does know everything — and who was there?’” —Ken Ham, “Were You There?” I’ve been reading this…

One of the recurring fantasies of Christian end-times believers is that, after the Rapture, the world will be united into a single government which will be presided over by the Antichrist. As such, these believers view any sign of increased global peace or cooperation as an ominous sign of growing Satanic influence. (Oddly, increased war…

I don’t make it my mission to slap down every loudmouth religious-right crackpot on the internet. Really, I don’t. If I wanted to make it my mission, I could do nothing else, but it wouldn’t accomplish anything and it wouldn’t make for a very interesting site. However, the other day, this giant, flaming meteor of…

I’ve been watching the “Four Horsemen” video, a two-hour conversation among four of today’s leading atheists: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens. Right at the beginning, Dan Dennett brings up a point that’s also been on my mind. Speaking about his pre-publication editing of Breaking the Spell, in an effort not to…

Recently, the state government of Illinois proposed a $1 million grant to rebuild the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church, which was destroyed by a fire earlier this year. Atheist Rob Sherman testified before the House State Government Administration Committee to oppose this blatant violation of the separation of church and state. What happened next was difficult…

As you can see from this picture, the building where I live has no thirteenth floor: But of course, what this picture depicts is a mathematical impossibility. My building does have a thirteenth floor; it’s just that it’s mislabeled as the fourteenth floor, with all the floors above it similarly mislabeled by one. This may…

Kathleen Seidel, author of the Neurodiversity weblog, writes extensively about issues related to autism. Among other things, she gives the scientific perspective on claims that autism is caused by vaccination. One of her recent posts, The Commerce in Causation, concerns the career of one Clifford Shoemaker – a lawyer who’s represented hundreds of clients making…

Malverde’s shrine stands near the railroad tracks on the west side of Culiacan, well-known to just about everybody in town. Nearby are Malverde Clutch & Breaks, Malverde Lumber and two Denny’s-like cafeterias: Coco’s Malverde and Chic’s Malverde. Outside the shrine people sell trinkets, candles, and pictures. Inside the shrine are two concrete busts of the…