Author: Adam Lee

The Bible has always presented a schizophrenic view of the Christian god’s attributes. On one hand, he is styled the “Prince of Peace” who exhorts his followers to resist not evil, to turn the other cheek, to love one’s enemies, and to put up the sword lest one perish by it. On the other hand,…

The New York Times recently ran a series, titled “Diseases on the Brink“, that surveyed five diseases – polio, measles, dracunculiasis (also known as guinea worm), blinding trachoma and lymphatic filariasis – that it may be possible to eradicate, if the political will of the world community is up to the task. All these diseases…

Shanksville / Flight 93 The last of the four planes hijacked on 9/11 was Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after the passengers apparently attempted to storm the cockpit and regain control of the plane. Here it is somewhat difficult to tell what the filmmakers’ hypothesis is, other than their certainty that Flight 93…

The World Trade Center The second part of this series deals with claims made in Loose Change about the collapse of the World Trade Center. Unlike the Pentagon, there is video evidence explicitly showing the two planes crashing into the Twin Towers, and so LC does not deny this (although other conspiracists have explained this away by appealing to secret…

A new essay has been posted on Ebon Musings, a review of the famous Christian allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress. The review follows the book’s format in chronicling the journey of the main character, “Christian”, from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, commenting on the trials and tribulations he experiences along the way, and…

It seems to be part of human nature that any event of great scale or significance will inevitably engender conspiracy theories. The Kennedy assassination and the moon landing are two recent events that have spawned some of the most durable and complex examples, but there are many more, swirling around nearly every major world event…

I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently came across Freethought Radio, the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s new weekly radio show, which I highly recommend. The very first episode, which I was listening to the other day, made me aware of a shocking violation of the separation of church and state. This latest outrage,…

Unlike most religions, atheism has no single founder or point of origin. Becoming an atheist is not a matter of joining an existing establishment or swearing allegiance to a creed, but rather of waking up to a simple realization about how the world works. If religions grow like moss, a uniform carpet starting from a…

By Alexander Weaver (Editor’s Note: Please welcome Daylight Atheism’s first guest writer! Alexander Weaver is the author of the essay “Answers to 11 Questions for Atheists” on Ebon Musings.) Recently, several bloggers brought to my attention one of the creepier trends that’s caught on in South Dakota, the “Father-Daughter Purity Ball.” This is more or…

In a previous post, Should Atheists Evangelize?, I defended the position that nonbelievers should speak out publicly in defense of atheism. It seems obvious to me that, if we are to act in accordance with that principle, we should come to a general agreement on how to go about it and what methods are most…