Author: Adam Lee

There is none righteous, no, not even one.

We may have already reached a point where fossil fuels are doomed and renewables are destined to replace them, purely on the basis of economics.

In the long run, it may well be that this was the year this faith signed its own death warrant.

If you like maple syrup, craft beer, rugged mountains and forests, picturesque small towns, real farm-to-table eating, or cultural liberalism, Vermont is the place. Here are a few pictures from my trip to the state two weeks ago: Hiking around Kent Pond, Killington, VT. The sun kept hiding behind clouds and coming out again, creating…

Another example of how Ayn Rand’s political views evolved.

You can’t change the moral calculus by keeping people ignorant of how their lives will be affected by what you do.

White supremacists are giving up their pretenses and resorting to terrorist violence.

The Patheos technical elves have been hard at work while I was away, and this week they unveiled a new site design for all the blogs, including Daylight Atheism. They’re still ironing out the fine details, so here’s an open thread for feedback. Have you noticed any bugs or browser incompatibilities? Any changes you particularly…

You can’t build houses that are good for people if you don’t understand people.

[This post originally appeared in February 2012. My opinion of Richard Dawkins has changed somewhat since I wrote it, although what I said about his book is still true.] Some days, I hate writing about atheism. I want to tell you why. Two weeks ago, I was watching a PBS show called Inside Nature’s Giants,…