I'm not saying I'm a better blogger than Richard Herring. That's for other people to say... - Terence Eden Is Richard Herring the son of a god he doesn't believe in? He may not be the Messiah, but he is a very funny boy. For this long time apathist, none of His arguments were very new - the Bible is inconsistent, God is petty, etc. - but the sheer enthusiasm and obvious joy He brings drew huge laughs from the audience. The show is unremittingly funny - weaving skilfully between…
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Census time is coming around - which brings with it the tricky question of religion. Regular readers will know that I self identify as an apathist - a peculiar sub-branch of atheism. Those with longer memories will have seen me self identify as a Jedi (Dark Side). So, when the 2011 census rolls around, how should I identify myself to the state? (more…) …
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I'm an Apathist. It's a funny sort of mix between the various flavours of Atheism and Agnostism. At its very root is the fact that I just don't care. Arguments about religions and their various gods are tedious; by their very nature there is no way of resolving them. So, lets take some points. See if you agree or disagree with my reasoning. There is no evidence of gods. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Pascal's wager shows (when corrected for high numbers of go…
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