A previous article on this site that referenced a study stating that there was a correlation between intelligence and religiosity has garnered a huge response, with 100 comments at the time of writing. Studies like this are very difficult to refute. The raw data is taken, analysed, and a conclusion reached. The conclusion is simply [...]

Why do good things happen to bad people? And why does God allow bad things to happen to good people? These fundamental challenges to the existing of a benevolent, all powerful deity are often dismissed by theists with the often espoused, and always misguided “free will” argument. The salient point apparently being that even though [...]

I always find clashes between the law, specifically equality laws, and the Church fun.  It really hammers home just how out of date and close minded religious leaders are.  The latest example comes from the UK, where Church groups are running scared or new proposed equality laws that would force them to equally consider sexually [...]

Unbelievably, I still get asked about evolution. How can I possibly believe that we evolved from monkeys? If we did evolve from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys? There are people out there who just don’t want to accept the evidence, the mountain of evidence, that’s been gathered over the years.
So instead of replying [...]

Christmas is fast approaching, and as usually happens around this time of year the crazies are out in force.  From stories of Nativity scenes being shunned by towns to people going around criticizing various organisations for daring to be inclusive.  It’s always amusing to see these people attempt to crush the religious beliefs of others [...]

It seems highly likely, given the number of planets potentially capable of supporting life, that we are not alone in the universe.  For the first time scientists have found evidence to suggest that extra-terrestrial life does indeed exist.  The story posted at The Times Online talks of evidence within martian rock of bacteria having once [...]