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Space vs Prayer - what has space exploration ever done for us?

So I posted this meme to my facebook profile: Now I thought that was pretty funny. Prayer is notoriously ineffective. But a Catholic friend posted this reply: Hmm...and space exploration has benefited humanity so much!

What God Actually Said (Or Didn't) To My Readers

As I wrote the other day: What I want to know, from my ex-religious readers, is about your relationsip with God. Not what was happening in reality, but what was happening in your head, in your own created reality? How did you feel that God actually interacted with you? What

The Lord's Prayer advert HAS NOT BEEN BANNED in cinemas

I just want to set the record straight since this is being mis-reported all over the media. I sent a complaint to the BBC and they changed their website headline, though still report it incorrectly on the TV news. Here is how the BBC report it, having changed "ban" to "snub" and "refusal":

Pray for Paris...? Seriously? Think about it!

The Paris mass shootings and bombings have been terrible. It's a right minefield of religion, politics and sadness. One idea which has routinely popped up on social media has been that Christians should pray for Paris.

Medical Miracle Anecdote

This came into our mailbox here at SIN. It is a medical miracle anecdote, in the same strain as a post from the other day: I have just returned from a surgical mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Although I am an atheist my schedule was such that it was most convenient for me to travel and w

The power of prayer...

The power of prayer...

I received this email today from an old friend: Hi mate, Hope you're well. I'm reading your little book of unholy questions at the moment and thought I'd share a prayer story with you. When XXXX was pregnant with YYYY and we had the 12 week scan, the physical measurements and blood factors

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Tory MPs must pretend not to be "atheists and gay"

This is from The Independent, though what is equally as depressing in this day and age, is that the Bill to allow prayers at the beginning of Council meetings seems to have got through the House of Commons unopposed: Tory James Arbuthnot comes out as an atheist, claiming MPs must pretend to be re

Bicycle pumps and why prayer seems to work... sometimes...

I have an analogy which I hope will illustrate why at least a lot of examples of alleged successful prayer or interventions of God take place.

Rebecca Ferguson, intercessory prayer, and 240,000 tsunami deaths...

I bought a CD for my partner the other day. it was by an X-Factor third place finisher from a few years ago, Rebecca Ferguson. Not something I'd usually buy myself, of course, but she's got a rich and textured voice which sounds lovely.

Oh, my! Randal Rauser on prayer (God or Godless)

I recently reviewed Randal Rauser and John Loftus' debate book entitled God or Godless. I have also responded to Randal's post on why I am an atheist as well as posting an article critiquing Randal on why he is a Christian. During my review, I noted that I was particularly frustrated at Randal's pra

Prayer could have stopped the tornadoes....

Urghhhh. Of course, on his logic, it is the children's fault for building their houses and schools in a tornado area. Oh no, they are only children.