Atheist Ethicist

Events in Maine give me an opportunity to make some comments on the dispute between the appeasers (who argue that we must praise religion to...

A little bit more than half of the people in Maine who voted acted immorally on Tuesday (or before, when they cast absentee or early ballots...

Members of the studio audience have attempted to bring up evidence that there are evolved dispositions towards altruism and empathy as evide...

I am spending some of my space on this blog covering a topic that (1) I enjoy, and (2) I think has a great deal of value for those concerned...

Evolutionary Ethics: "Are They True?" I've been commenting on a posting by PZ Myers in Pharyngula that summarized an article...

Divine Command Theory says that right and wrong came about as a set of principles written on our soul by God telling us what is right and wh...

Yesterday, I discussed some issues that I had with the concept of "God's Morality," Today, I want to talk about some of the ...

As atheists, we are accustomed to being asked, "Where do your morals come from?" The oft-spoken assumption is that the world has...

Don't believe in good without god? That's prejudice. See, Washington Post, Don't Believe in Good Without God? That's Preju...

This post is for entertainment purposes only. I like to imagine what life would be like if (when) humans start to live in space. My imagin...

It appears that Suzanne Somers, who could have left a legacy of laughter and joy in her wake, will leave a legacy of death and suffering ins...

A panel that Obama set up to review the future of NASA's manned spaceflight program goes in the right direction. I have argued in this...

Legalized gay marriage will no more result in churches being required to accept homosexual couples than legalized interracial marriage resul...

Those who are defending Proposition 1 in Maine to revoke homosexual marriage in that state are much like the defenders of slavery 150 years ...

Smith vs Parfit Part 13 of 15: The Evolutionary Objection to Desire-Independent Reasons for Action In this series of posts I am commenting...

"In God's name I do harm, and you had better love me for it!" We live in an absurd culture in which people use faith to ...

As Proposition 1 to end homosexual marriage in Maine comes up to a vote, I have been reminded of some of the things I wrote when Proposition...

In this series of posts I am commenting on an article sent to me by a member of the studio audience. These are, in a sense, notes written in...

The day after I mention that global warming denial is one of the most morally contemptible idiocies on the planet, I get a nice example of g...

In this series of posts I am commenting on an article sent to me by a member of the studio audience. These are, in a sense, notes written in...