Tagged: Religious belief

Belief and morality - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • May 03, 2012 •

• atheism,
• belief,
• Christianity,
• diversity,
• morality,
• religion,
• Religious belief,
• Sciblogs,
• United Kingdom Census 2011

We humans are mentally very complex – and often contradictory in our beliefs and actions. This must be a real problem for sociologists who often rely on surveys and self-reporting of beliefs. I have often wondered about the reliability and … Continue reading → … Read More

Atheists aren’t shrill — just disgusting? - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Sep 14, 2011 •

• agnostic,
• agnosticism,
• atheism,
• Bible,
• Christian,
• Christianity,
• disgust,
• God Delusion,
• Islam,
• Qur'an,
• religion,
• Religious belief,
• Richard Dawkin,
• Sciblogs,
• United States

Perhaps the common hostile reaction to the so-called “new atheists” (or gnus) is more a matter of the disgust in the eye or brain of the beholder than any “stridency” or “shrillness” on the part of the atheist. Well, that’s … Continue reading → … Read More