First fun fact of 2010. This one comes from 1797. Relatively early in the life of the United States there was need to secure respite from privateering in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The US, with Washington himself spearheading (the bill was later signed by Adams after unanimous approval from Congress) drew up [...]
Now Reading
Planned books:
- Coincidance : A Head Test by Robert Anton Wilson
- The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
- Atheism: The Case Against God (Skeptic’s Bookshelf) by George H. Smith
- Why I Am Not A Christian And Other Essays On Religion And Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell
- The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
Current books:
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby
Recent books:
- The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
- The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
- The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) by Rick Riordan
- The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) by Rick Riordan
Why Are People Religious?
Here is part two of my series about atheism. If you remember from my introductory post I am exploring my ideas of atheism and how best to state my position. I figure one good place to start is to figure out why people are religious. Here is my take.
Basically I see two reasons people become [...]