When you look at the history of what we know about the world, you see a noticeable pattern. Natural explanations of things have been replacing supernatural explanations of them over and over. As we understood the world better, and learned to observe it more carefully, the explanations based on...
Can people in the 21st century really think the Earth is a flat disk, and not a sphere? When I see their claims I have to wonder if it’s an elaborate hoax, or their attempt to poke a hornet’s nest just to see how reality-based people react.
Abortion isn't murder because of the concept of person hood.
The use of the term "murder" requires that a person has been killed. A fetus is not a person or even an entity; it's just a collection of cells in a woman's body. If she wants to remove this part of her body before it develops...
Perhaps the universe is both chaotic AND orderly, and it is useful to examine it from each point of view.
As for chaos and order seeming to be logically exclusive, and thus the possibility of the universe being described by both logically inconsistent, I know of no proof that the universe is...
We can now explain how complex organisms came about, and why the universe so closely matches the needs of its inhabitants, in terms of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Complex organisms evolved over time, and the universe was not designed to fit life, but rather life evolved to fit the universe...
I am new here and just wanted to introduce myself.
I am an anti-theist, and i actively opposes a belief in gods of any sort and to institutions built around belief in a deity. I believe that religion is harmful to individuals and society and that it impedes scientific progress and encourages...