Feb
28
One: Its a very nice gesture in that it acknowledges that Atheists exist. That's a big step forward.
Feb
28
Richard_Dawkins: Prehistoric island ruled by dwarf dinosaurs http://is.gd/8Pfax
Feb
26
Feb
25
A team of paleontologists has discovered a new dinosaur species they're calling Abydosaurus, which belongs to the group of gigantic, long-necked, long-tailed, four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus.
Feb
24
Richard_Dawkins: Knowing a dinosaur's true colors http://is.gd/8PbuT
Feb
23
Feb
21
Richard_Dawkins: Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species http://is.gd/8OnSm
Richard_Dawkins: Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species http://is.gd/8OnSm
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17
AMERICAN ATHEISTS
http://www.atheists.org
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010
HELEN KAGIN, FREETHOUGHT
HEROINE, DEAD AT 76
HELEN KAGIN died early this evening following complications from cancer surgery. She was 76.
Kagin was a heroine and activist in the Atheist movement. Along with her husband, attorney Edwin Kagin, she co-founded Camp Quest, a summer camp for the children of nonbelievers, which has grown into an international outreach. She and Edwin were frequent guests at various conventions, and belonged to several freethought groups.
In 2005, Helen and Edwin were named “Atheists of the Year” at the National Convention of American Atheists. Helen was active in the Free Inquiry Group of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. She worked closely with Edwin and others organizing countless demonstrations and meetings, including the Rally for Reason which attracted hundreds of pro-science supporters who peacefully protested outside the opening of the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY.
She was an outstanding wife, mother, friend to so many; and Helen also had an illustrious career as an anesthesiologist
We will miss her infectious laughter, her wonderful friendship and stalwart support for the cause of Reason and state-church separation.
Helen Kagin will be cremated. Edwin Kagin asks that expressions of sympathy in the form of donations be used to send kids to Camp Quest. There will be further announcements, including details of a Memorial event.
(AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists, Freethinkers and other nonbelievers; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)
Feb
14
On 11 February 2010 (22 Bahman) there were large protests in several cities across Iran despite the Islamic regime of Iranâs brutal crackdown.
Feb
13
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Feb
12
Richard_Dawkins: Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil for women http://bit.ly/97boKs
Feb
11
Charles Darwin, whose book “On the Origin of Species” set forth the “biggest single idea in the history of thinking”, would be 101 years old tomorrow.
The concept of evolution through random mutation, genetic inheritance, and natural selection has been proven correct, through countless tests, observable data, and common sense. And yes, it is in direct opposition to what is taught in the bible.
This is why Creationists demonize Darwin as much as they can. Whether it’s lies about a deathbed rebuke, or claims he was an inspiration for Hitler, or anything else Creationists can throw at him, they cannot change the indisputable: Darwin proved the bible wrong.
And when I say “proved”, I mean it. Evolution is as much of a scientific fact as gravity. Although we may never know the exact order in which the evolution of life has occurred, we know for sure that it has, in fact, occurred.
And when Creationists stand up, throw lies and poke holes, and then try to counter this scientific fact with their invisible magic man in the sky (that defies all physics but that’s OK), I have to laugh. Out loud. Very loud.
Ha!
Charles Darwin
Creation Movie
On the Origin of Species (audio by Richard Dawkins)
Talkorigins (talking points on evolution)
Feb
10
Richard_Dawkins: Scientists decode secrets of dog breeding http://bit.ly/d0t79K
Feb
9
STUDENTS: Special Pricing Provided by the Secular Student Alliance
Thanks to the Secular Student Alliance and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for helping young people get to Newark!
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Convention Main Page
AMERICAN ATHEISTS will hold its 36th National Convention April 2-4, 2010 (pre-registration plus a special event starts on the evening of Thursday the 1st) in Elizabeth/Newark, NJ — right across the river from The Big Apple, New York! The theme–”BLASPHEMY?–On The Dangers of Privileging Religious Beliefs”–is one that most speakers will touch on in one way or another. As Atheists, we reject all or almost all theistic beliefs all the time, and we stand ready to debate religious vs. irreligious beliefs in any fair forum. But the greatest dangers of religion–to scientific progress, to rational thinking, to democratic governance, politics, and protections for free individuals, to human rights, to educational growth, to peace, and to ethical progress for humanity–come when religion is cloaked with special rights and special protections, when critiquing religious belief is called “blasphemy” or beliefs are held to be “sacred.” Any idea, religious or otherwise, that cannot withstand untrammeled scrutiny in the marketplace of ideas should be rejected without further ado.
We will gather at one of the premier meeting sites on the East Coast — the Newark Liberty Renaissance Hotel near Newark International Airport.
(http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrnr-renaissance-newark-airport-hotel/)
Fly in to Newark, grab your bags, and take the shuttle (available 24/7) to one of the most luxurious convention sites in the area — easily convenient to New York City!
* SPEAKERS: We’ll have a blockbuster line-up! Confirmed so far are:
DAN BARKER, co-president, Freedom From Religion Foundation
CECIL BOTHWELL, Atheist city councilman from Asheville, NC, investigative journalist, author of the Prince of War
ED BUCKNER, president of American Atheists
JOHN R. BUTLER, musician, special guest of the president
SEAN FAIRCLOTH, executive director, Secular Coalition for America
TOM FLYNN, editor of Free Inquiry and executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism
EDWIN F. KAGIN, National Legal Director of American Atheists, author poet, blasphemy king
WENDY KAMINER, author, lawyer and social critic, writes about law, liberty, feminism, religion, and popular culture.
PAUL KURTZ, philosopher, author, founder of the Council for Secular Humanism, Newark native
MARTIN LEWISON, professor of business, wit, former Wall Street executive
MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI, author, philosopher, advocate for science
DARREL RAY, author, psychologist, theorist on religion’s power to infect society
TERRY SANDERSON, president, National Secular Society (United Kingdom)
JEFF SHARLET, author of The Family, original investigator and exposer of the Christian Right’s ongoing attempt to run our government, operate a famous C Street apartment house, etc.
TODD STIEFEL, entrepreneur and freethought leader (member of American Atheists development committee)
EDDIE TABASH, attorney, debater, fierce Atheist advocate
ANDY THOMSON, M.D. psychiatrist; Trustee and CFO of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS); interests include evolutionary psychology, suicide terrorism, and the cognitive neuroscience of religious belief
PORTEOUS WOOD (KEITH), executive director, National Secular Society (United Kingdom)
INDRA ZUNO, linguist born and raised in Mexico. Actor in Mexican theater and TV; now Spanish Court Interpreter for the US District Court and for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Her talk will be offered in both Spanish and English; she will also translate simultaneously one other talk into Spanish.
Feb
8
Richard_Dawkins: Women who have fuller and firmer lips are seen as younger than they really are http://is.gd/661rx
