Richard Dawkins saith unto us: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.� “I know of nothing so close to... Read More

I think it’s fair to say that all Christians generally dislike the aggressive atheist ideologue Richard Dawkins, who is a grumpy, hateful person. That said, I think having these kinds of figures in the public is a good thing for Christian society. Criticism is a good thing. Anyone who cannot stomach criticism is not coming... Read More

I’ve published a second article in Open Behavioral Genetics: “Negotiating the gap. Four academics and the dilemma of human biodiversity.� You can read it as a PDF here or as a caliber ebook here. The foreword is reproduced below. Comments are welcome. ***************************************************** Twenty-five years ago I met a professor from the medical faculty who... Read More

Post updated, 1/14/15. See below! Let me start by once again giving the disclaimer that I am an unapologetic atheist. Of course, I would conclude that being an atheist is the only natural position one can have if one is being a true scientist. Now, that said, I realize that I am only able to... Read More

Peace on earth. Good will toward men.

As some of you know, and probably most of you don't, I am an atheist. It is the only logical conclusion based on the principle of demanding proof before regarding things as true, as many would tell you (also here). That said, some intellectuals would argue that not believing in any sort of creative force... Read More

One of my readers asks whether the renowned evolutionist Richard Dawkins has ever written on the subject of human races. Do they exist? And, if so, did this process of biological diversification stop a long time ago? Or did it actually accelerate when cultural evolution began to accelerate some ten thousand years ago? Yes, he... Read More