one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
March 07 2010
The Ten Commandments were set in stone, but Christopher Hitchens thinks it may be time for a re-chisel.
February 13 2010
Post-judgement day atheist animal care.“If the Rapture happens in that time, the pets left behind will have homes - with atheists”
January 19 2010
Guilt is the cost for being civilized“Let us save the planet, by all means. But let's also admit to ourselves that we have a natural propensity toward guilt and indignation, and let that fact temper our fervor to more reasonable levels.”
In the Muslim world, creationism is on the rise.
October 05 2009
Richard Dawkins on evidence.“Of course you can hold views that are contrary to evidence if you want, but don't expect anybody to respect you for it.”
August 13 2009
Sam Harris: Believing the unbelievable
January 27 2009
David Attenborough on creationist hate mail“The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the notion of a divine and benevolent creator”
May 21 2008
Get high in church.
February 23 2008
Best and most succinct description of the universe I’ve seen in a long time.
February 01 2008
Atheism news of the day: Myspace deletes atheist group. And watch the “Four Horsemen” (Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens) discuss religion on video: part one and part two.
January 02 2008
Clay Shirky on science and religion.“The Doctrine of Joint Belief isn't evidence of harmony between two systems of thought. It simply offers permission to ignore the clash between them.”
April 09 2007
You’re an atheist. Congratulations!
January 31 2007
More people that scare me.
I don’t know what to say. Some people scare me.
November 26 2006
Only the good die Jung.
October 31 2006
What’s Wrong With Blasphemy? A 4-part TV programme by Stewart Lee, co-writer of Jerry Springer the Opera, which examines religions’ increasing use of offendedness as a weapon for censorship.
October 26 2006
Battle of the New Atheism.
October 24 2006
An interesting study of Anti-Americanism around the world.
October 06 2006
Ah, that explains the school shootings we keep seeing.
September 15 2006
Do you believe in false gods? Are you a victim of the force?
September 14 2006
David Ignatius on Iran“A nation that is wearing seat belts is probably not a mortal enemy of the United States.”
August 06 2006
In other news, armageddon is upon us…
June 26 2006
The religious crackpots are thriving out there.
June 06 2006
Word of the day: hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
June 05 2006
An interview with Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith. I read the book recently and, even with its flaws, it’s a stimulating read in this world where irrational behaviour seems to be on the increase.
May 30 2006
Evolutionary biologist Steve Jones“The most important difference between evolutionists and creationists is that scientists are always prepared to say, I don't know … That's one thing that believers never say, because it's all written down in a big book.”