Here is an article I wrote for today’s Irish Times. Give us a state that’s not religious nor atheist, but secular ATHEISM PROVIDES a better model of reality, and a better basis for morality, than believing in gods. Atheists can enjoy the benefits that many...
With Science Minister Conor Lenihan winning our September Really Truly True Believer of the Month Award for planning to launch an anti-evolution book by creationist John J. May, here are two excellent videos by Shane Owen that will confuse both the Minister and the author...
Derek Walsh reviews the launch of the anti-evolution book that Ireland’s Minister for Science had planned to formally launch. I arrived a little late at the book launch of The Origin of Specious Nonsense to find the author John J. May, already in full swing,...
Update: Irish Science Minister Lenihan withdraws from launching anti-evolution book http://bit.ly/atOXec Conor Lenihan, Ireland’s Minister of State for Science, is to launch a book this Wednesday that describes evolution as a scientific hoax. He says he is doing this because the author is a friend...
How do activist Atheist groups differ from Humanist groups? And how can we best work together to promote a rational, ethical and secular society? Arguably, the labels are relatively unimportant in themselves. Most atheists and most humanists share most of the same fundamental beliefs and...
PZ Myers promotes Atheist Ireland during visit to Dublin. PZ Myers, biology professor and author of the science blog Pharyngula, promotes Atheist Ireland (and Guinness!) during his visit to Dublin. “PZ Myers” by syslfrog is licensed under CC BY 2.0
...Dr. Dylan Evans will address a meeting organised by the UCC Atheists on Tuesday October 13th on the topic Born to Believe? Evolution, Psychology and Religion. All are welcome to attend the meeting, which starts at 7 pm in room G19 of the Kane Building....
The ‘ladder of ascent’ fallacy, a common misconception in evolution. “Life is peculiar,” said Jeremy. “Compared to what?” asked the spider. — Men Who Play God (1968), by Norman Moss. The recent discovery by NASA of the amino acid Glycine in dust from a comet...
Atheist Ireland member Micheal Nugent was a guest on Spirit Moves on Sunday, May 17, on RTE Radio 1 at 6:05pm. The other guests are David Quinn, Harry Browne, Fr Brendan Purcell and Claire O’Connell. Courtesy of Irish Shaman Part 1 of 6
...The term agnosticism owes its origins to the great twentieth century biologist T.H. Huxley, personal friend of Charles Darwin and champion of Natural Selection. Few nowadays understand that it is in fact an antonym of the word “Gnosticism”; referring to a diverse array of early...