By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Richard Bob Dalida is the Chairman of PATAS. He tells a common story of the social and familial linked issues in rejection of the supernatural beliefs of the community. Here we talk about his life, work, and views. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was early life like for you, e.g., geography, culture, language,… Read more »
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Joe C. comes from Rebellion Dogs Publishing and Beyond Belief Agnostics & Freethinkers AA Group. Here we talk about his life, work, and views. — Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is family background, e.g., geography, culture, language, education, and religion or lack thereof? Joe C: Grew up with a 2nd Gen Canadian Scottish… Read more »
Interview with Richard S. Russell – Co-Founder, Atheists and Agnostics of Wisconsin – by Scott Douglas Jacobsen.
In both Part I and Part II of this very intermittent series, I argued that the terms “agnosticism” and “atheism” were best used to describe distinct and mutually exclusive, though vaguely delineated, positions regarding the existence of deities. An atheist would tick the “no” box when asked whether at least one god existed, whereas an… Read more »
Is an atheist someone who doesn’t believe in gods, or someone who believes there are no gods? It’s a hairline distinction, irrelevant for most practical purposes, but there clearly is a theoretical difference between the two definitions. Anyone who lacks belief satisfies the first, but only those who consciously reject belief satisfy the second. In… Read more »
Guest post by BillyBob Recently on this site, there has been a discussion about whether an atheist should say gods do not exist or that atheism is a lack of belief in gods. The underlying concern is can you prove a negative, which brings up the question is anything possible? In my response to the… Read more »