Value-free atheism

Earlier today, Massimo Pigliucci, writing for his blog Rationally Speaking, noted that atheism is “not a philosophy” and “we should stop pretending that it is.” Further elaborating, he wrote, When atheists are concerned that their position is perceived as being only negative, without any positive message, they shouldn’t really be worried, but should rather bite […]

NEPA Freethought Society Podcast #13 – Religion, Psychology, and the Secular Therapist Project with Dr. Darrel Ray

From the podcast episode’s page where you can find the episode itself and links mentioned in the show description: Podcast Topic: In this episode – largely a conversation between Dr. Ray and the podcast’s host Justin Vacula — Dr. Ray speaks about the secular therapist project and related topics such as the potential harm of […]

Upcoming Podcast with Dr. Darrel Ray

From the news release on nepafreethought.org: Upcoming Podcast with Dr. Darrel Ray Psychologist Dr. Darrel Ray will be appearing on a special episode of the NEPA Freethought Society Podcast titled “Religion, Psychology, and the Secular Therapist Project with Dr. Darrel Ray” to be released this upcoming Wednesday evening, June 6. In this episode – largely […]

A response to those who claim offense

(A fitting poster for this post…) It’s often the case that people are quick to respond to content or people they happen to disagree with with a ‘sit down and shut up’ mentality in which they believe that certain ideas just shouldn’t be discussed. Is this an appropriate attitude to have? In a pluralistic society, […]