Open thread – HACS talk

The online slide pertaining to my guest speaking appearance for the “Atheism and the New Atheism” class at Holy Apostles College and Seminary   This is an open thread pertaining to my recent talk given to students at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Students are welcome to comment here with follow-up questions or whatever else […]

Skeptic creates website parodying professed psychic and medium Chip Coffey

I published an article for Examiner.com titled “Skeptic creates website parodying professed psychic and medium Chip Coffey.” Read the first paragraph below and view the full article, linked above, on Examiner.com. Daniel ‘Reap Sow’ Paden, host of ReapSowRadio and the Angry Atheist Podcast, has created a website — www.chipcoffey.info — which is a satire/parody of […]

Epica: Epistemology and Subjectivity

Epica’s fourth full-length studio album This post was inspired by the Wiley-Blackwell ‘Philosophy and Pop Culture’ series. I am a huge fan of Epica (and the Wiley-Blackwell series!) and thought that a post like this would be a fitting overview of some of Epica’s music and an introduction to the topic of epistemology – particularly […]

SSA 2012 conference summary

Group photo! I’m on the far right of the first floor (not the ground floor) I attended the Secular Student Alliance’s 2012 annual conference this past weekend. As expected, I had a wonderful time socializing and networking with many people who create the ‘juggernaut of secular awesome’ that was often referred to throughout the conference. […]