Philosopher Peter Boghossian: “Faith: A Barrier to Rational Thought” (podcast)

Boghossian has recently appeared on an episode of The Malcontent’s Gambit podcast discussing faith. Here is the description from the respective website: This inaugural podcast from The Malcontent’s Gambit discusses the inadequacy of faith and strategies toward living in world without faith with Philosopher Peter Boghossian, who lives in Oregon and teaches at Portland State […]

Diversity, Inter-faith programs, and disregard of truth

Have diversity and inter-faith programs — whose goals are to increase understanding of the differences (and similarities) between people of different backgrounds, traditions, and perspectives — actually decreased understanding in many unfortunate and damaging ways? Diversity and inter-faith programs, from my experience, haven’t been concerned with the validity of certain perspectives/ideas (or even debating the […]

Michael Voris: “Good without God,” FFRF “militant against the [Catholic] Church”

In Michael Voris’ newest video, “The Young Shock Troops,” Voris claims that “the world has turned militant against the church while showing a “Are you good without God? Millions are.” billboard in the background along with the FFRF‘s recent “It’s time to quit the Catholic Church” full-page advertisement in the New York Times. This is […]

NEPA Blog Fest 2012

Meet me at NEPA Blog Fest 2012 — a social event taking place at 6PM on March 30 featuring local bloggers, authors, and politicians — taking place at Rooney’s Irish Pub in Pittston, PA. More details, including a Facebook page on which you can RSVP, are here. I’ll be wearing my red Reason Rally hoodie. […]