The Spiritual Rationalist

Our local freethinkers' email list had a flurry of activity today after this local newspaper article started with the sentence, "Just as there are no atheists in foxholes, the ranks of the underdog state Senate Republicans are suddenly filled with the religion of reform." Needless to say, some of the local godless ty read more>>>

This site isn't specifically about atheism, and it's certainly not a place to bash religion in general, but the fact is that rational, secular folks in American society are treated very much as second-class citizens, if they are outed to their supernaturalist fellows. read more>>>

I just ran across a new project intended to protect children from exposure to religious indoctrination on the internet. read more>>>

Recently, a blogger for one of our local newspapers wrote a curious article in which he publicly "came out" as an atheist. The first few paragraphs are a perfectly common statement of this fact, and seem to demonstrate a rather balanced and rational attitude toward his own lack of faith in a god. read more>>>

I randomly found the strangest essay the other day. It's about an Atheist who meets god, on a train, and gets the chance to ask a few questions.

It starts out:

I met god the other day.

I know what you’re thinking. How the hell did you know it was god? read more>>>

For some time now, I've had thoughts rolling around in my head on how to boil down my position on critical thinking into a "mission statement of the mind", if you will. Last night, in a fit of sleeplessness, I started to feel productive, and I realized I'd found an apt analogy! I think I finally found the right words to make the whole thing hang together. read more>>>

I'm pretty much a digital boy. I live a significant portion of my life online, as an active member of several online communities besides this one. Because of this, I put a great deal of effort into customizing my presence in those communities to reflect my personality and attitudes as much as possible. This includes my position as a naturalist, i.e. rejection of the supernatural. read more>>>

Of late, I've been seeing lots of Jesus/Darwin/Evolution/Truth/Crazy-ass Religious Nut fish on my morning commute. While I have to admit I enjoyed the humor, until I was overexposed to the whole thing, I still can't grasp why there's an argument in the first place!

Any way you slice it, evolution and creation are one in the same, whether you believe in a god or not. read more>>>

Meditation is the basis for a lot of the activities involved with religion and other supernatural belief systems. Because of this, many rationalists look down on it and consider it metaphysical hogwash like crystal healing or homeopathy. However, this is guilt by association, and not a well considered viewpoint for a critical thinker. read more>>>

Sitting here, slowly succumbing to post-feast food coma, I feel content, even joyful. But am I thankful? Thanksgiving day is surely the most American of holidays. We set aside a whole day just to celebrate the plethora of good things we have in our lives, and we eat and drink to excess to celebrate the fact that we can eat and drink to excess! read more>>>