Author Archives: Graham Veale
The Dangers of Religion
See the accompanying article: The Dangers of Irreligion
In every human being there are two conflicting forces. We all have a deep, indelible knowledge of good and evil. On some level, each person wants to be honourable; we certainly want to be regarded as good by our neighbours.
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Tagged Crimes of the Church, Crusades, History, Sin
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Richard Dawkins, Slenderman and the Terrible Power of Fantasy
Not too long ago, Richard Dawkins asked parents: “Is it a good thing to go along with the fantasies of childhood, magical as they are?” Dawkins’ genius for publicity rivals Katie Hopkins’ and Miley Cyrus’s. When Richard wants a headline he shall have a headline: he uses preposterous statements and ludicrous questions to generate absurd amounts of free-advertising on Twitter and in newspaper columns.
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Tagged Dawkins, Imagination, Morality, New Atheism, Popologetics
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