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 RAND, David

Founder and author of this web site.

Author of the following articles hosted on this site:

• The Charter, the Turban and the Monarchy
  This article originally appeared in the magazine Humanist Perspectives, no. 187, winter 2013-2014.
• Yes, Atheophobia Does Indeed Exist
  This letter originally appeared in the magazine Humanist Perspectives, no. 187, winter 2013-2014. It is a response to the reaction of John Shook (published in HP no. 186) to my article "The Trouble With Humanists" in HP no. 185.
• A Practical Guide for Discussion of the Charter of Quebec Values
  Given the elevated degree of emotivity, antipathy and even hysteria which have been widely displayed by critics of the new Charter of Quebec Values, it is necessary to establish a few ground rules before any constructive discussion can possibly occur.
• The Trouble With Humanists
  This article originally appeared in the magazine Humanist Perspectives, no. 185, summer 2013.
• Letter to the Editor, Free Inquiry, Vol. 31, No. 5
  Letter to the editor published in Free Inquiry magazine, Vol. 31, No. 5, Aug./Sept. 2011. The published version was significantly edited, especially near the end, which had the unfortunate effect of obscuring my main point about the nature of creationism, so I publish the full unedited letter here.
• The Poverty of Accommodationism
  If by religion we mean supernatural, faith-based belief systems, then the incompatibility with reality-based science is obvious and anyone who still disputes this has not done their homework.
• Extraordinary Claim: God
  A brief analysis of the extraordinary claim of the existence of "God".
• Theism As Hate Propaganda
  Can one be good with god?
• Does Secularism Imply Religious Neutrality?
  It is often said that the secular State must be neutral with regard to religion. But this concept of neutrality is often poorly formulated and incorrectly interpreted.
• Is Humanism Much More Than Atheism?
  Many humanists take the position that humanism is much more than atheism. This is a contentious statement and must be challenged, especially as it applies to people, i.e. to humanists and atheists.
• Atheophobia, A Prejudice Thousands of Years Old
  Ever since human beings invented their first gods, the atheist has been marginalized. This antipathy towards atheists and atheism remains omnipresent to this day, even among nonbelievers.
• The Moralistic Foundations of Creationism
  Most critics of creationism ignore or underestimate a major aspect of this ideology: the moralistic attitude which supports it. Creationism identifies morality with a hypothetical creator. Atheophobia is thus a pillar of creationism.
• Has the Templeton Prize Compromised Charles Taylor?
  The news media hailed the awarding of the Templeton Prize to philosopher Charles Taylor. But just who is behind the Templeton Prize? What does it mean and why was it awarded to Taylor?
• Hate Propaganda and Canadian Legislation
  The Canadian Criminal Code forbids hate propaganda. Yet it allows the expression of such propaganda if it is religiously motivated.
• The Strange Universe of the Homosexual Christian
• Agnosticism and Atheism
  Absolute uncertainty is no more tenable than absolute certainty.
• Christianity is a Pseudoscience
  The beliefs are supernatural, but the consequences are material.
• Religion, Morality and Charlatanism
• Random Thoughts

 rationalism (n.)

• confidence in reason and natural (as opposed to supernatural) knowledge
• rejection of mysticism, revelation and fideism (i.e. religious faith)

Relevant Links:

• [en] Secular Freethought Centre --  Promoting the scientific method and rationality in all aspects of society, including agnosticism, atheism, skepticism, transhumanism, and secular humanism
• [en] Rationalist International
• [en] HASSERS --  A British group for "Humanist Atheist Scientific Secularist Ethical Rationalist Sceptics"
• [en] mukto-mona.com --  Secular site for freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, atheists and humanists of mainly Bengali and South Asian descent
• [en] The Truth is Wrong --  a place to criticize various aspects of religion and promote the values of atheism, humanism, skepticism, free and rational thinking.
• [en] FreeThoughtPedia.com --  a central repository for resources relating to debate and discussion on a wide variety of issues surrounding the critical thinking movement, including Religion, Atheism, Science, Debate Techniques,...
• [en] God is Imaginary --  It is easy to prove that God is imaginary
• [en] Why won't God heal amputees
• [en] The Reason Project --  devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society
• [en] Rational Atheist --  Rational news and knowledge for the everyday atheist
• [en] Rational Response Squad --  A place for activist atheists to unite
• [es] Boletín Racionalista Internacional --  (e-mail)
• [es] Asociación Racional Escéptica de Venezuela --  Venezuelan rationalist and sceptical association
• [it] 
  Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti (UAAR) --  Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics
• [fr] Association Fabula
• [fr] Athéisme international --  A French atheist association
• [fr] Union rationaliste
  • Union rationaliste, Section de Loire Atlantique
• [fr] Résister à l'endoctrinement religieux --  Resist religious indoctrination, through anticlericalism, secularism, rationalism and atheism

 Reason, Tolerance, and Christianity
The Ingersoll Debates (Freethought Library)
INGERSOLL, Robert Green
Keywords: Catholicism Christianity
Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, USA
1993

 religion (n.)

• system of faith & worship
• human recognition of superhuman controlling power & esp. of a personal god entitled to obedience, effect of this on conduct etc.
• monastic state

The definition of this word suffers from the same vagueness as does religious discourse in general, but it is generally understood to imply two major components: belief in some supernatural or paranormal phenomena (such as a god or gods) which are alleged to transcend or lie beyond the natural, real, material world in which we live, and a social or tribal aspect involving the community of the faithful who share particular beliefs. Although in modern times we see the emergence of the phenomenon of personal religious belief, the social aspect nevertheless remains important, because religious faith is often a matter of loyalty as much as it is of belief.

When used on this site, unless otherwise indicated, the word "religion" should generally be understood to mean supernatural religion, i.e. involving belief in supernatural phenomena.

Note that this usage is not universal. For example, Albert Einstein sometimes described himself as "religious", yet he totally rejected belief in the paranormal and the supernatural; in particular he did not admit the concept of a personal god, thus rejecting theism.

Relevant Books:

Atheism -- JOSHI, S. T.

Atheist Universe -- MILLS, David

Breaking The Spell -- DENNETT, Daniel Clement

Can We Be Good Without God -- BUCKMAN, Robert

Darwin's Dangerous Idea -- DENNETT, Daniel Clement

Doubt, a History -- HECHT, Jennifer Michael

The End Of Faith -- HARRIS, Sam

The Ethics of Belief -- BURGER, A. J. (editor)

50 Reasons People Give For Believing In A God -- HARRISON, Guy P.

Fighting Words -- AVALOS, Hector

The God Delusion -- DAWKINS, Richard

God is Not Great -- HITCHENS, Christopher

GOD: The Failed Hypothesis -- STENGER, Victor J.

The Happy Heretic -- HAYES, Judith

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom -- WHITE, Andrew D.

How We Believe -- SHERMER, Michael

An Illusion of Harmony -- EDIS, Taner

In God We Trust, But Which One? -- HAYES, Judith

The Influence of Natural Religion on the Temporal Happiness of Mankind -- BENTHAM, Jeremy

Irreligion -- PAULOS, John Allen

H.L. Mencken on Religion -- MENCKEN, Henry Louis -- JOSHI, S. T. (Editor)

The Moral Landscape -- HARRIS, Sam

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind -- JAYNES, Julian

The Portable Atheist -- HITCHENS, Christopher

Religion Explained -- BOYER, Pascal

Science and Ethics -- KURTZ, Paul (editor)

Science Versus Religion -- CLEMENTS, Tad S.

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast -- WOLPERT, Lewis

Superstition and Other Essays -- INGERSOLL, Robert Green

The Transcendental Temptation -- KURTZ, Paul

The Vanquished Gods -- SCHLAGEL, Robert H.

Relevant Articles:

Quotations: Ambrose Gwinett BIERCE

Quotations: Mario Bunge

Quotations: Arthur C. CLARKE

Quotations: Albert EINSTEIN

A Personal View of Religion

Blind Belief

The Faith Healer

Quotations: Stephen W. HAWKING

Atheist Ethics in 500 Words

The Ethics of Jesus

Quotations: Wendy KAMINER

Quotations: Henry Louis MENCKEN

Extraordinary Claim: God

Has the Templeton Prize Compromised Charles Taylor?

Hate Propaganda and Canadian Legislation

Random Thoughts

Religion, Morality and Charlatanism

The Poverty of Accommodationism

The Trouble With Humanists

Yes, Atheophobia Does Indeed Exist

Quotations: Bertrand RUSSELL

Quotations: Donatien-Alphonse-François de SADE

Quotations: Carl SAGAN and Ann DRUYAN

Quotations: Edward TABASH

Quotations: Polly TOYNBEE

Quotations: Gore VIDAL

Quotations: Steven WEINBERG

Quotations: Miscellaneous

Relevant Links:

• [en] History of Religion --  Animated map giving a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism
• [en] English PEN --  To promote literature and defend the freedom to write
  • The OFFENCE Campaign: Free Expression Is No OFFENCE --  Criticises proposed legislation which would outlaw "incitement to religious hatred"
• [en] Theocracy Watch --  The Rise of the Religious Right in the American Republican Party
• [en] Atheism: Proving The Negative --  by Matt McCormick
• [en] I Am An Atheist --  Discussions of religion and ethics from an atheist perspective
• [fr] http://www.anti-religions.org/ --  "Christianity opposes the intellectual and scientific evolution of humanity through the negation of expérience, by making perfection the starting point rather than the goal. It thus prevents people from maturing by forcing them to remain as children."
• [fr] Jipépak --  Photographer and plastic artist whose art is based on criticism of religious prejudices
• [fr] www.anti-religion.net --  Trilingual site (English, French, German)
• [fr] Pour ne pas se laisser piéger par les sectes --  French anti-sect site
• [en] Kiss Hanks Ass --  An evangelist comes to sell me on the religion of Hank

 Religion Explained
BOYER, Pascal
Keywords: evolution history religion
Perseus Books
2002

 Religious Roots of the Taboo on Homosexuality
LAURITSEN, John
Keywords: Christianity homosexuality
1974

Lauritsen explains how "the taboo against homosexuality is a transitory historical phenomenon, rooted in superstition from the past." Homosexuals were persecuted over the centuries "because of arbitrary theological conceptions of morality peculiar to Judeo-Christianity." This pamphlet is a much expanded version of a presentation made in New York City in 1974 to the Scholarship Committee of the Gay Academic Union.

• Further discussion: Excerpts from Lauritsen's Religious Roots of the Taboo on Homosexuality

 RUSSELL, Bertrand

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