Update: Irish Science Minister Lenihan withdraws from launching anti-evolution book http://bit.ly/atOXec Conor Lenihan, Ireland's Minister of State for Science, is to launch a book this Wednesday that describes evolution as a scientific hoax. He says he is doing this because the author is a friend of his. This is an ...
Dr. Dylan Evans will address a meeting organised by the UCC Atheists on Tuesday October 13th on the topic Born to Believe? Evolution, Psychology and Religion. All are welcome to attend the meeting, which starts at 7 pm in room G19 of the Kane Building. This is the first of ...
The 'ladder of ascent' fallacy, a common misconception in evolution. “Life is peculiar,” said Jeremy. “Compared to what?” asked the spider. -- Men Who Play God (1968), by Norman Moss. The recent discovery by NASA of the amino acid Glycine in dust from a comet in the outer Solar System ...
So not only is our earth not the centre of the universe, but now there might also be life on Mars. This particular field of enquiry started nearly four thousand years ago, when a long-forgotten man gazed inquisitively at the night sky over what is today near Baghdad, and started ...
The discovery of life forms, of any kind, would provide a real problem for the religious. It would strongly suggest that life can originate and/or be imported to or from other planetary systems, and that would require an explanation not covered in the Bible, the Koran, or any other "word ...
Hello one and all and welcome to the Atheist Ireland group Blog!! Here you will find writings from members of Atheist Ireland alongside occasional submissions from well known writers from home and abroad. To open we have been graced with an entry from Irish Writer, Activist and co-founder of Atheist ...