The UK’s first Affiliate to the Atheist Alliance International
We are proud to announce that Atheism has become the first organization from the United Kingdom to be approved as an Affiliate to the Atheist Alliance International. AAI's vision is…
Ignorance squared
Vatican criticizes award of Nobel Prize for Medicine to IVF pioneer Robert Edwards. (more…)
As if we haven’t got enough to do!
Druidry to be classed as a religion. (more…)
Arguments for the existence of a god debunked part 2
Arguments for the existence of a god Part 2 – The Argument from Fulfilled Prophecy Continuing our examination of why people believe in the existence of a god and the…
Featured article
Can mystical experience be a source of knowledge?
In this featured article, Dr Peter Connolly explores this question in some depth. (more…)
“So long and thanks for all the cheese”*
*With apologies to Douglas Adams. I was going to say that it's just about safe to turn on the TV or open a newspaper now without being bombarded by the…
“Aggressive, Third World” atheism
Cardinal Walter Kasper claims the UK is marked by “a new and aggressive atheism”. (more…)
Arguments for the existence of a god debunked : Part 1
Arguments for the existence of a god debunked: Part 1 – The Argument From Ignorance. At Atheism we thought it was about time we started a series of articles looking…
The ‘Ground Zero’ hypocrisy
Can Islam show sensitivity? The recent row over the proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Centre, where 3,000 people lost their lives following the 9/11 bombing, revealed…
Hawking: Translating the ignorant responses
Assertions by Professor Stephen Hawking is his forthcoming book, The Grand Design, that science leaves no role for God in the creation of the Universe triggered the usual predictable and…