- + THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!—THIS BLOG HAS MOVED! As of this writing, I am no longer blogging at this address. This blog has moved to the Freethought Blogs network. My new blog i...
- + I'm on Twitter!— I have gone to the dark side, and am now on Twitter! If you want to know the things that are on my mind that can be compressed into 140 characters, c...
- + Puritan Pundits Should Chill Out -- Here Are 5 Reasons I'm Happy I've Had Lots of Casual Sex— The phenomenon of women who have sex for its own sake seems to baffle many people. It's widely believed that women have sex for love, commitment, poo...
- + The Switch to Freethought Blogs - Some Questions Answered—As regular readers already know, this blog is going to be migrating. I'm going to be part of the new Freethought Blogs network, started by Ed Brayton ...
- + Grief Beyond Belief -- How Atheists Are Dealing With Death—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. In a society that reflexively copes with death by using religion, grieving atheists are turning to e...
- + I Need a Banner For My Freethought Blog!—I'm going to be moving my blog to the Freethought Blogs network soon, and I need a banner! Any designers out there want to help? I'll send you copies ...
- + The Karaoke Pledge Has Been Completed!—And here it is, as promised -- video of me singing karaoke. Jesus fictional Christ. As some of you may remember, a few months ago a bunch of atheis...
- + We Are Atheism - Greta's Video—Y'all know about the It Gets Better project, right? Where people make YouTube videos telling gay teenagers that life gets better after high school, an...
- + Greta Interviewed on "Ask an Atheist" Podcast!—Are you a podcast fan? If so, check out my latest interview! I was recently interviewed for the "Ask an Atheist" radio show, and the program is now av...
- + Memo to Religious People: Many Atheists Don't Want to Hear That Their Loved Ones "Are in Heaven" -- New Group for Non-Believers Helps Atheists Grieve— In a society that reflexively copes with death by using religion, grieving atheists are turning to each other. How do you deal with death -- your o...
- + The Best Things About the Midwest Humanist and Freethought Conference— I feel like the scales have been lifted from my eyes. I was blind, but now I see. For most of the time I've been going to conferences, I've been avoi...
- + The Santa Delusion: Why "Religion Is Useful" Is a Terrible Argument For Religion— "But religion is useful. It makes people happy. It comforts people in hard times. It makes people better-behaved. And losing religious faith can be t...
- + Two Large Pieces of Greta News - Reason Rally, and Freethought Blogs!—Hi, all! I have two pieces of kind of monumental news, I'm ridiculously excited about both of them, and I wanted to let y'all know. Piece of News #1...
- + The Best Things About the Secular Student Alliance Conference— I typically haven't been good about the whole "conference report" thing. It always seemed like an overwhelming task -- trying to sum up the essence o...
- + Greta Speaking in Seattle and Omaha!— Just a quick reminder: I have some nifty and exciting speaking gigs coming up in Seattle and Omaha, and I hope y'all can come by and say hi! I'm goi...
- + Resistance Is Not Futile: Why Arguing About Religion Is Not A Waste of Time - The Outline—I gave a brand new talk at the Secular Student Alliance conference last weekend, one I'd never given before: "Resistance Is Not Futile: Why Arguing Ab...
- + The Santa Delusion: Why 'Religion Is Useful' Is a Terrible Argument For Religion— "But religion is useful. It makes people happy. It comforts people in hard times. It makes people better-behaved. And losing religious faith can be t...
- + "Straight Porn Will Make You Gay": The Delusion of Sex-Negativity—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, since the piece was topical and time-sensitive. But the Blowfish ...
- + Greta Speaking in Columbus, Seattle, and Omaha!— I have some nifty and exciting speaking gigs coming up, and I hope y'all can come by and say hi! I'm speaking at the Secular Student Alliance Annual...
- + The Best Things About TAM -- And the Best Things About Las Vegas—Thanks for your patience during my blog break! I was at The Amazing Meeting last week: speaking on the diversity panel, schmoozing networking, talking...
- + Why the "5 Myths Atheists Have About Religion" Aren't Myths—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Do atheists really misunderstand religion? I read the recent piece in Tikkun by Be Scofield, "5 Myt...
- + Brief Blog Break—In all the kerfuffle, I neglected to mention: I'm at TAM, and will be staying in Vegas for a couple of extra days after it's over. Plus I'm having to ...
- + Why We Have to Talk About This: Atheism, Sexism, and Blowing Up The Internet—I know. We're all sick of talking about it. I'm sick of talking about it; you're sick of talking about it. And not just this latest blow-up, either, t...
- + 5 Faulty Arguments Religious People Use Against Atheists (Debunked)—Do atheists misunderstand religion? Or do believers still misunderstand atheists? Do atheists really misunderstand religion? I read the recent piec...
- + "The Ledge": Does Atheism Have Its "Brokeback Mountain"?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "The Ledge" is available now through On Demand and through online streaming from SundanceNow. It open...
- + Brief Blog Semi-Break—Forgot to mention: I'm on a family vacation, with limited time to blog, and also with an intense desire to actually take something that resembles a br...
- + "Evolved This Way": My Atheist Evolution-Themed Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Song Parody—Carl Sagan told me when I was young We are all made of stars And Darwin said all life's descended from Ancient common ancestors... * Don't get me w...
- + Atheists in the Pride Parade: Some Thoughts on Churlishness and Integrity—How can atheists be civil and friendly with religious believers -- particularly believers who are actively representing their beliefs -- while maintai...
- + Save the Students!—"For just a dollar a day, you can help guarantee these students' spiritual emptiness for years to come." Hi-larious -- excuse me, heartbreaking, poig...
- + Wealthy, Handsome, Strong, and with Endless Hard-Ons: Is Masculinity Impossible?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. The cultural ideal of masculinity isn't just narrow and rigid -- it's literally unattainable. What c...
- + Sex, Love, Revenge ... and Atheism? Finally, a Big New Film That Shows Non-Belief in a Positive Light—"The Ledge" is smart, riveting, complex, emotionally engaging, visually gorgeous... and best of all, almost entirely unpredictable. A young man walk...
- + Upcomng Events: Atheists at SF Pride Parade, and Greta speaking at TAM and SSA Conference—Hi, all! I'm going to be at some upcoming events that I thought you might want to know about. I'm marching with the atheist contingent in this Sunday...
- + Wealthy, Handsome, Strong, and with Endless Hard-Ons: The Impossible Ideals Men Are Expected to Meet— American ideas about "real men" are contradictory and impossible to live up to. So stop trying! You've almost certainly heard feminist rants about i...
- + Grief Beyond Belief: A Faith-Free Support Network Launches on Facebook— How can atheists and other non-believers deal with the reality of grief in our lives? And how can we help one another deal with that reality? We ta...
- + 10 Scariest States to Be an Atheist—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Let's be clear. It's not like it's easy to be an atheist anywhere in the U.S. Atheists are the most...
- + "I was kind of an aimless teenager": Greta's Interview with Teen Skepchick—There's a cool interview with me on Teen Skepchick! We talk about boys, clothes, makeup, Justin Bieber... no, no, no. Totally kidding. I've just alway...
- + The People I've Slept With—This piece was originally published on CarnalNation. The movie is now available on DVD. A young woman is talking to her newborn baby. "I love sex," ...
- + 10 Scariest States to Be an Atheist— Let's be clear. It's not like it's easy to be an atheist anywhere in the U.S. Atheists are the most distrusted and disliked of all minority groups --...
- + High School Atheist Ostracized by Town -- Atheist Community Steps Up—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. When a high school atheist tried to stop prayer at his graduation, he was ostracized, threatened, an...
- + Do Atheists Have Better Sex?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Leaving religion doesn't change people's sexual behavior very much -- but it vastly improves how the...
- + Are All Religions Equally Crazy?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Please note the addendum at the end about my use of the word "crazy" in this piece. * Are less esta...
- + TEAM AWESOME IS VICTORIOUS!—We are the champions, my friend And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end... The scrappy underdogs have won it! In the epic battle to raise more money...
- + Camp Quest Fundraising Contest - Matching Offer for the Final Hours!— The Camp Quest Fundraising Contest is in its final hours -- it ends at 2pm Eastern time today -- and an amazingly awesome monkey wrench has just bee...
- + Supporting Camp Quest and Crushing PZ Myers -- The Last Ditch—I am prepared to publicly humiliate myself for atheism. And so are Matt Dillahunty, Adam Lee, and JT Eberhard. One-time offer. Take it or leave it. ...
- + High School Student Stands Up Against Prayer at Public School and Is Ostracized, Demeaned and Threatened—When a high school atheist tried to stop prayer at his graduation, he was harassed and kicked out of his house. But the atheist community stepped in. ...
- + Atheism, Sexism, Etc.: An Update—Important update on yesterday's post about sexist comments made by David Eller at the Oakland Rapture RAM: David Eller has offered an apology. A genu...
- + Atheism, Sexism, and Pretty Blonde Videobloggers: or, What Jen Said— So I'm going to start by saying: What Jen McCreight said. The American Atheists Regional Atheist Meetup/ Rapture party in Oakland was neat. I heard m...
- + Live-blogging the Rapture— Well, if the end of the world really is nigh, there ought to be some documentation of it for future generations. Oh, wait. There won't be any future ...
- + Rapture Fear: What If The End Really Is Nigh?— So I have something embarrassing to admit. With all the talk about the Rapture that's supposedly coming on May 21? With all the Rapture parties, the...
- + Atheists Do It Better: Why Leaving Religion Leads to Better Sex—A new study shows that religious people have as much sex as atheists, but with less sexual satisfaction and more guilt. Do atheists have better sex?...
- + The Case of the Missing Bisexual—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, for reasons that now escape me. But the Blowfish Blog archives ar...
- + Are All Religions Equally Crazy?—Are less established religions really crazier than older mainstream ones? Or are mainstream religions just more familiar? Does any religion make mor...
- + How Religion Contorts Morality: Respected Theologian Defends Genocide and Infanticide—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "Respected Theologian Defends Infanticide." Why did this story not make headlines? In a recent po...
- + "Let me know if there are flaws in my reasoning": From the Mailbag—"Functionally there is no difference whether we live on this earth for hours, like some babies that die at birth, or live to see our twilight years." ...
- + Greta Speaking at American Atheists' Rapture Party in Oakland, May 21-22—In case you haven't heard, the end of the world is nigh. The Rapture is supposedly coming on May 21 of this year, and if you haven't made things right...
- + No-Strings Sex, Disappointing Love, and Asking the Wrong Questions—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, for reasons that now escape me. But the Blowfish Blog archives ar...
- + Supporting Camp Quest and Crushing PZ Myers -- Round Two—Well, well, well. So PZ Myers thinks he has us licked, eh? As I mentioned here a few days ago, we've started a blogging contest to see who can raise ...
- + Diversity in the Atheist Movement: Video of AHA Panel with Me, Jen McCreight, and Debbie Goddard— About a month ago, I was part of a panel discussion on "Diversity in the Atheist Movement," along with Jen McCreight and Debbie Goddard, at the Ameri...
- + Diversity in the Atheistr Movement: Video of AHA Panel with Me, Jen McCreight, and Debbie Goddard— About a month ago, I was part of a panel discussion on "Diversity in the Atheist Movement," along with Jen McCreight and Debbie Goddard, at the Ameri...
- + A Crisis of Faithlessness— So I had this miniature crisis of faith a few weeks ago -- "crisis of faithlessness" would maybe be more accurate -- and I'm wondering if any other a...
- + Greta Speaking in San Francisco, Sat. April 30—Hi, all! Just a reminder: I'll be speaking in San Francisco tomorrow, Saturday April 30, at the monthly meeting of the San Francisco Atheists. The eve...
- + Crush PZ Myers -- And Support Camp Quest!—We're having a blogging contest to see who can raise more money for Camp Quest, the kids' camp for children of atheists, freethinkers, humanists, and ...
- + One More Reason Religion Is So Messed Up: Respected Theologian Defends Genocide and Infanticide—A respected, mainstream theologian is seriously arguing that as long as God gives the thumbs-up, it's okay to kill pretty much anybody. "Respected T...
- + Upcoming Talks in Des Moines, Sacramento, and San Francisco - And Brief Blog Break—Hi, all! Just a reminder about some upcoming talks I have. I'll be speaking at the American Atheists national convention this weekend in Des Moines, I...
- + Is Monogamy Fair?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, for reasons that now escape me. But the Blowfish Blog archives ar...
- + The Rest Stop—Please note: This story contains extensive sexual content -- what with it being porn and all -- and is not to be read by readers who are under 18, or ...
- + Minneapolis & Salt Lake City Talks -- And Brief Blog Break—Just a reminder: I'm going to be on a mini speaking tour this week, with stops in Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. If you're in/ near either city, come...
- + Gay Mafiosi and Group Marriage Monotheists: Sex, "Caprica," and a Changing World—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, since it was very topical, and by the time the reprint rights had...
- + Brief Blog Break— I'm going to be out of town for a few days, speaking on a panel at the American Humanist Association annual conference in Boston this weekend. I'll t...
- + Why Do Atheists Have to Advertise?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "Are you good without God? Millions are." "Imagine no religion." "There's probably no God. Now sto...
- + Very Big Atheist Conference of 2012 -- Schedule and Speaker List Finalized!—The schedule and speaker list for the Very Big Atheist Conference of 2012 has been finalized! Set to be held in Devil's Corner, Wisconsin, there are s...
- + Sorry for the goof!—Dammit to hell. The "Very Big Atheist Conference" post wasn't supposed to go up until April 1. Typepad screwed up with the scheduling. I'll reprint it...
- + Very Big Atheist Conference of 2012 -- Schedule and Speaker List Finalized!—The schedule and speasker list for the Very Big Atheist Conference of 2012 has been finalized! Set to be held in Devil's Corner, Wisconsin, there are ...
- + "Spreading the Good News About Atheism": Why We Need Atheist Ad Campaigns—"Are you good without God? Millions are." "Imagine no religion." "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Atheist ad camp...
- + Fred Phelps, and Why We Shouldn't Look for Loopholes in the First Amendment—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Let's start with something I hope we all agree on. What Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church ...
- + Closeted Politicians and Bi Invisibility—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, since it was very topical, and by the time the reprint rights had...
- + Greta's April Speaking Schedule: Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Boston, Des Moines, Sacramento, and San Francisco—April is the coolest month, breeding atheists out of the dead land... My speaking schedule in April is a little bit bonkers. I'll be speaking at the ...
- + Atheists of Color - A List— So here it is, as promised -- a list of prominent atheists of color. And, since it seemed relevant -- here, also, is a list of organizations of athe...
- + The Fred Phelps Supreme Court Decision and Why We Shouldn't Look for Loopholes in the First Amendment—When it comes to free speech and the First Amendment, the content of the speech, and whether or not we find it hateful, vile and abhorrent, is irrelev...
- + Atheists of Color?—I want to compile a list of prominent atheists of color. Not in history (I might do that sometime later), but people who are alive and active now. Can...
- + High School Atheists Courageously Battle for Their Rights... With Awesome Organization Behind Them— So when I was writing my recent news piece for AlterNet about the Secular Student Alliance and their new dedicated program for high school atheist gr...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour -- Urbana/Champaign, Calgary, and Edmonton, March 10-13... and Brief Blog Break—One last reminder: If you're in Illinois or Alberta -- specifically in Urbana/Champaign in Illinois, or in Calgary or Edmonton in Alberta, Canada -- c...
- + High School Atheists Are Organizing -- Why Are Schools Pushing Back?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. High school non-theist groups are finally getting dedicated support from a national organization. Wh...
- + Atheism, Sex, and Sexuality - Greta Interviewed by Gay Calgary Magazine— There's a really cool interview with me in the most recent issue of Gay Calgary magazine! I'm going to be giving a talk on "Atheism and Sexuality" at...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour -- Urbana/Champaign, Calgary, and Edmonton, March 10-13—If you're in Illinois or Alberta -- specifically in Urbana/Champaign in Illinois, or in Calgary or Edmonton in Alberta, Canada -- come hear me speak! ...
- + Free Speech for Evil, Hateful, Repulsive Nutjobs? You Betcha!—The Supreme Court just overturned the verdict against Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, and upheld their right (in limited circumstances an...
- + The Times I Miss Rob—I wrote this piece almost twenty years ago. I think I should explain why I'm reprinting it now. Ingrid and I saw this movie on Friday... no, that's n...
- + High School Atheists Are Organizing -- Why Are Schools Pushing Back?—High school non-theist groups are getting dedicated support from a national organization but their schools are flipping out. What does this mean for t...
- + Why It's Not a "Safer Bet" to Believe In God, or, Why Pascal's Wager Sucks—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Believing in God because it's a safer bet makes no logical or practical sense, trivializes both fait...
- + The Kids Are All Right—This review was originally published on CarnalNation. The movie is now available on DVD, and it received four Oscar nominations, including on for Best...
- + Greta Speaking in Berkeley, Sun. Feb. 20: Why Are You Atheists So Angry?— One last reminder: I'm going to in Berkeley this Sunday afternoon, speaking to the East Bay Atheists, at the Berkeley Public Library, starting at 1:...
- + Against Ecumenicalism: Why Atheists Don't Have to Show "Respect" for Religion—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Progressive believers often ignore religious differences in the name of tolerance. But this ecumenic...
- + The Heterosexual Questionnaire - Video!—"So what do you think caused your heterosexuality?" "Do you think your heterosexuality might be a phase you'll grow out of?" "Why do you insist on f...
- + Why It's Not a 'Safe Bet' to Believe In God—The idea that you should believe in God "just in case" trivializes both faith and reality, and concedes your argument before it's begun. "Why not be...
- + No, Atheists Don't Have to Show "Respect" for Religion—Progressive believers often ignore religious differences in the name of tolerance. But this ecumenicalism promotes anti-atheist hostility and shows a ...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour, Iowa and Ohio, Feb. 7-12 - and Blog Break—One last reminder: If you're in Iowa or Ohio -- specifically around Cedar Falls in Iowa, or Dayton, Oxford, or Columbus in Ohio -- come hear me speak!...
- + Greta Speaking in Berkeley, Sun. Feb. 20: Why Are You Atheists So Angry?— If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area -- and especially if you're in the East Bay -- come hear me speak! I'll be speaking to the East Bay Atheists...
- + He's A Super Freak: Tiger Woods and Sexual Compassion—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here, since it was very topical, and by the time the reprint rights had...
- + Why Is It Hard To Lose Weight?—Most fat people who try to lose weight aren't successful. Does it make more sense to blame fat people for lacking self- control... or to change public...
- + "No Strings Attached": Sexual Convention in Transgression's Clothes—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Is Hollywood exploring the frontiers of modern sexuality... or simply reinforcing the same old stand...
- + How Often Should You Ask For Something? Parts 1 and 2—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I never reprinted it here -- not for any particular reason, mostly just because I lost inter...
- + Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?—Most fat people who try to lose weight aren't successful. Does it make more sense to blame fat people for lacking self- control... or to change public...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour, Iowa and Ohio, Feb. 7-12— If you're in Iowa or Ohio -- specifically around Cedar Falls in Iowa, or Dayton, Oxford, or Columbus in Ohio -- come hear me speak! I'm going to be d...
- + Natalie Portman's 'No Strings Attached' Sex: Is Hollywood Finally Ditching Its Repressive Attitude?— You may have seen the saucy, sexy previews and ads for the super-hyped new movie, "No Strings Attached." Paramount is clearly pushing this film, not ...
- + Sex Addiction or Sexual Compulsion?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I wasn't planning to reprint it here, since after it came out some errors in it were called ...
- + How This Weight-Loss Skeptic Lost 60 Pounds and Kept it Off— AlterNet has just published a revised, updated version of my "here's how I'm doing it" piece on weight management, "The Fat-Positive Feminist Skeptic...
- + Can Atheists Do Anything Right?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Atheists get labeled as offensive and bitter... when we express anger, and when we express hope and ...
- + Brief Blog Break—I'm having a perfect storm of deadlines, social events, and other demands on my time this week, so I'm probably not going to be doing much blogging, i...
- + Ad Hoc Soup— So since I was a jerk last week and posted a recipe for insanely easy, insanely delicious chocolate pie, right at the beginning of January when every...
- + Why Are Believers So Hostile Toward Atheists?— Atheists get labeled as offensive and bitter... when we express anger, and when we express hope and morality and meaning. Why is it important for bel...
- + Howl: Everything Has Changed—This review was originally published on CarnalNation. The movie is now available on DVD. Well, my goodness. Things certainly have changed since I w...
- + Greta's Amazing Chocolate Pie— It's been a while since I've done a food post here that wasn't about weight management, and I just made this pie for my birthday, so I thought I'd sh...
- + Dream diary, 1/2/10: Oak Aged Scotch— I dreamed that there was a fancy, high-end Scotch that, instead of being aged in oak barrels, was aged in live oak trees that had been hollowed out s...
- + Greta Reading at Perverts Put Out, Sat. 1/8— Hi, all! On Saturday January 8, I'm going to be reading at Perverts Put Out, the San Francisco sex reading series of song and story. Perverts Put Out...
- + How Dare You Atheists Exist?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Religious believers commonly attack atheists simply for existing. Do out- of- the- closet atheists -...
- + Lydia, 1997-2010—Ingrid and I have some sad news. Our cat, Lydia, died of cancer this morning at the age of 13. She had been getting chemotherapy for the last few week...
- + 10 Christmas Carols Even An Atheist Could Love—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Update: I have removed "Here Comes Santa Claus" from my Honorable Mentions list, since it was pointed...
- + Why Religious People Are Scared of Atheists— Religious believers commonly attack atheists simply for existing. Do out- of- the- closet atheists -- even polite ones -- challenge attempts at theoc...
- + New Browsing Category: Weight Management—Hi, all. I'm back from my trip, and will be ready to start blogging again soon. In the meantime, I've made a slight change to my blog that I wanted to...
- + Brief Blog Break/ Open Thread—I'm going to be out of town from Thursday, Dec. 16 through Monday, Dec. 20. Neighbors and catsitters will be looking after our apartment and our girls...
- + Caught Between Fat and Thin: When a Fat Acceptance Advocate Takes Off the Pounds—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. I'm always going to be a fat woman. Don't get me wrong. At five foot three and 135 pounds, I am no...
- + 10 Best Christmas Songs for Atheists— What do you do if you're an atheist who likes Christmas carols? It's widely assumed that atheists, by definition, hate Christmas. And it's an assump...
- + The Atheist Seal of Approval—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Many religious believers are intent on getting atheists' approval for their beliefs. If you're hopin...
- + Caught Between Fat and Thin: The Pounds Come Off, But the Label Stays—I'm always going to be a fat woman. Don't get me wrong. At five foot three and 135 pounds, I am not, by any useful definition of the word, fat. But I...
- + A Very Special Christmas Song -- No, Really—Is this the Yuletide? It's such a mystery Will I be denied Or will there be gifts for me? Come down the stairs Look under the tree and see... It's D...
- + Lydia's Cancer, and Atheist Philosophies of Death—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. I write a lot about atheist philosophies of death. I've written about how loss, including death, i...
- + Can Atheism Be Proven Wrong?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Note: I am now, once again, re-thinking this question, and am planning to write more about it soon. ...
- + Greta's Pics for Skepticon Calendar 2012—Wanna see some atheist dirty pictures? When I was at Skepticon 3 earlier this month, I got to do a photo shoot for the 2012 Skepticon pin-up calendar...
- + Happily Single, Happily Married—An edited version of this piece was originally published on AlterNet. This is the complete, unedited version. How long should you wait after a relati...
- + Why Religious Believers Are So Desperate for the Atheist Seal of Approval— "But surely you don't mean my religion!" If you hang around the online atheist world long enough, you'll notice an interesting pattern. Many religio...
- + Greta Speaking at Skepticon 3, Nov. 19-21 - and Brief Blog Break—One last reminder: I'm going to be speaking at Skepticon -- the totally awesome, free- of- charge atheism/ skepticism conference -- this weekend, Nove...
- + The Fat Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Phase 2, Part 2: How Do You Know When Enough Is Enough?—This is Part 2 of a two-part post. In yesterday's piece, I talked about the process of switching from weight loss to weight maintenance... including t...
- + The Fat Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Phase 2: Switching from Loss to Maintenance— I'm done. I am officially done losing weight. I've reached my target weight. Or, to be more accurate: I have reached the bottom of my target weight ...
- + Why Being Single Can Be Great for You -- And Your Future Relationships— In American culture, it's generally assumed that everybody wants to be married, or to be in a long-term relationship. It's assumed that everybody sho...
- + Why Atheists Are Better Prepared for Death Than Believers— I write a lot about atheist philosophies of death. I've written about how loss, including death, is necessary for life and change to be possible. I'...
- + The Vows—Five years ago today... * VOWS First part: Celebrant prompts and brides repeat sentence by sentence: I, Greta/Ingrid, take you, Ingrid/Greta, to b...
- + Penitence as a Perpetual Motion Machine—Warning: This is not a nice story. This story contains extensive sexual content -- what with it being porn and all -- and is not to be read by reader...
- + Sex in the City, But Lost in the Desert: Sex and the City 2—This piece was originally published on CarnalNation. Honestly? It would have been a lot easier to write the Marxist/ anti-capitalist review of "Sex ...
- + PZ Myers on "Can Atheism Be Proven Wrong?"— And now PZ Myers, of Pharyngula fame, has put up a post, They're all still arguing against me!, commenting on my recent AlterNet piece, Can Atheism B...
- + Jerry Coyne on "Can Atheism Be Proven Wrong?"—Jerry Coyne, of Why Evolution Is True fame (the book and the blog), has put up a post today, Greta Christina on The Controversy, citing and discussing...
- + Can Atheism Be Proven Wrong?— Is there any possible evidence that would persuade atheists out of our atheism? And if not -- does that make our atheism close-minded and dogmatic? ...
- + Is Atheism A Belief?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Is atheism a belief? No. * I really wish I could just leave it at that. Maybe post a funny story...
- + Why Get Married?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. When you get into debates and discussions about same-sex marriage, there's an opinion you'...
- + Good Lydia News -- and Passing On Your Chin Skritches—Good news about our cat, Lydia. As regular readers of this blog know, our cat Lydia has been having serious health problems: she was recently diagnose...
- + Decisions Are Made By Those Who Show Up: Why Voting and Calling Congress Isn't a Waste of Time— When I first wrote this piece about a year ago, I wrote it specifically to encourage people to call or email their Congresspeople or other elected re...
- + Running Along the Cliff: The Plateau Phase—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life, in some detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, please don't. Thi...
- + Greta Speaking at Skepticon 3, Nov. 19-21 - and Skepticon Pin-Up Calendars Now Available!—Just a reminder, y'all: I'm going to be speaking at Skepticon -- the totally awesome, free- of- charge atheism/ skepticism conference, happening Novem...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist Activism Is Not A Waste of Time— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheist activism is not a waste of t...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Can Be Criticized Like Any Other Idea— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is an idea about how the wo...
- + Bad Boys and "Mad Men": What Do Women Want?—This piece was originally published on CarnalNation. Why do smart, strong, feminist women get hot for rogues and Lotharios, sexy but selfish bad boys...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: We're Not Lumping All Religions Together—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Criticizing religion is not the same ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: There Is No God-Shaped Hole in Our Hearts—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do not have a God-shaped hol...
- + News about Lydia—Hi, folks. If you're a regular reader, you may have noticed that I haven't been blogging much in the last few weeks. There are a number of reasons for...
- + Is Atheism A Belief?— Is atheism a belief? No. I really wish I could just leave it at that. Maybe post a funny story about Einstein instead, or show you some cute pictur...
- + Born or Learned? Sexuality, Science, and Party Lines—On Sunday, AOL news -- perhaps not the best source of science reporting on this beautiful green earth -- reported on a study supposedly showing that g...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Open Your Heart" Is a Terrible Argument— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You'd believe if you just opened yo...
- + Brief Blog Break/ Speaking Tour, NE Ohio and Western PA, Oct. 13-15—Hi, all. I'm going to be out of town this week, on a speaking tour of Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, with stops in Cleveland, Kent, Young...
- + Howl: Everything Has Changed— Well, my goodness. Things certainly have changed since I was a girl. And thank God for it. This, more than anything else, was what kept drifting i...
- + When Porn Goes Bad: "Girls Gone Wild"—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I am hereby changing my mind. I am officially and publicly declaring that I was mistaken,...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: A Finite Life Is Precious— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does have comfort to offer i...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour, NE Ohio and Western PA, Oct. 13-15—If you live in Northeastern Ohio or Western Pennsylvania -- or if you're going to be there next week -- come hear me speak! I'm going to be doing a wh...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist Have Happiness, Meaning, Goodness, and Community— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not necessary for a happ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist Activism Is Valid— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists care what other people beli...
- + Why Get Married?—When you get into debates and discussions about same-sex marriage, there's an opinion you'll almost certainly hear if you wait long enough: "Why shou...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist Activism Is Not A Waste of Time— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Attempts to persuade people out of r...
- + Greta's TV Interview on "Ask An Atheist"—My television interview with "Ask an Atheist" is up! "Ask An Atheist" is a local cable access TV show in Seattle, which also broadcasts (and archives...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Believers Should Understand Cognitive Errors— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you care whether the things you b...
- + How Sexism Hurts Men, Part 2: Why Do I Care?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. So why do I care? I devoted yesterday's post to a silly pop-culture book, Undateable, whi...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Modern Theology is Bunk— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You haven't studied modern theology...
- + How Sexism Hurts Men: "Undateable"—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. If you were to read a book, written by men, giving straight women advice on how to turn the...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Intuition Is Not Good Evidence— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "I feel it in my heart" is not a goo...
- + Don't Feed the Stars!: Celebrity Bodies and Gossip's New Schizophrenia—"It's sort of awful. Yesterday for lunch? Spinach... and some seeds." "I swear by almost nothing for breakfast. Mugs of hot water!" "The other day I...
- + Greta Reading at Perverts Put Out, Sat. 9/25— If you're going to be in SF this weekend, come hear me read! I'm going to be doing a reading this Saturday, Sept. 25, at Perverts Put Out, the legend...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: No Good Evidence for the God Hypothesis— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is no better evidence for God ...
- + On Intimacy—Important note: This post discusses my personal sexuality, in a certain amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not Faith— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism is not just as much a matter...
- + Diversity in the Atheist Movement: Video of my UBC Talk— Video! My talk on "Diversity in the Atheist Movement" at the University of British Columbia was videotaped, and the video is online! Quick summary o...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not Nihilistic— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism is not nihilistic, cynical, ...
- + Greta's Seattle Event, Sunday Sept. 12—My Seattle event for Sunday Sept. 12 is finally set! The Seattle Atheists are hosting an informal meet- and- greet/ Q&A session/ burger and beer fest....
- + Greta's Pacific NW Speaking Tour, Sept. 9-13 -- And Brief Blog Break—IMPORTANT UPDATES! The location for the Reed College talk has been changed! See below for details. And we're working on a last-minute event in Seattle...
- + The People I've Slept With— A young woman is talking to her newborn baby. "I love sex," she says. "And some people thought it was a bad thing. But I've learned that a slut is j...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Violet Helping Me Write—And now, a cute picture of our cat. This is Violet, helping me write by sitting on my chest, plonking her butt on my lap desk, and draping her tail o...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: No Right to Not Have Your Beliefs Questioned— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "People have a right to their belief...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Unexplained Does Not Mean Supernatural— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "We don't currently understand X" is...
- + Skepticism As a Discipline—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Why does skepticism matter? Not just in science, or history, or other academic pursuits where rigo...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not Just a Metaphor— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not just a metaphor. If ...
- + Lady Gaga: Music Videos As Porn—This piece was originally published on CarnalNation. I realize that I'm late to the Lady Gaga party. (Hey, I'm 48 years old. Cut me some slack.) But...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Criticism Is Not Intolerance— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not intolerant or dogmatic to ...
- + Harder—Important note: This post discusses my personal sexuality, in a great deal of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that stuf...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Mysterious Ways" is a Terrible Excuse— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "God works in mysterious ways" is a ...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Lydia On Back of Sofa—And now, a cute picture of our cat. Not much to say about this one. Except that, for such a gallumphing oaf, Lydia can sometimes look very delicate a...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Spiritual Experiences Aren't Good Evidence— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "I had a personal spiritual experien...
- + Running Along the Cliff: The Plateau Phase—This piece discusses my personal sex life in some detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, please don't read this one. T...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Vulcans— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists care about emotion, passion...
- + Five More Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men —This piece was originally published on AlterNet. So what are some ways that sexism hurts men? Other than the ones I talked about already, I mean? ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Reality Wins— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Reality is more important, and more ...
- + Five Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. If you have a scrap of progressive politics in your bones, it's no surprise to you that sexism hurts...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Experience Discrimination— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists experience real discriminat...
- + Why We Must Always Be Skeptical— Why does skepticism matter? Not just in science, or history, or other academic pursuits where rigorous devotion to the truth is crucial. Why does sk...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Hypothetically Possible /= Plausible— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! An idea can be hypothetically possib...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Lydia Licking Violet—And now, a cute picture of our cats. Lydia and Violet normally aren't that friendly with each other. It's one of the disappointments of our life: one...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: No Good Evidence for the Soul— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is not one scrap of good, soli...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour, Pacific Northwest, Sept. 9-13— If you're in the Pacific Northwest -- specifically in the Portland or Vancouver, BC areas -- come hear me speak! I'm going to be doing a speaking tou...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Dodging Criticism = Bad Argument— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If your best argument against atheis...
- + Why Near Death Experiences Are a Terrible Argument for the Soul—This piece was originally published on Alternet. "But when people are near death, they have out- of- body experiences. Some of them, anyway. Doesn't...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Society Does Not Need Religion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is simply not true that society n...
- + Greta's Speaking Tour, NE Ohio and Western PA, Oct. 13-15—If you live in Northeastern Ohio or Western Pennsylvania -- or if you're going to be there in October -- come hear me speak! I'm going to be doing a w...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Pascal's Wager Makes No Sense— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Believing in God is a safer bet" is...
- + A Cornucopia of Climaxes—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life in a tremendous amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that s...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Religion Is Comforting" Doesn't Mean It's Good or True— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Many people find religion comfortin...
- + Bad Boys and "Mad Men": What Do Women Want?— Why do smart, strong, feminist women get hot for rogues and Lotharios, sexy but selfish bad boys who use women and throw them away? The new season o...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "You Can't Disprove God" Is Not an Argument for God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You can't absolutely prove that it ...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: The Two-Level Effect—And now, some cute pictures of our cats. When Ingrid had her back injury, she spent most of her time on the sofa, with pillows piled around her in di...
- + 5 (More) Things Society Unfairly Expects of Men— A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece called 5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men, about how sexism damages men as well as women, and ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: You Can't Have It Both Ways— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It makes no sense to point to wonder...
- + The Joke Gets Bigger: JT Eberhard and the History of Skepticon at Secular Student Alliance Conference— Hilarious and inspiring, and entirely made of win. In this video, JT Eberhard -- co-Founder of Skepticon, and captain of the Missouri State Universit...
- + Why Does God Play Hide and Seek?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. If God exists... why isn't his existence obvious? And is "free will" a good answer to this questio...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Feel Love— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists feel love. We don't see lov...
- + Porn, Social Criticism, and the Marginalization of Kink—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life and sexual fantasies in a fair amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to re...
- + Video! Greta's Keynote Address at Secular Student Alliance Conference: "What Atheists Can Learn from the LGBT Movement "— There's video! For those of you who wanted to hear my keynote speech at the Secular Student Alliance conference last month on What Atheists Can Learn...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Put Up or Shut Up— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you care whether the things you b...
- + Why Near-Death Experiences Are a Flimsy Justification for the Idea That We Have Immortal Souls— "But when people are near death, they have out- of- body experiences. Some of them, anyway. Doesn't this prove that there's an immaterial soul, separ...
- + Greta at Skepticon 3, Nov. 19-21!—Good news, everybody! Skepticon -- the totally awesome, free- of- charge atheism/ skepticism conference -- got the bigger venue they were working on. ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Value Life— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists see meaning, value, and joy...
- + Brief Blog Break—Four deadlines in one week. Oy. The next time I agree to that, somebody come smack me across the head with a rolled-up newspaper. No Meme of the Day ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Comfort of Reality— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does have comfort to offer i...
- + When Porn Goes Bad: "Girls Gone Wild"— I am hereby changing my mind. I am officially and publicly declaring that I was mistaken, and am shifting my position. Not about porn in general. B...
- + The Kids Are All Right— Are queers just like everyone else? Are queers just ordinary human beings, with the same hopes and fears and neuroses and dreams as everybody? Or ar...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religious Claims Are Fair Game— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion either makes claims about t...
- + Why Porn Matters—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life and sexual fantasies in a fair amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to re...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Science Is Sometimes Wrong" Doesn't Mean You're Right— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you're going to argue that curren...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Lydia On My Lap—And now, some cute pictures of our cat. It can be hard to photograph a cat when they're actually on your lap. I think these of Lydia came out well, t...
- + Sex Addiction or Sexual Compulsion?— Let's start with something we can all agree on. Some people have a hard time controlling their sexual behavior. Some people have sex in ways that da...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Happy— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are happy. Most of us, anyw...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Reasonable Conclusions =/= Faith— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does not mean being 100% cer...
- + Old and Improved: Long-Term Sex and the Myth of the Slow Decline—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. When you've been involved with someone for many years, does having sex with them become a ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Real Beliefs Aren't Straw Men— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! When atheists argue against beliefs ...
- + Why Does God Reveal Himself to Some People and Not to Others?— If God exists... why isn't his existence obvious? And is "free will" a good answer to this question? A few weeks ago, in this very publication, I p...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Accepting Criticism— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you care whether the things you b...
- + 5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men— If you have a scrap of progressive politics in your bones, it's no surprise to you that sexism hurts women. Like, duh. That's kind of the definition ...
- + Brief Blog Break—I'm leaving tomorrow for the Secular Student Alliance Annual Conference. (At which I'm going to be the keynote speaker -- I mentioned that, right? Cau...
- + On Trying New Things... And Re-Trying Old Ones—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I was eating sushi the other day... yes, I promise, this is about sex. I was eating sushi...
- + What Would Convince This Atheist To Believe?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Atheists often point out that religious faith is closed off to evidence that contradicts it. What ev...
- + Meme Vacation—I have an unusually action-packed week ahead of me, including my trip to Ohio to the Secular Student Alliance Annual Conference. (At which I'm going t...
- + Greta: Keynote Speaker at Secular Student Alliance Conference!— Am looking over my blog, and realizing I somehow forgot to announce this earlier. D'oh! I'm going to be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Secular S...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Disagreement Is Not Intolerance— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists often get called disrespect...
- + How Sexism Hurts Men, Part 2: Why Do I Care?— So why do I care? I devoted last week's column to a silly pop-culture book, Undateable, which gives straight men snarky- but- sincere advice on how ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Angry At God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are not angry at God. Any m...
- + Mis-Matched Libidos: Can Mixed Marriages Ever Work?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. If your partner doesn't like sex nearly as often as you do -- or if they like sex a lot mo...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Know What Atheism Is Better Than Believers— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It makes no sense for religious beli...
- + Stonewall Uprising— I think it's important that we remember this: The Gay Pride parades, held last month around the country and around the world, were commemorating a r...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death Is Just Like Not Being Born Yet— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does have comfort to offer i...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Popularity Isn't a Good Measure of Truth— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Lots of people believe it" is not a...
- + After You, My Dear Alphonse—Please note: This piece includes some passing references to my personal sexuality. Family members and others who don't want to read that stuff may not...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Being Open Minded Means Acknowledging What Isn't True— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Yes, it's important to have an open ...
- + Do You Care Whether The Things You Believe Are True?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. What do you say to religious believers who don't care about reality? I don't mean people who uncon...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Consciousness Is Not Supernatural— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! We are only beginning to understand ...
- + How Sexism Hurts Men: "Undateable"— If you were to read a book, written by men, giving straight women advice on how to turn themselves into acceptable romantic partners -- a book consi...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists See Life as Having Meaning— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do see life as having meani...
- + 6 (Unlikely) Developments That Could Convince This Atheist To Believe in God—Atheists often point out that religious faith is closed off to evidence that contradicts it. What evidence would persuade atheists that their atheism ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Some Atheists Being Jerks =/= Atheism Being Bad or Mistaken— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Yes, some atheists are sometimes jer...
- + Why Did God Create Atheists - Jesus and Mo Edition—Eep! I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy! The brilliant, celebrated, freaking hilarious atheist comic strip, Jesus and Mo, has done a comic inspired by o...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Right to Beliefs =/= The Right To Not Be Criticized—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! People have a right to our beliefs. B...
- + On Intimacy—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex experiences in some detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, you may not...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "You Can't Disprove God" Is A Terrible Argument— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You can't prove that God doesn't ex...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Still Believe In Something Bigger— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do believe in something big...
- + Adult Toy Story: Romance vs. Reality in "Air Doll"— A sad, tired man takes the late train home from work. He comes home to his consolation: dinner and conversation and lovemaking with his beautiful gir...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Still Aren't Angry At God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are not atheists because we...
- + Some Evolving Thoughts About Weight and Sex—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sexuality in a fair amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, you p...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Have Not Hardened Our Hearts— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists have not hardened our heart...
- + Why Did God Create Atheists?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Why did God create atheists? This is a question I always want to ask religious believers. (One of ...
- + Harder—Please note: This post, and the post it links to, discusses my personal sex life in extensive detail. Family members and others who don't want to read...
- + Why Liberal Values Really Are Better—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree about specific issues -- we disagree about core ethi...
- + Do You Care Whether the Religious Ideas You Believe in Are True or Not?— What do you say to religious believers who don't care about reality? I don't mean people who unconsciously don't care about reality. I don't mean pe...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Criticizing Ideas /= Attacking People— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists often get accused of intole...
- + How Often Should You Ask For Something? Part 2: The Specifics— When it comes to asking for what we want in bed, how do we draw the line between asking and pressuring? In last week's column, I wrote about a lette...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Has No Right to Special Respect— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion has no right to special res...
- + New Fishnet Story: "War Games"— "Under Stalin," Sergei gritted out as he put his shoulders under the spray again, "I would have had you flogged." "Oh, I am sure of it," Cherevkin s...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Disagreement /= Superiority— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It's possible to disagree with peopl...
- + Sex Writers, Drooling Horndogs, and the Suspectability of Male Sexuality—Please note: This piece includes a couple of passing references to my personal sexuality. Family members and others who don't want to read about that,...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religions Don't All Teach the Same Basic Message— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is simply not the case that all r...
- + Why Being Liberal Really Is Better Than Being Conservative— Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree about specific issues -- we disagree about core ethical values. Can a case be made that liberal values...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Unlikely /= Designed— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Life and the Universe are extraordi...
- + How Often Should You Ask For Something?— If you've asked for something sexual, and your partner has said "No" -- or "No, not now, maybe some other time" -- is it okay to ask again? And if s...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Unexplained /= Evidence for God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "We don't understand everything abou...
- + New Fishnet Story: "For Love or Pay"— I was stretched out on the grass, flat on my stomach, elbows propped up and binoculars pressed tight to my eyeballs. Some ants were using my bare leg...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Do Believe In Something Bigger— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do believe in something big...
- + Sex in the City, But Lost in the Desert— Honestly? It would have been a lot easier to write the Marxist/ anti-capitalist review of "Sex and the City 2" than the sex review. And I'm not even ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Feeling Is Not Enough Evidence— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "I feel it in my heart" is a terribl...
- + Why Did God Create Atheists?—If God is real, and religious believers can perceive him... why is anyone an atheist? Why did God create atheists? This is a question I always want...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not a Personal Opinion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not a subjective persona...
- + Blaming the Victim: Nicholas D. Kristof and the Contorted Morality of Religious Apologism— Did you know that when ex-Muslim women are threatened with death for speaking out against Islam, it's partly their own fault for being "provocateurs"...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Still Not Anti-Diversity— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not anti-diversity for atheist...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Soft Landing in the Tropics"— Unfortunately, even under my blue, at-home-now sweat pants, the warm feel of Rita’s bare-to-the-hip leg draped over mine means otherwise. I want her ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Not in a State of Constant Rage— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are not angry all the time....
- + Sex Discrimination or Sexual Harassment? Pick One!—In the workplace, to deal with concerns about sexual harassment, is it better for men to steer clear of any conversations about sex with women -- even...
- + You Got Religion In My Porn!—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life, and my personal sexual fantasies, in quite a bit of detail. Family members and others who don'...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Feel Connection— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do feel connection, with ot...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion and Science Don't Operate in Separate Realms— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion and science do not operate ...
- + Greta Speaking in San Francisco, Sat. May 29: "What can the atheist movement learn from the gay movement?"—One final reminder: I'll be speaking in San Francisco tomorrow -- that's Saturday, May 29, at 6pm -- for San Francisco Atheists group. My topic: What...
- + New Fishnet Story: "The Great White"— The man behind the counter said it was new in. The large conical shaped snout, the upper and lower lobes on the tail fin, the side gills, they are al...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Difference Between Proof and Plausibility— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Very few claims can be proven or dis...
- + Lady Gaga: Music Videos As Porn— I realize that I'm late to the Lady Gaga party. (Hey, I'm 48 years old. Cut me some slack.) But I gotta say -- I'm impressed. If I just listened to ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist Activism Does Work— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Trying to persuade people out of rel...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Universe Is Not Finely-Tuned for Life—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! The universe is not finely-tuned for ...
- + Why Are You Still Catholic?—This is an expanded version of a piece that was first published on AlterNet. If your softball league or your children's school did what the Catholic...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: There Is No God-Shaped Hole in Our Hearts— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do not have a God-shaped ho...
- + Sex and the Off-Label Use of Our Bodies—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. What are our bodies meant for? One of the most common condemnations of non-standard sex -...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religious Claims Ought to be Verifiable— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If your religious beliefs make claim...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Broom Closet"— It took a little bit of cunning to get out of "Serenity Now -- Step One" class, but since I've been such a goody-goody I'd racked up some trust point...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Comfort of Reason— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does offer comfort in the fa...
- + Why I'm Drawing Mohammad—This is my drawing of Mohammad. I wish I were a better artist, and could draw something other than a stick figure. But I actually kind of like its pur...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religious Rules Don't Apply To People Who Don't Believe Them— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! No religion has the right to expect ...
- + Porn, Social Criticism, and the Marginalization of Kink— Is it valid to criticize rough-sex porn for perpetuating misogynist images of women? Or, to look at the question from the other side: Is it possible...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "God of the Gaps" is a Bad Argument— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Science doesn't understand everythi...
- + Why "I Feel It In My Heart" Is a Terrible Argument for God—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "I just feel God in my heart. I sense his presence. Why should I doubt that? Any more than I doubt...
- + Greta Speaking in San Francisco, May 29: "What can the atheist movement learn from the gay movement?"— What can the Atheist movement learn from the gay movement? The atheist movement is already modeling itself on the LGBT movement in many ways -- most ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not Entitled to a Free Ride— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not entitled to a free r...
- + Why Is Anyone Still Catholic?— If your softball league or your children's school did what the Catholic Church is doing, you'd quit in outrage. So why haven't you? For any Cathol...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Atheists Because We're Open-Minded— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are open-minded, and we are...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not Necessary— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is not necessary for a soci...
- + New Fishnet Story: "I Wish You Were Braille"— I sat up and kissed him hard; part of my brain wanted to take a chunk out, to consume him, chew him up and swallow. We knelt on the bed facing each o...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: You Can't Have It Both Ways— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you're going to point to all the ...
- + Why Does Porn Matter?— Why does porn matter? In my career as a sex writer, I've written many times in defense of porn. I've written about why it's morally defensible. I've...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Happy— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are happy and fulfilled, as...
- + Why "The Universe Is Perfectly Fine-Tuned For Life" Is a Terrible Argument for God—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "But the Universe is so perfectly fine-tuned for life. What are the chances that this happened by a...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: You Almost Certainly Know Some Atheists— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! You almost certainly know some athei...
- + On Being Age-Appropriate—What does it mean to be age-appropriate? And should we care? Since I've been losing weight, I'm having to do a bunch of clothes shopping. Which mea...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Open-Minded /= Gullible— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Being open-minded doesn't mean think...
- + Porn, Relationships, and What It's Reasonable to Ask For—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. When you're beginning a relationship, is it reasonable to ask your partner not to watch po...
- + New Fishnet Story: "For Loki"— We had a few more rounds and then went to Room 8. The room had no sink to wash the dirt from my nails. Not even a toilet. Just a bottle of disinfecta...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "First Cause" is a Terrible Argument for God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Everything has to have a cause, the...
- + Can Watching Porn Be Cheating?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. In a monogamous relationship, is it reasonable to expect your partner to not watch porn? ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Government Should Stay Out of Religion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Government has no business endorsing...
- + Old and Improved: Long-Term Sex and the Myth of the Slow Decline—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life, in a certain amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, pl...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Treat Your Personal Experience Just Like Anyone Else's— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! As vivid as personal experience can ...
- + Why "Life Has To Have Been Designed" Is a Terrible Argument for God's Existence—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "Just look around you. Look at life, and the universe, and everything. Doesn't it seem like it had ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Yes, Atheists Have Considered Religion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is absurd for believers to tell a...
- + Are Atheists Open-Minded?— "You have to keep an open mind. That's the trouble with you atheists/ materialists/ skeptics. You're just as bad as fundamentalists. You're so convin...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Feel Wonder and Connection— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists experience transcendent won...
- + Atheism and Sexuality - Greta Speaking at Stanford Monday, May 10—The sexual morality of traditional religion tends to be based, not on solid ethical principles, but on a set of taboos about what kinds of sex God doe...
- + Why I Am an Atheist Writer—The question here is not, "Why am I an atheist?" I think I've answered that question ad nauseum. (Not that that's going to stop me from continuing to ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Beliefs Affect Actions— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Why do many atheists care what other...
- + A Feminist Defense of Boobquake— Chances are you've heard about Boobquake. It went viral pretty fast. In case you haven't: Iranian Muslim prayer leader Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi wa...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: What Would Convince You That You Were Mistaken?— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If religious believers can't say wha...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Three"— I bring him home from a show on a Friday night. Through the blacklights and a filter of beer and tequila, he’s friendly and vibrant, his skin a canva...
- + On Trying New Things... And Re-Trying Old Ones— I was eating sushi the other day... yes, I promise, this is about sex. I was eating sushi the other day, and it sparked a mini-revelation about tryi...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Good Ideas Should Welcome Criticism— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If an idea is good, it should be abl...
- + Why "I Feel It In My Heart" Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence— "I just feel God in my heart. I sense his presence. Why should I doubt that? Any more than I doubt my senses?" As I've written before: Most of the ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Does Not Require 100% Positive Proof— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Not believing in God doesn't require...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Not Not Require 100% Positive Proof— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Not believing in God doesn't require...
- + I Feel The Earth Move: Boobquake 2010!—As you may already have heard -- it's not only been all over the atheosphere, but all over the news -- Iranian Muslim prayer leader Hojatoleslam Kazem...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: No Evidence for the Supernatural— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is no good, solid, carefully- ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "In the Stacks"— There could have been better places to do it. I knew that. Sure. I know a lot of things, but processing information is always a little bit harder whe...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Beliefs Should Be Verified— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you care whether the things you ...
- + Greta Speaking at Stanford About Atheism and Sexuality, May 10— I have a new speaking gig scheduled! I'll be speaking at Stanford University about atheism and sexuality -- my two favorite polite dinner-table topic...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religions Are Inconsistent— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If God is real, why are people's pe...
- + Mis-Matched Libidos: Can Mixed Marriages Ever Work?—If your partner doesn't like sex nearly as often as you do -- or if they like sex a lot more often than you do -- what can you do about it? And when ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Supernatural Explanations Have Never Been Right— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Throughout hi...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Religion Is Useful" is a Bad Argument—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Religion is p...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Criticism Is Not Disrespectful— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is a bi...
- + After You, My Dear Alphonse— "Oh, I don't know. What do you want to do?" It took me way too many years to learn that this is not always a nice thing to say. That, in fact, it's ...
- + Greta Speaking This Weekend at Secular Student Alliance New England Regional Summit— Ingrid is (a) doing somewhat better and (b) spending the weekend with her mom, so I'm off to the Secular Student Alliance New England Regional Summit...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not A Belief System— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism is no...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Forgetting"— "What are you doing, you bad boy?" It was a situation in which a slip of the tongue was par for the course. So he pretended he'd misheard the first ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Create Our Own Meaning— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists have...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Being Trendy— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Don't Treat Science As Religion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do n...
- + Ingrid Update/ Continued Blog Semi-Break—Hi, all. Just wanted to update you yet again on the situation with Ingrid and the blog. Ingrid's back is doing better, but she still needs a fair amou...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Criticizing Religion is as Valid as Criticizing Any Other Ideas— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is no more...
- + New Fishnet Story: "The Quotidian Nightmare"— He thought of Marco's lip ring grazing her clit and his tan hands gripping her thighs. He thought of Lakshmi flushed with the freshness of the scene,...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Angry at God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + He's A Super Freak: Tiger Woods and Sexual Compassion— Okay. Maybe I'm a freak of nature. But does anybody else like Tiger Woods better after reading the freaky text messages? Or, maybe more accurately: ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Meaning and Joy in Finite Lives— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists expe...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Moral... And Believers Often Aren't— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + All Boy-Boy Action—Please note: This piece includes some references to my personal sex life, and specifically to my tastes in porn. Family members and others who don't w...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Caring About the Universe— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you believ...
- + Ingrid Update/ Continued Blog Semi-Break—Hi, all. Just wanted to update you on the Ingrid situation, and the blogging situation which is directly related. Ingrid's bad back turns out to be a ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: You Probably Know Some Atheists— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you think ...
- + Very Big Atheist Conference of 2011 -- Schedule Finalized!—The schedule for the Very Big Atheist Conference of 2011 has been finalized! There are some very exciting sessions planned, and some of your favorite ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Maligned— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + Why "The Universe Is Perfectly Set Up For Life" Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence— "But the Universe is so perfectly fine-tuned for life. What are the chances that this happened by accident? Doesn't it seem like the Universe had to ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Offers Comfort In the Face of Suffering— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheistm Offers Comfort In the Face of Suffering— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Secular Buddhism, and the Difference Between Attachment and Engagement—Is there a difference between being attached to the world, and being engaged with it? I've been talking with a friend who is, for lack of a better t...
- + Brief Blog Semi-Break—I'm taking a brief semi- break from the blog this week. Ingrid hurt her back, so I'm in caretaker mode, and don't have a lot of extra time or energy. ...
- + Greta's Radio/ Podcast Interview with Jeff Farias— If you're a podcast fan, check out my radio/ podcast interview with Jeff Farias on The Jeff Farias Show. We talk about the atheist movement, atheist ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "I prayed for twenty years..."— I've decided to make it Quotations Week on the Atheist Meme of the Day. Here's today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; ...
- + Closeted Politicians and Bi Invisibility— Does outing closeted gay politicians contribute to bisexual invisibility? It occurs to me that the way I put that question is sort of answering itse...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "I do not fear death"— I've decided to make it Quotations Week on the Atheist Meme of the Day. Here's today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; ...
- + An Open Letter to Concerned Believers— Dear Believer: Thank you for your concern about the well-being of the atheist movement, and for your advice on how to run it. I appreciate your conc...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "The world behaves..."— I've decided to make it Quotations Week on the Atheist Meme of the Day. Here's today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; ...
- + Why "Life Has To Have Been Designed" Is a Terrible Argument for God—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "Just look around you. Look at life, and the universe, and everything. Doesn't it seem like it had ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "I just believe in one fewer god"— I've decided to make it Quotations Week on the Atheist Meme of the Day. Here's today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Of course we should ask that question"— I've decided to make it Quotations Week on the Atheist Meme of the Day. Here's today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; ...
- + Tears—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sexual fantasies and tastes in erotica, in a whole lot of detail. Family members and others who don't wa...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Does Not Confer Morality— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is n...
- + "But Everyone Else Does It!" Andrew Brown and the Defense of the Catholic Church Child Rape Scandal—If everyone else jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you do it too? And if everyone else raped children, would you defend it? The child rape scan...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not Exempt from Criticism— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! The idea that...
- + Some Evolving Thoughts About Weight and Sex—I swear: This is the last I'll be writing on this topic for a while. But I promised that I'd write a piece about the effects of weight loss on my sexu...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Don't Start Arguments You Aren't Willing to Have— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not fai...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not About Absolute Certainty—Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism is not...
- + Why 'Life Had To Have Been Designed' Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence— "Just look around you. Look at life, and the universe, and everything. Doesn't it seem like it had to have been designed?" A lot of arguments for re...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not Having a "Schism"— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! The atheist m...
- + Why "Everything Has a Cause" is a Terrible Argument for God—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "If there's no God, then where did all this come from?" I've written a fair amount about some of t...
- + Jesus H. Christ with Biscuits and Gravy—Last week, my mothers- in- law gave me a gravy boat for a late birthday present. (Three gravy boats, actually. Long story.) This morning, Ingrid and ...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Violet Channel Surfing—And now, a cute picture of our cat. "The Office... The Simpsons... America's Best Dance Crew... sweet Bast in heaven, do these people have no taste? ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion is a Bad Answer for the Unexplained— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Science can'...
- + Penitence as a Perpetual Motion Machine— "I'm here to see Sister Catherine." "Yes. It's nice to see you again, Mary. Please have a seat. Catherine has just finished up with another -- visit...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Reality Trumps Wishful Thinking— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "People find ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not Narrow-Minded— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Most atheists...
- + The Fat-Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Part 3: The Actual Diet—(This is Part 3 of a three-part series. You don't have to read Part 1 or Part 2 to get this, but it doesn't hurt.) So how, exactly, have I been goin...
- + Sex Writers, Drooling Horndogs, and the Suspectability of Male Sexuality— Why is the "sex writer" field so dominated by women? I've been thinking about this question for many years. The publisher of this very blog brought ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism isn't the Easy Way Out— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is simply ...
- + Weight Loss and Strange Emotional Stuff: The Fat-Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Part 2—(This is Part 2 of a three-part series. You don't have to read Part 1 to get this, but it helps.) When I first announced that I was losing weight, I...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Your Personal Spiritual Experience Is No More Accurate Than Anyone's— And the Atheist Memes of the Day are back! Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit;...
- + The Fat-Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet: An Update— I promised I wouldn't turn this into a diet blog, and I meant it. The thought of turning my beautiful atheist sex blog into a tedious daily update on...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Lydia and Belly Rubs—And now, some cute pictures of our cat. As I've mentioned before, Lydia is a shameless tramp for belly-rubs. Anyone, anywhere, anytime: that's her mo...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Interview With A Porn Star"— I was used to having sex with women minutes after being introduced. As actors we tried to keep a sense of humor and fun about the situation. It was p...
- + Greta Reading at Perverts Put Out, "He Is Risen" Edition, 3/13— Hi, all! On Saturday March 13, I'm going to be reading at Perverts Put Out, the San Francisco sex reading series of song and story. This is the "He I...
- + A Cornucopia of Climaxes—Important note: This piece, and the piece it links to, includes references to my personal sex life. Family members and others who don't want to read a...
- + Atheism and the Sweet Mystery of Life— "What does Dr. Bloody Bronowski know about it?" "He knows everything!" "Oh, I wouldn't like that. It'd take all the mystery out of life." It takes...
- + Why "Everything Has a Cause" Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence— "If there's no God, then where did all this come from?" I've written a fair amount about some of the more painfully bad arguments for religion and a...
- + Greta Interviewed on Amanda Marcotte's Podcast— The brilliant and prolific Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon and more) has been doing a podcast series on the Reproductive Health Reality Check website, and ...
- + Atheist Memes - Brief Break—I'm taking a break this week from the Atheist Memes of the Day. My tendinitis is almost better, and I'm trying to foster that by not doing anything on...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Absolute Certainty Isn't Necessary to Reach a Conclusion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "We don't kno...
- + Gay Mafiosi and Group Marriage Monotheists: Sex, "Caprica," and a Changing World— Well, I wasn't expecting this. I've recently gotten sucked into "Caprica," the prequel series to "Battlestar Galactica" airing on the SyFy Channel. ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Why Are Religions So Different?— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If religious ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Piggy"— It was wet in that alley. There'd been so much rain that everything was damp, all the time. Most of what had got soaked during the previous night's d...
- + Bearing Witness to Godlessness: David Bazan's "Curse Your Branches"— It starts with a lush, instrumental intro. A surprisingly long instrumental intro. As if the singer were reluctant to begin singing. As if he knows t...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Popularity Still /= Truth— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Lots of peop...
- + The Learned Fetish—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life and sexual fantasies, in a whole lot of detail. Family members and others who don't want to rea...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Life Is Good Without God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! You don't hav...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Violet in Life or Death Struggle with the Yoga Mat—And now, some cute pictures of our cat. As I mentioned in a previous cat post, Violet has recently become obsessed with my physical therapy routine -...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Personal Experience Is Not Evidence— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Personal spir...
- + Old People Believe, Therefore It Must Be True: Religion and a Particularly Bad Argument from Popularity—Of all the bad apologetics and mind-bogglingly terrible pieces of so-called "evidence" for God's existence that I've seen, this one is the latest.* ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Secular Faith /= Religious Faith— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! The secular m...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "No Atheists in Foxholes" is Bigotry— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! To say "You a...
- + 101 Positions That Won't Spice Up Your Sex Life—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. If you've been around the sex world much, you've probably seen this sort of sex advice boo...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism is Not "Just Another Religion"— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism is no...
- + What Can the Atheist Movement Learn from the Gay Movement?—This is the text of the talk I gave on Saturday at the Secular Student Alliance Northern California Regional Leadership Summit. I want to talk today...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Burden of Proof— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not up ...
- + A Skeptic's View of Love—I'm reposting this piece from last year. Happy Valentine's Day! What does it mean to have a skeptical view of love? I don't mean having a cynical at...
- + Why We Don't Need Religion to Give Life Mystery— "What does Dr. Bloody Bronowski know about it?" "He knows everything!" "Oh, I wouldn't like that. It'd take all the mystery out of life." It takes...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion As It's Commonly Practiced— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Your critiqu...
- + Sex and the Off-Label Use of Our Bodies— What are our bodies meant for? One of the most common condemnations of non-standard sex -- from homosexuality to masturbation -- is "that's not what...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Reasonable Plausibility vs. 100% Certainty— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! I can't be 10...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Untestable Beliefs Can Cause Real Harm— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists care...
- + Atheists in Foxholes—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. "Sure, you deny God now. But when you're looking death in the face -- when you're sick or in an acc...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The God of the Gaps Redux— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Religion exp...
- + Greta's "Atheism and Sexuality" Talk at Purdue: Video!— I'm back, baby! Exhausted from the speaking tour... but also exhilarated. (The pic is me with the secretary, treasurer, and president of the Society ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Possibility of Being Mistaken— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If you accuse...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Feeling is Not Knowledge— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "I feel it in...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Unimpressed by Modern Theology— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You haven't ...
- + Brief Blog Break/ Shameless Self-Promotion Opportunity—As y'all know, I'm leaving town tomorrow to give my talk on atheism and sexuality at Indiana University and Purdue. Between the travel and the recent ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Evolution Was Not Guided By God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is no e...
- + Greta's "Atheism and Sexuality" Talks at Indiana University and Purdue: Full Itinerary— The full details of my mini-tour in Indiana are now complete! As part of my gig as a speaker on the Secular Student Alliance Speakers Bureau, I'm goi...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death Does Not Mean Judgment— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not Just a Story— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is n...
- + Why Atheists Don't Turn to Religion When Faced with Death or Disaster— "Sure, you deny God now. But when you're looking death in the face -- when you're sick or in an accident or staring down the barrel of a gun -- you'l...
- + Porn, Relationships, and What It's Reasonable to Ask For— When you're beginning a relationship, is it reasonable to ask your partner not to watch porn? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column here about por...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: All Religion Don't Teach Peace— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is simply ...
- + Greta Appearing at Wicked Grounds Kinky Comic Carnival, Sat. 1/30— Come say hi and mingle with kinky comics creators! As editrix of the Best Erotic Comics series, I'm going to be appearing at the Wicked Grounds Kinky...
- + The Plausible Fantasy—Important note: This piece discusses my personal sex life and my sexual fantasies, in a fair amount of detail. Family members and others who don't wan...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death and the Good Luck of Being Born— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + How Atheists Can't Win—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. In conversations between atheists and believers, is there any way atheists can win? I've been in a...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: People Act on Their Beliefs— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "What do you ...
- + Part of the Show: Atheist Transcendence at the Edwardian Ball—I had one of my atheist epiphanies the other night. It was at the Edwardian Ball. Quick bit of background: That's not Edwardian as in King Edward VI...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Popularity /= Truth— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Most people ...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Violet and Physical Therapy—And now, a cute picture of our cat.Violet has recently become obsessed with my physical therapy routine. Especially the parts that involve me being on...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Open Minded" Means Accepting What Isn't True— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Having an ope...
- + Are We Having Sex Now... And Why Should We Care?—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. Does (X) count as having sex? And does it matter? I recently read a letter to Dan Savage'...
- + Greta in Indiana, Speaking About Atheism and Sex— I'm going to be doing one of the most awesome speaking gigs in the history of awesomeness. I'll be in Indiana in February, speaking about atheism and...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: There's No Evidence for the Soul— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There is not ...
- + Is Monogamy Fair?— In any romantic/ sexual relationship, is it reasonable to expect your partner to limit their sexual activity in any way? Weird question, I know. Her...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The God of the Gaps— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Religion exp...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Asking Questions is Good— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Any religion ...
- + Why It's So Tricky for Atheists to Debate with Believers— In conversations between atheists and believers, is there any way atheists can win? I've been in a lot of discussions and debates with religious bel...
- + Can Watching Porn Be Cheating?— In a monogamous relationship, is it reasonable to expect your partner to not watch porn? There was a recent letter to Scarleteen, the sex advice and...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism is Not Anti-Diversity— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not ant...
- + Sexual Harassment or Religious Freedom?— Does the First Amendment right to religious freedom include the right of religious organizations to fire people for refusing the sexual advances of t...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death Without Wishful Thinking— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism Is Not an Excuse for Immorality— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Haiti and the Secular Humanist Aid and Relief Effort—I'm finding it hard to say anything about Haiti that hasn't already been said. I'm even finding it hard to say anything about Pat Robertson's comments...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: God's Power /= God's Goodness— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "God created ...
- + On the Ubiquity of Shaving—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. I've been thinking about the shaving of public hair. More specifically: I've been thinkin...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Believe In Things— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "People who b...
- + The Immorality of Heaven— So let's say atheists are wrong. Let's say there is a God, and there are places of permanent perfect bliss/ permanent absolute torture waiting for us...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Critiques of Religion Are Fair— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You didn't c...
- + Greta Reading at Perverts Put Out, Sat. 1/9— I'm going to be doing a reading tomorrow (Saturday) at the San Francisco sex reading series of song and story, Perverts Put Out. It'll be me plus Mel...
- + Friday Cat Blogging: Have You Ever Looked At Your Paw?— Have you ever looked at your paw? I mean, really, really looked at your paw? I haven't done Friday Cat Blogging for a while, and I miss it, so I've...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Not A Matter of Opinion— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is n...
- + "I Don't Want to Want What I Want"—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. If you read the sex advice columns (and who doesn't?), you see this sort of thing a lot. "...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Don't Stop Being Atheists In the Face of Death— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! To say "You a...
- + No-Strings Sex, Disappointing Love, and Asking the Wrong Questions— Anyway. Back to the question at hand. If the question were simply, "Are there men who want casual, non-romantic sex with no strings attached?" the an...
- + Secular Student Alliance Speakers Bureau!— I just got onto the Speaker's Bureau of the Secular Student Alliance! I've been doing public speaking for a long time, and I'm thrilled to have been ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death Is Not Caused By God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Disagreements Is Not Disrespect— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is not dis...
- + Atheism, Death, and the Difference between Pessimism and Realism— What is an appropriate atheist philosophy of death? And how should atheists be talking about death with believers? As regular readers know, I've be...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Pascal's Wager Continues to Suck— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Believing in...
- + Most Influential Female Atheist of 2009?— I'm in a poll! Jen at Blag Hag is annoyed that the recent poll voting for the most influential/ outspoken atheists didn't have any women on the list....
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Have Hope— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists have...
- + My Sexual Resolutions—(Note: This piece discusses my personal sexuality and tastes in porn. Family members and others who don't want to read that, please don't.) I'm one ...
- + Happy Birthday To Me— Happy birthday to me I don't live in a tree But I look like a primate Because I am one. I was going to write a new evolution- themed birthday song f...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Feel Love and Connection— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists feel...
- + New Fishnet Story: "High Noon"— "Doctor by day, dominatrix by night." I can see the headline, the tacky picture of a discipline queen, whip in one hand, stethoscope in the other. Af...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death is Part of Life— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Moving Goalposts and Important Faith: Religion and the Universality of Bad Excuses—Apparently, the bad excuses for the lack of good evidence supporting religion aren't limited to Christianity and Western theology. They seem to be un...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Pascal's Wager Still Sucks— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Believing in...
- + Getting In the Mood—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. How do you get in the mood if you're not in the mood? I've written before, many times, in...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheist About Zeus, Leprechauns, and God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Most atheists...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Enjoy the Holidays— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists enjo...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Feel Wonder About Life— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists feel...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Compassionate— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists feel...
- + Seven Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays—This piece was originally published on
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Science Is Not A Belief System— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Science is no...
- + Spiritual Piracy and Lousy Jewish Christmas Songs: Garrison Keillor and Christmas Bigotry— This is either really ineptly done satire... or some of the ugliest bigotry I've seen from a beloved icon of liberal culture. Or else it's the latte...
- + All Boy-Boy Action—(Note: This piece discusses my personal sexuality and tastes in porn. Family members and others who don't want to read that, please don't.) The topic...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Unfalsifiability— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Most religiou...
- + Sexual Optimism and a Changing World—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. Today, I am putting on my Incurable Optimist hat. I want to talk about the sexual world w...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Reason and Evidence— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Reason and ev...
- + "But The Apostles Died For It!": Religion and the Argument from Conviction— "But the Apostles believed that Jesus was God! They were so convinced that this was true, they were willing to die for it! Doesn't that persuade you ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheism is Not Faith— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! It is simply ...
- + Show Me the Money: Religion, Evidence, and the Parade of Excuses—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. What evidence do religious believers have for their beliefs? And when they're asked what evidence ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Being Dead Is Like Not Being Born Yet— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Anything Can Happen"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Anything Can Ha...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Pascal's Wager = Abusive Dating— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "Believing in...
- + Why Did Gayness Evolve?— I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. In it, I discuss the current scientific thinking about sexual orientation being genetically determined, a...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Not Absolutely Disproven" /= Plausible— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "You can't di...
- + Trying Anything Twice—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex life in a certain amount of detail. Family members and others who don't want to read that, please do...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Coincidences Happen— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! "That can't p...
- + The Atheist Movement Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle— So apparently, what's wrong with the atheist movement is that it's too angry, too confrontational, not friendly enough. And the way to fix that is to...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Religion Is Still a Hypothesis— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is a...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Death Is Part of Nature— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheism does ...
- + Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Persuade Believers?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. Do atheists hate diversity? Is the very act of atheist activism -- the act of trying to persuade p...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Face Crises Without Converting— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! To say "You a...
- + Geek Girls, Go Where I Send Thee: A Christmas Song Parody for Math Nerds—It's that time of year again -- the time for Christmas song parodies! So there I was at a holiday party I go to every year, a party at which the sin...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: If God Affects This World...— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! To say that G...
- + Hey Religious Believers, Where's Your Evidence?— What evidence do religious believers have for their beliefs? And when they're asked what evidence they have, how do believers respond? In my conver...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Freedom of Belief /= Freedom from Criticism— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! The right to ...
- + Trekkie Religion and Secular Judaism: What If Religion Really Were Just a Metaphor?—This piece was originally published on AlterNet. If religion really were just a metaphor, just a comforting and inspiring story that gives shape and...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: "Atheists Aren't Open" Is a Bad Argument— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! To say that a...
- + The Case of the Missing Bisexual— I have a new piece on the Blowfish Blog. It features my harebrained speculation on why there are so few quote unquote "true" bisexuals -- i.e., bisex...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Can Be Happy and Moral— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Religion is n...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Know that Science is Flawed— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists unde...
- + Brief Blog Semi-Break—I'm fighting off a stubborn cold, so I'm not going to be as busy with the blog as I usually am. For the next few days, it's probably going to mostly b...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Close-Minded— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Having an ope...
- + Deepities On Parade: "Oh My God" Reviewed— Well -- it's pretty. No, really. It's very, very pretty. If you view this movie purely as an example of the "rich, beautifully-filmed global travelo...
- + Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers?— Do atheists hate diversity? Is the very act of atheist activism (trying to persuade people that atheism is correct and working to change the world i...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Don't Hate God— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do n...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Grateful— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + The Armor of God, or, The Top One Reason Religion Is Harmful—This is the full-length version of the piece I wrote for AlterNet. I had to edit that piece somewhat for length; so I'm posting the full version here....
- + New Fishnet Story: "Boilermaker"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Boilermaker, by...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Aren't Avoiding Religious Morality— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Validity of Criticism— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! If it's okay ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists In Foxholes— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! There are ath...
- + Dream diary, 11/21/09: Terrorist Pizza Party— I dreamed that I was having pizza with Iranian terrorists. A reporter friend of mine was doing a story on them; she was hiding them in her crawlspace...
- + What if People Actually Treated Religion as Just a Metaphor (Like Trekkies and Secular Jews)?— If religion really were just a metaphor, just a comforting and inspiring story that gives shape and meaning to people's lives... what might it look l...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Don't Worship Science— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do n...
- + Tears—Please note: This piece, and the piece it links to, discusses my personal sexual landscape in some detail. Family members and others who don't want to...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Personal Experience /= Data— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Personal experience ...
- + "Their First Steps": Atheism and Patience, Round 2—Why do religious believers visit atheist blogs? And what should atheists' response to them be? There was a recent piece on Daylight Atheism that's ...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: The Right To Make Our Case— Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. "You have no right t...
- + New Fishnet Story: "El Salvador Will Win"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled El Salvador Wil...
- + Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Connect with the Universe— The people have spoken. Enough of you seem to want me to keep posting the Atheist Meme of the Day here every day, so I'm going to go back to doing it...
- + Atheist Memes of the Day— Quick update on my Facebook project, The Atheist Memes of the Day: Yes, I'm still doing the Memes. I stopped for a few days when my Facebook feed wa...
- + The Top One Reason Religion Is Harmful— So what is it about religion -- exactly -- that's so harmful? I've argued many times that religion is not only mistaken, but does more harm than goo...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Member Patient Satisfaction"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Member Patient ...
- + Atheism and Friendship— How do you be honest about your atheism, and still maintain close relationships with people who are likely to be upset about it? I got an email from...
- + The Learned Fetish—Note: This piece includes many specific and detailed references to my personal sex life. Family members and others who don't want to read about that, ...
- + 25 Things I Want (In Bed)—Very important note: This piece discusses my personal sexual fantasies and desires, in a significant amount of detail. More than usual. Family members...
- + 101 Positions That Won't Spice Up Your Sex Life— I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It's a critique of the "(X) Number of Incendiary Positions to Heat Up the Bedroom" sex-advice book ouvre,...
- + Thoughts About Maine: Sad, Angry, Strategic, and Sappy— Some early thoughts about the No on 1 defeat in Maine. (In case you haven't heard: Same-sex marriage has once again been defeated at the ballot box. ...
- + Atheism, Openness, and Caring About Reality: Or, Why What We Don't Believe Matters— Why do atheist activists focus so much time and energy on what we don't believe? What's the point of a worldview and a social/ political movement th...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Whose Intuition Do You Trust?— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + Carnival of the Liberals #98: Fearmongering Edition—Hello, and welcome to the spooooooky Halloween edition of the Carnival of the Liberals! Since conservatives have been devoting themselves to terrifyin...
- + Same Sex Marriage in Maine: One Last Noodge Before Tuesday— Just one last noodge reminder that the referendum on same sex marriage in Maine is happening this Tuesday, November 3. It looks like this is going to...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Are No More Jerks than Others— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + New Fishnet Story: "Spider Lines"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Spider Lines, b...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Jumping Out the Window— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + The Plausible Fantasy—Please note: This piece, and the piece it links to, discuss my personal sex life and sexual fantasies in some detail. Family members and others who do...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Natural Explanations Replacing Supernatural Ones— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + Nom, Nom, Nom: Susie Bright's "Bitten"—Please note: This piece discusses my personal sex fantasies and my tastes in erotica. Family members and others who don't want to read that stuff, ple...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheism is Not Religion— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + "You Can't Disprove Religion": Three Counter-Examples— "You can't disprove religion." I'm seeing this trope a lot these days. "You can't disprove religion. At least -- not my religion." "Well, of course...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Oppose Discrimination— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + When Anyone Is Watching: Metaphors and the Slipperiness of Religion—There's a trope going around among progressive religious believers and theologians. It goes something like this: "Religious beliefs don't have to be...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Waiting for a Train"— Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Waiting for a T...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Pattern and Intention— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + Are We Having Sex Now... And Why Should We Care?— I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. In it, I explore the question of how we define what is and isn't sex... and ask whether having a consiste...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheism is Not Close-Minded— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + How Dare You Atheists Make Your Case, Round 2: Persuasion Equals Intolerance— Where does this idea come from that persuasion is a mean and bad thing to do? Where does this idea come from that debate, expressing disagreement, s...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Comforting /= True— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Face Discrimination— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + The Book of Genesis, Illustrated by R. Crumb: A Review— It's true what they say. Sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words. Especially when those pictures are drawn by Robert Crumb. And espec...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Argument is Not Force— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme......
- + New Fishnet Story: "Catherine's Wheel"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Catherine's Whee...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Doing the Math"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Doing the Math, ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Intuition is Fallible—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... ...
- + On The Ubiquity Of Shaving—I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog, in which I analyze the semiotics of pubic hair shaving. No, really. More specifically, I analyze what seem...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Smart /= Right—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... ...
- + Brief Blog Break and Atheist Memes—I'm dealing with an unexpected dental situation (what I thought was a mild sore spot on my gum turns out to be an infected tooth -- stupid high pain t...
- + Same Sex Marriage, And Why You Passionately Care About Maine (Rerun)—The election in Maine over same-sex marriage is coming up soon -- November 3 -- and early voting has already started. So I'm re-running this piece, fo...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Are Not Vulcans—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going to post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... ...
- + The Ethics Of Public Sex—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. Is public sex ethical? Be forewarned: This isn't one of those pieces where I gas on about ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheism is Not Arrogant—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Open Chords"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Open Chords, by ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Persuasion Is Not Proselytization—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Why Accommodationism Won't Work, Or, Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition—Will an accommodationist approach help the secularist movement? Will it help the cause of secularism, and separation of church and state, for atheist...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Consciousness Is Physical—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + "People are fascinated by sex lives": My Interview with "Outrage"'s Mike Rogers—The excellent documentary "Outrage," about Mike Rogers and other gay political activists who expose closeted gay politicians working against gay right...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Why Atheists Care—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + "Straight Porn Will Make You Gay": The Delusion of Sex-Negativity— I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It's about the newly notorious Republican politico Michael Schwartz, who recently opined that straight po...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheist Countries—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Intuition and Emotion— I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in...
- + Brief Blog Break, Self-Promotion Op, and Atheist Conference!—Ingrid and I are off to the Atheist Alliance International conference today, so I may not be blogging much for a few days. In the meantime, let's call...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Unexplained /= Supernatural—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Atheism and Uncertainty—How important to atheism is the difference between absolute confidence and a fragment of uncertainty? How important is the difference between the sta...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Coincidences Happen—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Simple Pleasures: A Review of "First Time"—This review originally appeared on Carnal Nation. Simple Pleasures:First Time Interesting scenarios about sex, simply and skillfully executed, with ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Hypothetically Possible But Implausible—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Atheism and History: A Grandiose Thought—I was thinking about the atheist movement the other day, and I had what I freely admit is a very grandiose thought. I'm actually a little embarrassed ...
- + Blog Carnivals!— Blog carnivals! For those of you who don't understand this whole Blog Carnival thing: A blog carnival is a roundup of blog posts on a particular top...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Natural Explanations—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Debate is Not Dogma—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Part 2 of "When Lacy LeTush Went Blue, Blue, Blue!", Now on Fishnet—I know. I'm such a tease. Yesterday I promised you a nice dirty story... but all you got was Part 1. But now Part 2 is up! The conclusion of "When Lac...
- + Atheism and Self-Definition—Why do so many people think they know what atheism is better than atheists do? Why, when atheists explain who we are and what we do and don't believe...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Have Morality—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "When Lacy LeTush Went Blue, Blue, Blue!"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled When Lacy LeTush...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Atheists Have Meaning and Hope—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Dream diary, 9/23/09: The Paul Newman progressive ice show—I dreamed that I was doing an ice show about progressive political issues with Paul Newman. As the big finale of that day's show, to represent the fig...
- + Adam, Eve, and the Problem of Evil: Or, Free Will Was Whose Idea Exactly?—I'm reading Robert Crumb's Genesis. (Great book, btw. Review coming soon.) Which means I'm re-reading all of Genesis, for the first time in a little w...
- + "I Don't Want to Want What I Want"—I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. In it, I talk about one of the most common themes that shows up in the sex advice columns: people with sex...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: Religion is a Hypothesis—I'm doing a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. Every weekday, I'm going post a short, pithy, Facebook-ready atheist meme... in ...
- + Atheist Memes on Facebook: The "100% Certain" Mistake— I'm starting a project on my Facebook page: The Atheist Meme of the Day. (BTW, if you're on Facebook, friend me!) I'm getting a little tired of makin...
- + "There Has To Be Something More": Atheism and Yearning—Does there have to be something more than our everyday existence? And if so, does that something have to be God? Or indeed, anything supernatural? ...
- + How Dare You Atheists Make Your Case! Or, The Fisking of Armstrong, 123—Why are so many believers so strongly opposed to the mere act of atheists making our case? Why is so much anti-atheist rhetoric focused, not on flaws ...
- + "People Are Fascinated By Sex Lives": Greta's Interview With "Outrage"'s Mike Rogers—I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog -- and I'm extra- excited about this one. It's an interview with Mike Rogers: best known as "the most feare...
- + AAI Atheist Conference -- Meetup at Church & State?—Who's going to the Atheist Alliance International conference in LA in October? Ingrid and I are going, and on the Thursday night before it starts, we...
- + "My Four-Year-Old Is…": Parents, Kids, And Sex-Positivity—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. How do you teach your kids to feel good and okay with sex... and still teach them the basic...
- + Their Right To Not Say It: Free Speech and the Unitarian Atheist Ad Kerfuffle—Does the Unitarian Church magazine have the right -- not just the legal right, but the moral right -- to reject an ad from an atheist organization, an...
- + Getting In The Mood—Please note: The post that this links to includes references to my personal sex life. Nothing too explicit or specific -- but family members and other...
- + Blog Carnivals!— Blog carnivals! Humanist Symposium #42, at The Greenbelt. Carnival of the Godless #125, at a Nadder! Skeptic's Circle #119, at Cubik's Rube. (And ...
- + Race, Gender, and Atheism, Part 2: What We Need To Do -- And Why—So what can atheists do about the race and gender imbalance in our movement? And why should we care? In yesterday's post, I asked the question, "Why...
- + Getting It Right Early: Why Atheists Need to Act Now on Gender and Race—I want to talk about race and sex in the atheist movement. I'm writing this because of the recent kerfuffle in the skeptical community, in which Carr...
- + Atheism and Patience—So how often do atheists have to keep making the same points, and keep countering the same old arguments? Okay, that came out a little snarky. And I ...
- + My Vision for a Sexual World—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. Like a lot of sex-positive sex writers, I spend a lot of time ranting and venting about thi...
- + Trying Anything Twice—Please note: This piece, and the piece it links to, discusses my personal sex life in a fair amount of detail. Family members and others who don't wan...
- + "Depraved fantasies with sympathetic characters": Best Erotic Comics Reviewed on Carnal Nation—"Christina's series is fostering and canonizing a genre of erotica that associates explicit images with well-developed stories, depraved fantasies wit...
- + Same Sex Marriage, And Why You Passionately Care About Maine—You care about Maine. You fervently, powerfully, passionately care about Maine. Trust me on this one. You may not know it yet. You may be going, "Ma...
- + Tantric Orgasms and Sacred Sex: New Age Spirituality in the Sex Community—This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. Why is New Age spirituality so prevalent in the sex- positive community? A few weeks ago, ...
- + New Fishnet Story: "Tasting the Apple"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled Tasting the Appl...
- + 25 Things I Want (In Bed)—I have a new piece up on the Blowfish Blog. It's... well, the title and the teaser pretty much spell it out. Note to family members and others who don...
- + Greta, With a Health Care Favor—I have a favor to ask you all. No, my health is fine. But a friend of mine just posted on her Facebook page that she got her earring ball stuck in her...
- + New FIshnet Story: "The Truth Hurts"—Fishnet has a new story up! The online erotic fiction magazine I'm editing, Fishnet, has a new story up for you to enjoy. It's titled The Truth Hurts,...
- + Humanist Symposium #41—Hello, and welcome to the Humanist Symposium #41! I originally had all sorts of plans to come up with some brilliantly witty theme for the Symposium....
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