Category Archives: Atheism

Formaldehyde Found in Electronic Cigarettes? E-Cigs, Science, Regulation, and Me (Updated)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Nathan Hevenstone

Time for yet another confession. I’m a nicotine addict. Unfortunately I’m not kidding. It first started when I was 15, but I did give it up (for a time), when I discovered that my mom was allergic. However, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Law, Science, Skepticism | Tagged bad science, electronic cigarettes, Law, mechanical mods, regulated mods, regulation, science, terrible science, vaping, variable voltage mods | 6 Comments

@RichardDawkins… We Are Not Allies

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Nathan Hevenstone

This was first posted here on December 18, 2013. I’m reposting it, with a few small additions. I was 21 when I first realized I was an atheist, and the same age when I told my mom and brother. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Allies, Atheist Bigotry, Bullying, Feminism, Misandry, Misogyny, Religion, Social Justice | Tagged abortion, activism, Anti-Choice, atheism, bigotry, bullying, catholicism, christianity, feminism, free speech, government, homophobia, islam, judaism, Law, Michael Shermer, misogyny, politics, Pro-Choice, Racism, rape, rape culture, religion, Richard Dawkins, Secularism, sexism, skepticism, Social Justice, Transphobia | 8 Comments

Jewish Antitheist

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Nathan Hevenstone

So a little while back, I finished watching this incredible discussion between Miri Mogilevsky and Chana Messinger about being Jewish Atheists. I am so angry with myself for missing this discussion when it was live. It’s a brilliant discussion and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnosticism, Antitheism, Atheism, Judaism, Religion, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Antitheism, atheism, Bar Mitzvah, Culture, judaism, Kosher | Leave a comment

We Are Not Allies

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

I was 21 when I first realized I was an atheist, and the same age when I told my mom and brother. I told my dad only a few months later, but after I turned 22. During this period, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Activism, Anti-Choice, Atheism, Bigotry, Bullying, Catholicism, Christianity, Feminism, Free Speech, Government, Homophobia, Islam, Judaism, Law, Misogyny, Politics, Pro-Choice, Racism, Rape Culture, Religion, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged Allies, Atheist Bigotry, bullying, feminism, Misandry, misogyny, religion, Social Justice | 23 Comments

Why?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Again… I’m going to be a fascist, censoring dictator on this post. Be damn well careful how you comment. I don’t even want debate on it. Is that that clear? No? Then I’ll just ban you. Also, trigger warning for … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, Bigotry, Bullying, Feminism, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Science, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged Anger, Atheist Bigotry, feminism, misogyny, Pamela Gay, sexism, sexual assault, skepticism, TRIGGER WARNING | 2 Comments

Anti-Semitism – FAU, Hillel, and SJP

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So… if you don’t live in Florida, then you probably don’t know that this week, the Students for Justice in Palestine have been doing protests on behalf of Palestine here at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton campus, including an Apartheid … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism, Atheism, Bigotry, Bullying, Christianity, Government, Islam, Judaism, Law, Politics | Tagged Antisemitism, christianity, Criticism, Florida Atlantic University, Hillel, islam, Israel, judaism, Palestine, religion, Students for Justice in Palestine, The Bible, World War I, World War II, World War III | 4 Comments

Actually, I’m Very Happy, Thanks

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So I’ve been participating in the comments of a blog post by BJ called “An Open Letter To Those Who Doubt or Deny God“. Recently, a Christian named Marc responded to one of my posts. So I responded. Then he responded … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnosticism, Atheism, Bullying, Christianity, Cynicism, Religion, Science, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Antitheism, atheism, christianity, Condescending Ass, Gods, Happiness, life, religion | 5 Comments

Response to “Investigating Atheism”

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Over on News24, BornAgain_Believer posted a series of questions called “Investigating Atheism“. I want to start out by noting, however, that these questions are loaded and have a lot of assumptions that are simply incorrect, at least for me. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Religion, Science, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged agnosticism, atheism, Heaven, Hell, Investigating Atheism, Justice, Meaning, News 24, science | 3 Comments

@karenstollznow: “I’m Sick of Talking About Sexual Harassment”

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Remember this post, originally at Scientific American? Apparently, CFI (the organization that was NOT named by Karen, but by others), contacted Scientific American, and SA took it down. This is what CFI has to say about it: CFI did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Feminism, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Sexism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged activism, Atheist Bigotry, Ben Radford, Center for Inquiry, Karen Stollznow, misogyny, Scientific American, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Social Justice, The Amazing Meeting | 6 Comments

Burn it Down. Rebuild it from Scratch.

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Because that’s about the only coherent thought I have at this point. Thank you to PZ Myers for bringing this to light. Trigger Warning for this, as I’m copy/pasting his entire post, including the message he got, below the fold. … Continue reading →