Tag Archives: skepticism

@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

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

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 →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Bigotry, Bullying, Cynicism, Feminism, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Trigger Warning | Tagged atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Michael Shermer, misogyny, Pharyngula, rape, Secularism, skepticism | 3 Comments

Atheism’s Misogyny Problem

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

Holy. This has left me numb. I can’t even muster up any anger at this point. I’m just… numb. This has to go back to at least Elevatorgate, but probably earlier. What is coming out, now, however, is that major … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Bigotry, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Education, Feminism, Free Speech, James Randi Educational Foundation, Law, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice, Trigger Warning | Tagged Assholes, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Benjamin Radford, Carrie Poppy, Center for Inquiry, DJ Groethe, Freethought Blogs, James Randi Education Foundation, Karen Stollznow, misogyny, rape culture, sexism, sexual assault, sexual harassment, skepticism | 7 Comments

Dear CFI…

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

What were you thinking? Yes, there were people calling for Ronald Lindsay to be terminated. Others called for a sincere and heartfelt apology from Ron himself, showing he recognized his mistake and is willing to learn from it. I’m with … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Boycott, Bullying, Center for Inquiry, Cynicism, Feminism, Misanthropy, Misogyny, Rape Culture, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged activism, atheism, Atheist Bigotry, Center for Inquiry, feminism, Ron Lindsay, Secularism, skepticism, Women in Secularism | Leave a comment

#WiSCFI Was AWESOME!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

You know how sometimes, when you bake, the edges can occasionally get burnt and kinda nasty, but everything else of what you baked is still gooey, chewy deliciousness? That’s kinda how I view this past weekend’s Women in Secularism 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Atheism, Center for Inquiry, Feminism, Secularism, Sexism, Skepticism, Social Justice | Tagged atheism, Awesomeness, Cards Against Humanity, Center for Inquiry, conferences, Epicness, feminism, Fun, Secularism, skepticism, Women in Secularism | Leave a comment

Skepticism and “Don’t be a Dick”

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So earlier this morning, Hayley is a Ghost put up this post called “How it is”. Honestly? It’s a good post. I understand her point of view and get where she’s coming from. It’s just that I’m not 100% sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Agnosticism, Atheism, Bullying, Creation vs Evolution, Government, Health, Religion, Science, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged atheism, Bigfoot, Mockery, religion, science, Science-Denialism, skepticism, Supernatural, Woo-Woo | 5 Comments

An Atheist Commercial

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

So yes, I think an official commercial would be incredible. However, the commercial needs to serve a very specific purpose. It should not be about proselytizing atheism or otherwise trying to get theists to become atheists. That, obviously, is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Advertising, Agnosticism, Atheism, Atheist Organizations, Commercialism, Education, Religion, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Advertisements, Advertising, atheism, Atheists, Celebrities, Celebrity Atheists, commercialism, commercials, Reaching Out, skepticism | Leave a comment

New SI Unit for Measuring Pseudoscientific Bullshit – The Chopra

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

It was started at Avicenna’s blog A Million Gods. He opened that post with this: Am I the only one who wishes the SI unit for “bullshitting about science” to be measured in Deepak Chopras? And no, he’s not. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Skepticism | Tagged Avery Thompson, Avicenna, Bullshit, Daniel Schealler, Deepak Chopra, Metric System, Pseudoscience, science, SI Unit, skepticism, The Chopra | 10 Comments

An Open Letter to the Secular Community and it’s “Leaders”

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Nathan Hevenstone

(For context, read this, then read the responses here, here, here, here, here, and here. And here‘s another great response that you need to read.) It is an amazing time to be part of the secular movement. Look at what’s … Continue reading →