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Muhammad the Plagiarist

Don't go blaming Muhammad, hardly any of his ideas were original.

The Lost Sheep

Islam loses its poster girl and the world becomes a better place.

The Prophet's House Call

Since when do prophets call round people's houses? Should I be worried?

Jealous God

Why is a one-and-only god ever jealous?

The War on Sin

Sin is such an unhelpful and damaging concept. We must abolish it.

Being Humanist

I am no longer an atheist. Sort of.

God in Heaven

So what's this God character like?

Pray for Me

What? Have I lost my mind or my way? Click and find out.

The Great Prophet 2

Pope not dead. End of the World not Nigh. A look at failed prophet Todd Vetter and the charlatan forger Rev. Gideon Jasper Richard Ouseley.

Sacrifice

What do you give to the being who made everything?

Atheist Names

Is it time we all changed our names?

Fitna, Geert Wilders and the Death of European Freedom

Why capitulating to "offended" Muslims means the death of European freedom.

Atheist Hell

Who would an atheist send to Hell?

God is an Elixir

A response to God is a Drug.

Who Wants Heaven?

A response to Heaven is Hell.

The Great Prophet

A chap tries to interest me in prophesy and prophesies the death of Pope Benedict and the coming of the Antichrist. Get those holidays booked now before it's too late.

Lebanese Atheist

Ali, an atheist from Lebanon has a problem with determinism.

The Jewish Question

The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.

Raising Atheist Kids

A correspondence about raising children as atheists, in America and Britain.

Clearly Afraid

Apparently I'm clearly afraid of something, but I've not worked out what it is yet.

Religion's Dirtiest Tricks

The dirtiest tricks played by religion upon humanity and how to mitigate their effects.

Resisting Pest Control

Why atheists should not just give up and die.

Doing it For Your Community

Why you must have children, for the sake of humanity.

Islamophobia

Islamophobia, is it paranoia when they really are out to get you?

Sharia: It's not Cricket

Sharia law is not cricket and why we must look to the future and have the courage to breed.

It's Not About Race

Opposing Islamization is nothing to do with race or racist bigotry.

Boudicca Drives Back the Islamic Horde

Boudicca and the petition to stop Sharia law in Britain.

Meme Warfare

A look at some of the ways ideas, especially religious ideas, get spread.

A Real Miracle

The most convincing miracle there ever could be.

Gods of the Imagination

Deism, prophecies and making imaginary gods real.

Respectful Silence

That troublesome word again.
The only atheists the religious respect are silent.

Religious Indoctrination is Child Abuse

Scaring children into belief is abuse and should not be tolerated in civilized societies.

Hell is War

A novel hypothesis about the origins of Hell.

Heaven is Hell

What makes you think heaven is a good place to go to?

Desecration

What you have to believe in to be tempted to desecration.

Respecting God

My heart has not been hardened against God. But when I try to empathize with God I lose all respect for him.

Your Puny Weapons are no use Against my Atheism

The Bible as a feeble weapon.

Islam: Tolerating Intolerance?

How far should we go in tolerating Islam considering how fundamentally intolerant Islam can be? An atheist perspective on tolerating Islam.

Feel the Fear and Love Him Anyway

Isn't fearing somebody you love difficult? How do Christians both love and fear?

Hebrew Mythology

The Bible is simply Hebrew mythology, and everybody knows how reliable mythology is.

An Atheist Reads the Bible

Will reading the Bible turn this atheist into a believer? Read on and see. I'm reading it all, cover to cover.

Theories of Magic

Theories of gods are theories of magic.
Explaining the unexplained by means of the inexplicable.

Law of Nieche

No, I don't know what the Law of Nieche is either, but this Matthew Greenwood apparently thinks I should know all about it.

Chaplain Hank

Chaplain Hank tells me where I'm going wrong.

Restore this Limb in Jesus' Name

Pray for a miracle to show the true power of faith and prayer.

No Disrespect

Respect and why religion does not deserve it.

Suffer Little Children

Children don't belong to the religion of their parents.

Only the Arrogant

A page that could fit anywhere on this site. The arrogance of belief.

Chapter and Verse

& Chapter 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Why do Christians quote the Bible at me? Do they expect me to take it at face value?
A huge correspondence with a Canadian Fundamentalist Christian, it's more fun than it sounds.

Atheist Art Gallery

Assorted art on the theme of loss of religion.

Swords, Prophets and the Weakness of Gods

Why would a god ever need a man with a sword?

The Language of Indoctrination

Why using language of gods doesn't mean you believe in them.

Does God Bless America?

A rather fundamental question.

Antony Flew

Didn't we know the Billy Graham of atheism had converted? Errr. No.

Schools of Thought

Why shouldn't schools challenge the religious indoctrination of children?

Atheist Prayer

A little prayer for atheists to use, you never know when you might need one.

Seeking Jesus

Have I asked Jesus into my heart?

Philistines and Savages

A little look at religious bias in history.

The Law & The Ten Commandments

Does the claim that the Ten Commandments forms the basis of law and morality hold any water at all?

Respectable Minorities

How big does a minority have to be to be respectable?

The Cult of Christ

The early Christian church is clearly a cult. Denying it makes people look ridiculous.

The God Shaped Hole

How many times have religious people talked about people having a God shaped hole in their life? Have we ever paused to wonder whether or not they may be right?

Holy Virgins

Sex and virginity as weapons to spread religion.

Blinding Faith

Blinding Faith is a weapon. Faith allows people to willingly do evil.
How to spot the difference between blind faith and good faith.

All Dogs go to Heaven

Dog heaven, the first step to the child abuse that is religious dogma.

Deadly Honour

Why do so many men see that their honour lives between their daughters' legs?

A Soul Man?

A look at the concept of the soul and the alternative hypothesis that works.

Christianity and the Rebirth of Civilization

Part Two of my Magnum Opus. Christianity, religion, morality and civilization.

The Leap of Faith

That little sidestep between gee aren't these flowers pretty and the cry of Praise the Lord!

It's YOUR Choice

You don't have to believe what your parents believe.

The Voice

The importance of the voice of a preacher.

The Ratchet

Resisting the ratchet effect of religion.

The Devil Hypothesis

Why temptation by the Devil is a lame idea.

God the Delinquent Father

What kind of a father figure is God?

Who Cares What Jesus Would Do?

A lot of Christians ask themselves what would Jesus do: why?

Faulty Reasoning

A Christian takes me to task for faulty reasoning. I must be wrong because he's been on a course in logical thinking and he doesn't agree, what other explanation is there?

The Chain of Faith

Why can't you just believe what 70 generations have been told to believe on pain of eternal damnation? Hasn't The Faith passed the test of time?

The Logic of Christ

Killing one third of yourself as a sacrifice to yourself to placate your wrath. Isn't Christianity the only logical religion to choose?

Will Momma be Blonde in Heaven?

A look at the crazy ideas of heaven. How can any intelligent people fall for this pie-in-the-sky?

Selling My Soul

I have no belief in or use for a soul. Do you want to buy it?

God's Motives

What are God's motives?

Respect for Islam

Does Islam deserve respect?

More Tea Vicar?

At last a professional Man of God has a go at telling me where I'm going wrong.
This is fun.

Theocracy? No Thanks

The dangers of theocracy.

Old Testament God

The biggest problem with Christianity is believing in a man who believes in such a nasty god.

Cogito, ergo non credo.

Why I am an atheist

Autobiography of an atheist.

Smitecam IV

Gods strike me dead, take four.

Evil and the Satan Hypothesis

The reality of evil and the hypothesis that evil is the work of Satan.

Superstition Based Initiative

What is the difference between faith and superstition?

How? Why? Who?

How poor questions lead to poor answers.

Atheism and Marriage

Is it “unatheist” to get married?
Should there be asymmetrical wedding services?

The Voice of God

Hearing the Voice of God without being considered a lunatic.

Human rights in a godless universe

If we don't get our rights from God, where do we get them from? We do have them, don't we?

Man Created God

The God of the Gaps and the way religions paper over their own cracks.

Keep the Wonder, lose the faith

Seeing the whole of the Moon. Wonder is not a registered trade mark of God and Son ©4004 BCE.

The Ultimate Answer, to Life, The Universe and EVERYTHING!

What came first, the chicken or the egg? And why.

Willett's Wager

I bet I know what aliens believe..

Exotheology

The debate about the religious beliefs of aliens.

Willett's Wager:2001

More debate about the religious beliefs of aliens.

Faith, hope and belief

What is faith, hope and belief, and just as importantly, when is a belief not a faith?

Atheist Sects

The various flavours of atheism.

The Satanic Verses

How dare I say that about the nice Satanists?

Living to Learn

A Christian doesn't believe it. As if I care.

The Meaning of Life

Here it is, the meaning of life.

Media, friend of gods

Why every filmmaker loves a god.

Death and Life

Death and life, some personal thoughts.

Genesis

In the beginning.

Restart the Calendar

Having a better reason to restart the calendar than the discredited tale about Jesus in the stable with the baa-lambs.

Atheist Upbringing

How do you bring up children as atheists? Tell me, I want to know.

The Ought Cloud

When does an is make an ought? Especially in connection to evolution.

Is Humanism the answer?

2001?

Update 2009 Yes, it is.

If humanism is the answer are we sure we are asking the right question?

The Open Mind

Why an open mind is of limited value.

The Self Fulfilling Prophecy

The circular nature of faith.

Christian Science

A fundamentalist Christian who claims to be scientific, when it suits him.

God ate my homework

Why God is the ultimate excuse not to do what we must do.

Evolution

How evolution really works.

Deaths of Saints and Martyrs

Martyrdom, some general lessons.

Memes and the Christian

A Christian who almost seems to know what he is talking about. An endangered species.

Religion and Morality

Why religion does not cause morality.

Ancestor Tales

Abraham the ancestor and why his legacy persists.

Angels' Breasts

My finest piece of trolling (so far).

Gay Atheists

Why are so many atheists gay? Which way does the causality (if any) run?

Good Books

Some excellent books that you might enjoy.

So What?

They can't believe it. Why should we care?

Ex-atheist Christians

Used to be an atheist? You can't have been very good at it then.

The Implications of Atheism

So you're an atheist, what next?

Saul: What a Silly Cult

A ramble through early Christian history.

Godless Evolution

Evolution and the Christian God, a debate.

Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'

Should we Tolerate the Religious?

What is religious tolerance all about, who benefits?

One More

A final chance to convert me, well, that was the idea.

Muscular Christianity

A short but sweet correspondence with a muscle car driving Christian.

Bacteria Rule

A rambling piece about bacteria, evolution and destiny.

The Big Lie

The Big Lie: only the faithful are moral.

The Bible: So Funny it Hurts

The Bible as a source of unintentional humour.

Just Wondering

A Christian missionary strays into the Forum.

Religions That Never Die

Why religions survive and will probably continue to do so.

God is a Drug

Comparing the dangers of belief in God with the dangers of drugs.

Faith is the Enemy

A look at faith and why it is so dangerous.

Where was God?

A trolling session among the Episcopalians.

Prophets

A look at the curse of prophesy.

Action Speaks Louder Than Prayer

How prayer cannot help us.

Thought For The Day

The fight for representation for ethical atheists on BBC Radio 4's daily “God Slot”.

Strength in Disbelief

A look at strong and weak atheism, and how the sound of the words affects the choices people make.

Footsteps of the Parable Tellers

A look at parables and jokes, and how little we can learn from them.

SMITECAM!©

God's lost opportunity to strike me dead.

Atheist Christmas

Do atheists celebrate Christmas? Isn't that hypocritical?

Umph

How did life start?

A Bright Future

The future is bright. What it means to be a Bright. Are you one of us?

If it Please the Court

A little satire on the subject of “gospel truth”.

Atheism is a Gamble

A Christian tells me I'm taking a big risk.

The Meaning of Eternal Life

OK, smartiepants, what's the meaning of eternal life?

Jesus Saves the Earth?

A correspondence on Jesus and the End of the World.

Evolution: Do You Get It?

An essay competition, of sorts. Prove you understand evolution. Paint a picture in a few hundred words.

MIRACLE-CAM

God misses his cue again.

The Examination

The flaw at the heart of religions and the origins of churches in cults.

The Power of Faith

Faith isn't required, acts of bravery do not need faith.

Pray for the Missions

Why do we allow Christians to portray their indoctrination activity as charitable?

Alien Proof

Just suppose aliens did land, what would that prove?

Women and the Priesthood

Catholics and the Church of England are concerned about the issue of women priests. Here is my take on the matter.

Female Circumcision

Calling a spade a spade. What is the difference between circumcision and genital mutilation?

It's Funny...

Another Christian thinks he can outsmart me. This one uses the fine art of excessive punctuation as a substitute for debating prowess.

Smitecam III

 

Smitecam III: The word of God.
A challenge to the gods.

Satanic Challenge

 

Tanya loves me and wants to save me from Satan. But why does Satan want my soul? Can you explain it?

They Sikh Him Here

 

A correspondence with a Sikh.

You Don't Have to be Ahmad

 

A correspondence with a Muslim.

The Lie at the Heart of Belief

 

A traditional mwillett.org ramble, starting out with a bit of word play and ending up somewhere else entirely.

Thermodynamics

 

A correspondence which takes a romp through several ideas along the theme of “atheism is unscientific”: thermodynamics, the size of the sun, evolution isn't even a theory, etc.

Jesus the Man, Jesus the Myth

 

Jesus was just this guy. Or was he even that?

Why we are Atheists

 

There's lots of ways to be an atheist, just as there's lots of different reasons to not own a bicycle. Here are a few stories. Please send in your story.

Do atheists not Believe in God?

 

God, G-d and the gods. What don't we believe in?

The Usual Arguments

 

More of the same. The Christians never seem to tire of asking the same old questions. This one is almost a ready-made FAQ page in itself.

Speaking in Tongues

Mike speaks in tongues and for some reason he wants to tell me about it.

Allah's Alibi

A correspondence with a Muslim, an Islamic take on the open mind taunt and a rather effective sign-off.

Why is Religion Special?

 

Why do we treat religions differently? Aren't they just voluntary organizations adequately protected by freedom of conscience, expression and association?

...The Revenge

 

The return of the mighty ellipsis. Another Christian hopes I will fill in all the blanks in his argument.
I haven't got that much time.

You Don't Scare Me,
I'm an Atheist

Another catchweight contest with the Christian standing as much chance against me as against the proverbial lions.

Christianity and the Death of Civilization

 

A big page, a big topic: why civilization and Christianity are not the same thing.

Little Miss Understanding

 

Little Miss Understanding thinks I'm disgusting and wants me to stop it right away and believe in her god. But I don't do belief as an act of will.

Petition to the gods

Faith be buggered, let's have some proof.

Gods: put up or shut up.

Typically Christian

He's come to save my soul because he loves me. So he says, but later he shows his true colours.
All articles above by Martin Willett

“When I do good, I feel good;
when I do bad, I feel bad.
That's my religion. ”

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Different Universe, Same God?

By Eric Alexander
Our cosmology has been transformed, so why does the same theology survive?

Ask the Ex-Mormon

by Sean-Michael Bond
Sean used to be a Mormon. Any questions?

Jesus the Nazarene

by Keith Prosser
An investigation into the nature and legend of Jesus.

If I was God

By J R Boston
If J R Boston was in charge this world would be a very different place. You'd notice the difference.

A Rationalist Pleas

by Mark S
A rationalist, who doesn't believe in God, explains why he thinks “ATHEIST” is not PC.

God of the Roadside

by Mark S
A rationalist explains why he sometimes calls on a God he does not believe in.

Family Circus

by Mark S
A fascinating family religious crisis. Judaism meets Catholicism head on.

Confessions of a Born Again Atheist

By Bill Tozier
It's hard to be an atheist in America. How much harder is it to come out as an atheist in Alabama, in your seventies, to your children?

Why the Christian god does not exist

by Jason Hatherly
A philosophical proof of the non-existence of the Christian god.

The Real God

by Jason Manning
A sociological and memetic look at gods.

Sports Analogy

by a sports fan
A look at sport and religion and the religion of sport.

Queen's Speech: What exactly will it take to convince them?

by Joss Knight
A look at theistic ideas in the light of the Queen's Speech, Christmas, 2001.
How JFK Set Sam Martin's Grandson On

The Path To Godlessness

By Andy Cheyne
Andy knows where he was when Kennedy died, and when he first began to question religion.

The Right to Choose

by Tom Willetts
A look at Judith Jarvis Thomson's classic violinist argument for a pro-choice stance on abortion.

An atheist Purpose in life?

by Dave Hren
How can an atheist have a purpose in life? What is so great about the Christian idea of the purpose of life?

Do Atheists Exist?

by Dave Hren
Can you logically be an atheist?

Catholicism Wow

by A J Brewster
Where the Pope went wrong, some more of the Pope's biggest mistakes and who does this Pope guy think he is anyway?

The Simple Truth

By Larry R Scamp
A look at truth, religion and knowledge.

My Rise and Fall From Grace

By Paul Manocchio

An autobiographical account of the life of an atheist struggling with personal disability and predatory religion.

Lee Strobel's Nonsensical

Case for Christ

by Kush K.
A book review.

Classic Arguments For God

by Mike, EvilTeuf
Classic philosophical arguments for the existence of god. And why they don't work.

Why Atheism?

by Mike, EvilTeuf
Why should people choose atheism over the alternatives?

Where do Atheists Get Their Morality From?

by Mike, EvilTeuf
Where do atheists get their morality from? An interesting question.

Why should I believe in Jesus?

by Mike, EvilTeuf
What reasons are there for a belief in Jesus?

America's First 9/11

by Jenni
September 11th 1857, a religiously inspired massacre on American soil. Let us not forget how close Mormonism is to barbarism and how any religion carries the potential to inspire horrific violence in its name.

Imagine There is No Religion

by Marc Holt
You have no doubt come across the concept of the Peace Dividend, but how much better off would we be if we could stop wasting time, effort, money and lives on religion?

Freedom is the Distance Between Church and State

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True or False?

by Farzad Roohi
Are your morals founded upon truth?

A Judgement Day for God

by Farzad Roohi
A Judgement day for God: If there is a God.

You Mean There is No Santa?

by Farzad Roohi
Why do we have so little difficulty understanding that there is no Santa and yet have great problems with believing there is no God?

God of the Craps

by Farzad Roohi
God doesn't play dice? Wanna bet?

Giving the Universe the Finger

by Farzad Roohi
Celebrating a birthday? Why?

The Smoking Gun

by Farzad Roohi
The smoking gun of religious fervour. Should we blame religion for the evil done in its name?

A Needy God

by Farzad Roohi
Why create? An interesting question.

Unwanted: Dead or Alive

by Farzad Roohi
God is not necessary for man to do good.

Agnostics: Mental Couch Potatoes?

by Farzad Roohi
Farzad slams the agnostics, then I change his mind.

Neanderthals

by Farzad Roohi
Neanderthals, language, evolution and belief in gods.

The Great Lie

by Farzad Roohi
The story of God, Santa Claus, the stork and other great lies.

Quantum Emancipation

by Farzad Roohi
Quantum mechanics and the emancipation of the slaves of God.

Universal Atheist Calendar

by Farzad Roohi
Farzad does for chronology what Kelvin did to the thermometer.

Confession

by Farzad Roohi
Is confession good for the soul?

Secrets of the Flags

by Farzad Roohi
A look at what flags reveal about nations and their faiths.

Life is Function

by Farzad Roohi
What is the meaning of life? Is that a sensible question. Here is another perspective.

Homosexuality

by Farzad Roohi
The rights and wrongs of homosexuality.

Survival of Religion

by Farzad Roohi
Is religion an endangered species?

The Missionary War

by Farzad Roohi
War, conquest and missionaries. What is the best way to win a people over to your side?

Evo-Creation

by Farzad Roohi
A look at Theodosius Dobzhansky's idea of creation through evolution.

Islam, a Threat to the World

by Farzad Roohi
Is Islam a threat to the world?

Women and Islam

by Farzad Roohi
A look at the role of women in Islamic societies, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Vive la Vie!

by Farzad Roohi
A look at life and the alternative strategy, suicide.

Freedom and Liberty

by Farzad Roohi
Is God consistent with freedom?

Islam's “Golden Age”

by Farzad Roohi
A look behind the spin at the so-called Golden Age of Islamic culture.

Islam, Civilization and Homosexuality: All Human Beings are in Truth Akin

by Farzad Roohi
A letter of protest in the name of humanity at the uncivilized treatment of homosexuals, especially by the Islamic regime in Iran.

Letter to Stephen Harper

by Farzad Roohi
A letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, why should God bless Canada?

Beheading in Islam

by Farzad Roohi and Martin Willett
Is beheading unbelievers a fundamental part of Islam?
A mystic is someone who wants to understand the universe,
but is too lazy to study physics.

Jesus: Teacher or Preacher?

by Ed Pearlstein
Was Jesus a teacher or just a preacher?

Family Values in The Bible

by Edgar Pearlstein
A look at how the Bible is very poor evidence of the supporting of family values that right wing Christian politicians claim.

Sex and Scatology in The Bible

by Edgar Pearlstein
More research into those nasty people of the Bible. Sex, sin and scatology. And they call it the good book...

Christian Bible Foundations of the USA

by Edgar Pearlstein
The Bible and the US Constitution: harmony or discord?

Pascal's Wager

by Edgar Pearlstein
A look at Pascal's Wager.

What Theory Means in Science

by Edgar Pearlstein
A look at what the creationists' mantra evolution is only a theory really means.
By a real scientist.

How do Science and Religion Conflict?

by Edgar Pearlstein
A look at the conflicting style and methodology of science and religion.

What the Bible Says About Abortion

by Edgar Pearlstein
A biblical study reveals just how little the Hebrew's God seemed to care about the unborn.

Religion: Good or Evil?

by Edgar Pearlstein
Has religion been a force for good or evil? Probably both.

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