Category: Atheism

Mormons “just more modern, not more crazy” Sep 2012

I totally endorse this rant by Penn Jillette. Sure, what Mormons (and Scientologists) believe sounds batshit crazy to most of us. But is it really any crazier than…

No Illusions Podcast #6 – Angie The Anti-Theist Feb 2010

One of my favourite “new atheists” is Angie Jackson aka “Angie The Anti-Theist”. At only 27, she’s been blogging, tweeting & YouTubing up a storm for the last two…

Defeat Consumerism (For A Day)! Jan 2010

So instead of Christmas, we celebrated the life of Anaxagoras, history’s first recorded scientist and atheist. And instead of giving my kids presents, we gave them power vouchers.…

Celebrate Atheism on Anaxagoras Day Nov 2009

I’m having another attempt this year to promote my alternative celebration on December 25 “Anaxagoras Day”. Anaxagoras was the first recorded atheist; has been described as the first…

GDay World 393 – David Nicholls, 2010 Global Atheist Conference Oct 2009

My guest today is David Nicholls, the President of the Atheist Foundation of Australia and the co-ordinator of the 2010 Global Atheist Conference which is being held in…

GDay World 370 – Dr Greg Clarke on Australians and Jesus Apr 2009

My guest today is Dr Greg Clarke (PhD), Honorary Associate, Dept of Ancient History, Macquarie University and Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. We talk about the…

GDay World Live 001 Mar 2009

I did my first (well, first in a long, long time) GDay World Live show on uStream tonight and it was a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone…

Anaxagoras Day Feb 2009

I hereby declare December 25th to henceforth be celebrated as “Anaxagoras Day”. Anaxagoras is the first recorded atheist; has been described as the first scientist; and was the…

G’Day World #358 – Greydon Square is back! Jan 2009

Rapper Greydon Square joins me again on the show to talk about his new album The CPT Theorem. If you haven’t heard of 27 year-old Greydon before (or…

The Definition of Atheism Jan 2009

It’s about time people started to understand that atheism is NOT a belief. It is the ABSENCE of belief. It is the OPPOSITE of belief. The root of…