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I am an atheist, currently residing in Singapore. I write and blog about atheism and the pillars of rationality, reason and common sense.

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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center How is the struggle for water, such as in Ethiopia and Kenya, shaping conflicts in this century?: 4 of 22
"Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink." These words, from "the Ancient Mariner" by the English poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was written some 200 yrs ago, but is more relevant now than ever before, which really is a surprise to some. Water is everywhere, in the air we breathe, and in particular the vast oceans whi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why people become closet athiests: 4 of 18
"Closet" atheists, or atheists who refused to acknowledge their infidelic creed, may be an indication of a lack of acceptance that may be the result of an overwhelmingly far-rightist, pro-religious culture.In most countries, religious people dominate the secular scene, and this may induce a little bit of fear in atheists who ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reasons not to believe in God: 53 of 188
The idea of that "invisible patriarch" as a mystifying, manipulating deity who somehow fusses over his minions on an obscure little planet, tucked in a tiny corner of one out of billions of galaxies which we call The Milky Way, is mind-boggling enough to defy belief.I do recognize however, that this train of cosmological reas... More..
Education > Education (Other) Evolution, god and the classroom: 4 of 14
As a concerned atheist, I find it a travesty that God should ever find its way into the classroom in the form of Creationism and/or Intelligent Design.Many Christian fundamentalists assertively proclaim that since Creationism/Intelligent Design and Evolution are both "theories", and are therefore of equal footing, both should... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Defining the concept of evil: 9 of 31
The concept of evil is a part of the moral precept: As a polemic and opposite value of good, the definition of evil can be more or less defined as a detrimental value that is unacceptable in a social, harmonious setting.That said, Evil occupies a fundamental position in theology. From a religious viewpoint, the concept of evi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should church groups be allowed to hold meetings in public places?: 6 of 18
As an atheist, it might surprise some that I place a "Yes" vote on this issue.Truth be told, I have no problems with Christians, or any other religious group in particular, holding meetings in public places, provided, of course, secular government institutions, such as public schools, are not included in the "public places" e... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Questioning whether the concept of God can be disproved: 21 of 54
This is probably one of the most fundamental questions known to Man: Can God be proven, or in the case of the topic of discussion, disproved?Perhaps a good example to elucidate this rather contentious question would be to illustrate Bertrand Russell's excellent analogy of what he dubbed as "The Celestial Teapot".PROVING THE E... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 137 of 319
Within the last decade, there has been a continuous spate of environmental campaigns. We are told, in no uncertain terms, that rapid industrialization and human ingenuity has left us in some form convoluted conundrum: While we are surely more well-off and healthier than our predecessors a couple of hundred years back, our env... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Teaching children about atheism: 9 of 20
The mind of a child is, by its very malleable nature, prone to obeisance to higher authorities. As far as evolution and its close sidekick, natural selection, are concerned, a child needs to acquire essential, life-preserving skills in its first few years in order to survive in an unforgiving world. After all, a child who lea... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Religion: 23 of 51
Quite often, when we hear gory tales of indigenous people in some god-forsaken place practicing the macabre rituals of cannibalism, we cringe, and most sane people in the modern world would certainly not devour members of their own kind outside most circumstances ( unless under the worst circumstances, such as famine).Despite... More..