Tag Archives: Atheism

Why It’s Never a Good Idea to Engage Conspiracy Theorists

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

Yesterday I broke one of my cardinal rules on the Internet; I responded to a Facebook post suggesting the US government conspired to murder an unknown director and his entire family because of a Youtube video. In this post I … Continue reading →

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Islamic Narratives of Victimhood: Terror not going away soon

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In the years surrounding the US 9/11 attacks we became aware of a strange phenomenon; Islamic terrorists were discussing their plans and goals publicly on Internet forums, without any regard for who may be watching. This was a double edged sword. … Continue reading →

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Questions or Answers?: An anecdote about murder

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

Questions are important. I will go so far as to say many times questions are more important than answers. Answers, especially incorrect answers, mean we’ve exhausted our will to engage in inquiry. In my life I’ve suffered a tragedy that has … Continue reading →

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Shooting Down Flying Carpets: Let’s stay on topic about Islamic terrorism

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

There are two major fallacies defenders of Islam make when addressing the problem of Islamic terror. In the wake of yesterday’s terror attack in Paris, I’ve seen these employed with fervor. These are the magic get-out-of-jail-free cards that can be … Continue reading →

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Study: Religious people more likely to believe in conspiracy theories

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

In the current issue of American Journal of Political Science (October 2014), two researchers from the University of Chicago, J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood, published a study titled, “Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style(s) of Mass Opinion.” The pair used data … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 7% problem and why it’s not a problem

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

I wish to open this post by reminding you all this is not a study, and it should not be viewed as one. This is merely an observation of my own setting. It comes from personal discussions with peers and students. … Continue reading →

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Blueswoman Liz Mandeville song: Love is bigger than god

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Ryren Cadora

While whizzing around the megalopolis in which I live, I usually keep my radio tuned to a local non-profit station that plays everything from 20s swing to contemporary rhythm and blues. Three to seven PM is my favorite show of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sacred and Secular

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide by Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris (2004) is an empirical study into the postmodern society, which sounds like an oxymoron; however, postmodernism as a field is too vast, by definition, to result in useful knowledge. … Continue reading →

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What should atheists read? A brief bibliography

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

The short answer to the question in the title is: There is no essential reading list for non-believers. While many might argue the books by Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett, and Harris are indispensable, atheists reading about atheism is merely an exercise … Continue reading →

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Fox News readers lose their shit over Tyson Christmas tweets

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m sure most of you are already aware of the humorous tweets physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sent out on Christmas. If you’re not, I’m linking a news article about them here. The linked article comes from Fox News, which I … Continue reading →

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