Author: Joop Beris

  • 10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better

    10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better

    There is a growing number of atheists in the world. There is also a growing amount of evidence pointing to the benefits of non-believing. Source: 10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better

  • Book review: “A Universe from Nothing”

    Book review: “A Universe from Nothing”

    “A Universe from Nothing” by Lawrence M. Krauss had been on my list of books to read for some time but for some reason I didn’t get around to reading it until recently, which is something I now dearly regret. It is not often that reading a book will change the way you view the…

  • What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent

    What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-believing-in-god-does-to-your-brain-a6950956.html Well, this research certainly explains something about why debates with theists are usually pointless. If they don’t engage their analytical potential…

  • “Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!”

    “Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!”

    I stumbled upon an absolute gem of a video series on YouTube. It is called “Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!” and is a production of the Restored Church of God. The series is presented by a man called David C. Pack, who is Pastor General at the Restored Church of God. Does this…

  • 5 Things Atheists Can’t Prove

    5 Things Atheists Can’t Prove

    One of the things I like to do on this blog, is pick apart articles written by apologists, claiming to have evidence for their beliefs or who claim to have questions designed to show atheists like me where we’re wrong or how atheism is somehow an erroneous position. Usually, these articles are just a rehash…

  • When you stop believing

    When you stop believing

    Some people never had a religion, having been raised without faith and never falling for its arguments. Others are either raised by parents who have faith or later fall into its clutches. I am in the latter category, though fortunately only for a brief period of time. When you first realise that your faith is…