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Brief thoughts on the Global Atheist Convention (#atheistcon)

Brief thoughts on the Global Atheist Convention (#atheistcon)

Posted April 18, 2012 by Jacques Rousseau

The Global Atheist Convention took place in Melbourne during the weekend of 14 and 15 April, 2012. Here’s a brief summary of some highlights and lowlights.

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“New atheists”, stridency and fundamentalism

“New atheists”, stridency and fundamentalism

Posted April 13, 2012 by Jacques Rousseau

The so-called “New atheists” now carry the apparently unshakeable tags of being militant or strident. In some cases, they certainly might be – but this has nothing to do with the truth or falsity of what they say.

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Dennett in South Africa

Posted March 30, 2009 by Jacques Rousseau

I’d urge anyone who is/can be in Cape Town (31 March) or Stellenbosch (1 April) to attend these lectures by Daniel Dennett. I went to Durban last week to hear his talk on Religion as a natural phenomenon, and will certainly be attending both lectures in the Cape – he’s a wonderful speaker, and as any of you who have read his books know, also a thinker well-worth paying serious attention to.

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