To the extent that you can find hope and comfort in anything, it is in our fellow human beings, and the things they make and do, the music and art and fine company, the hope of each new smiling child's face with so much promise for the future.
Read More »Ask An Atheist: On what grounds can an atheist judge something as good or evil?
The question carries several hidden assumptions. First, that atheistic morality is grounded on some sort of "naturalistic" inference.
Read More »Ask An Atheist: What do atheists believe?
In the shortest form it should be obvious: atheists don't believe in any gods, and don't require the precepts of the various god operating manuals to make decisions in our daily lives.
Read More »Ask An Atheist: How does an atheist address the problem of evil atrocities in humanity?
Any theory of life has to deal with human behavior over all our history. It is a fact of history that people are able to do appalling things.
Read More »Ask An Atheist: How can I find other atheists in the area?
We've got two main organizations locally, the Inland Northwest Freethought Society (affiliated now with the national Freedom from Religion Foundation) and the Spokane Secular Society.
Read More »Ask An Atheist: Why do people believe in God?
It's part of a broader issue: how and why do people believe or think anything, not just God beliefs.
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