Tag: atheism

What purpose do religions serve in society? (A pragmatic view)

29 April 2014

I sometimes feel it's unfair to criticise early religions within the context of the highly developed, 21st century, welfare state that I live in. Given a rural village in the 1500s Britain, religions were probably quite an effective way of keeping people motivated and providing a basic community support network and structure. If you take the […]

If I was an atheist, man.

28 April 2014

Every so often, I see atheists having a bonfire party, religious people getting upset, or religious people having a bonfire party and atheists getting upset. Given my beliefs and thoughts on religion, I find this quite saddening. A degree of understanding and respect, even for people you deeply disagree with, can be very beneficial to you. […]

If I were a religious man.

27 April 2014

Occasionally forms have a field labelled: "Religion" followed by a bunch of tick boxes. A tick in a box is rarely very descriptive and so I thought I'd try and explain where I stand on faith. Background I was raised as a non-religious person in a largely non-religious pseudo-christian culture. What do I mean by […]