Doc Ott’s Apologia Blog

Oh my FSM…
Here is a very well done documentary on what some evangelicals are doing to ‘teach’ their kids about religion. They are not the fanaticals, they are a sizeable force in America.
Innocent, vunerable children. Brainwashed by adults. Sick.
As the father of a 6 year old girl, I am absoluelty apalled by this video. I […]

Who knows, maybe I need a new blog…
Wired - Battle of New Atheism A nice little arguement about the rise of atheism and death of organized religion.
Albert Einstein Excerpt on Becoming an Freethinker and an Atheist . ‘nuf said.
Mid-Michigan Atheists and Humanists - A ‘local’ group to me that meets once a month up […]

A nice little article that exposes many of the standard arguements I make from time to time…
Richard Dawkins: Why There Almost Certainly Is No God - Yahoo News

An interesting article. I guess I never really thought of him as a dictator, but with only 1 veto in 6 years, I know he has congress on his side.
About our ‘dictator’ - The Boston Globe

Wow, I have heard many times that the bible has been re-written and heavily edited over the centuries (heck, even in my lifetime)
I wonder if the religious right will say that this is all bull or if they will change their opinion based on this new version.
‘Gospel of Judas’ Surfaces After 1,700 Years - New […]

This is a nice article about the conflict betweenSpirituality and Intelligence
Is there an inherent conflict between spirituality and intelligence? Are they perpetually at odds with each other? Must we choose to embrace either spirituality or rationality but never both at the same time?
Several years ago I would have said yes to these questions. But […]

Here is a cool site on religious tolerance, which includes a lot of stuff about each individual faith, their similairities and differences. A wonderful reasource for me when writing my book.

Most people do not change their faith as they age. Maybe from one Christian to another, but it is rare to see anyone change from a Christian faith to become Buddhist, Jewish, or Muslim. Most of us are what our parents are, if we have any faith at all.
Why is that? It probably has something […]

Ok, so we are now in year 5 of the Bush presidency and it is obvious that the country seems to becoming more divisive and fragmentary. The war in Iraq is a good example, in that there are people all for it and people vehemently opposed to it. The last presidential election was between two […]

Most of us have personal opinions. Some of them might be so entrenched and heart felt we might call them convictions. Abortion, the war of terrorism, affirmative action, education, conservatism, liberalism, whatever. What has shaped what side we fall on in these issues? It depends on how we were brought up […]