http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net Scepticims and rationalism Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:21:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently at a lecture in Philadelphia The Rational Response Squad recorded Richard Dawkins reading his book. Enjoy "The God Delusion" on video :) Click here to order the book from Amazon! The book "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins is a 1# bestseller in the UK. "The God Delusion" also went ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/the-god-delusion.html Western atheism has its roots in pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, but did not emerge as a distinct world-view until the late Enlightenment. The 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher Diagoras is known as the "first atheist," and strongly criticized religion and mysticism. Critias viewed religion as a human invention used to frighten people ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/history-of-atheism-classical-antiquity.html In philosophical scepticism, pyrrhonism is a position that refrains from making truth claims. A philosophical skeptic does not claim that truth is impossible (which would be a truth claim). The label is commonly used to describe other philosophies which appear similar to philosophical scepticism, such as "academic" scepticism, an ancient ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/philosophical-scepticism.html http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/james-randi-exposes-james-hydrick.html Axiological, or constructive, atheism rejects the existence of gods in favor of a "higher absolute," such as humanity. This form of atheism favors humanity as the absolute source of ethics and values, and permits individuals to resolve moral problems without resorting to God. Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Sartre all used ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/rationale-anthropocentric-arguments.html A scientific (or empirical) sceptic is one who questions the reliability of certain kinds of claims by subjecting them to a systematic investigation. The scientific method details the specific process by which this investigation of reality is conducted. Considering the rigor of the scientific method, science itself may simply be ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/scientific-scepticism.html http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/ken-miller-on-cob-county-warning-stickers.html http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/ken-miller-on-human-evolution.html http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/james-randi-explains-homeopathy.html In practical, or pragmatic, atheism, also known as apatheism, individuals live as if there are no gods and explain natural phenomena without resorting to the divine. The existence of gods is not denied, but may be designated unnecessary or useless; gods neither provide purpose to life, nor influence everyday life, ... http://scepticism-rationalism.greatwap.net/rationale-practical-atheism.html