The Rational Mind
Essays & Editorials in Critical
Thought
Smoke & Mirrors
Some Thoughts About Faith Healing, by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Doctors create
out-of-body sensations, BBC News, 9/18/02
"Doctors say they have triggered out-of-body experiences in a
female patient by stimulating her brain."
The "A-Word"
The Bush Years: Confessions of a Lonely Atheist by Natalie Angier
A Fish Did Not Write This Essay, by Richard Carrier
Are Christians American?, by Dan BarkerAtheists Are Citizens Too, by Katherine Bourdonnay
Concerning Christian Charity, by Dr. Tim Gorski
This is an excellent article appearing on Cliff Walker's excellent Positive Atheism website.
Religious belief is not prerequisite for patriotism, courage and honor, by Mitch Kahle, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 5/25/02
Challenging the Social Stereotypes
Marilyn Manson: Scapegoat for another holier than thou witch hunt? Introduction by Bruce Monson
George Carlin: A Modern Court Jester by Bruce Monson
Putting Matthew Shepard into Focus, by John Patrick Michael Murphy
The Meaning of Life
Our Meaning in Life, by Richard Carrier
Morality & Ethics
Does the Christian Theism Advocated by J. P. Moreland Provide a Better Reason to be Moral than Secular Humanism?, by Richard Carrier
For Goodness Sake, by Dan BarkerCarrier refutes Moreland's claim that theism offers more and better reasons to live a moral life than atheism or secular humanism.
A Moral Existence, by Steven Mahone
Respect for Ignorance ... a Disease, by William Edelen 6/9/02
Other Rational Editorials
"George W. in the Garden of Gethsemane": An Open Letter to George W. Bush from Michael Moore, by Michael Moore
Yes, it Was a Bushmaster, by Michael Moore, 10/25/02
"[H]ad Congress not caved in to the NRA we would have known after the first HOUR of the first day of the killings three weeks ago that those bullets were coming out of a rifle that belonged to John Williams/Mohammad. How would we know this? It's right there in the state records in New Jersey: this gun was purchased this past July, under the name of John Mohammad!"
SURE AS SHOOTIN', IRONY NEVER DIED: The NRA Objects To "Gun DNA" For Conflicting Reasons, by M. W. Guzy
The NRA is alarmed by the progress of science and
claims that any registry that results would infringe on the rights of
legitimate gun owners -- presumably the right to shoot people with
anonymity.
Critical Thinking Resources