Jermey’s Wager

Here’s Jermey’s Wager: If gods don’t exist, there’s nothing to lose by not believing in them. If gods exist and are reasonable, they won’t penalise you for following the evidence and refusing to believe in them. So there’s nothing to lose by not believing in them. If gods exist and are not reasonable, there’s no way of …

The ‘Two Babies’ analogy – what’s wrong with it?

You can find the original analogy at: A Conversation Between Two Babies Inside A Mother’s Womb What’s wrong with it is that the second baby is guessing. He or she happens to be guessing right, because that’s the way the person who wrote the story made it happen. So what? I can write a story which includes …

State M: how atheists can achieve spirituality

The time has come at last to reveal one of the best-kept secrets of atheism. Finally, after centuries of scorn and derision from theists, a directive by the Grand Council of Unbelief has authorised me to acknowledge that atheism, too, has its condition of spiritual epiphany and apotheosis, where the atheist achieves a new level …

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