Tag Archives: religion

Feel the Love

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

This is a poster for the CFI’s upcoming event featuring Tarek Fatah that was posted in the lobby of the University of Toronto’s Multi-Faith Centre: I can feel the religious tolerance*… can’t you? *Tolerance is the same thing as irony, … Continue reading →

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Blasphemy Day & New Blog

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a series of twelve editorial cartoons, some of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which sparked one of the largest collective shit-storms of censorship and free speech rights the world has … Continue reading →

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Growing Up

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup
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Loving God

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

Courtesy of Bus Stop Bible Studies, I found myself confronted with the following question today while driving down Dufferin Street: What would it take to convince you of God’s love? To start, it would be useful to know that God … Continue reading →

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This Is What Religious People Actually Believe

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

A simpler truth. Courtesy of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

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We Don’t Care What You Believe In, As Long As You Believe In Something

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

Despite successfully running in several cities in Canada, including London, Calgary, and Toronto, the Atheist Bus Campaign was blocked from running in Ottawa (Link). Despite the city staff’s approval of similar Christian bible study advertisements, the ads were disallowed from … Continue reading →

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Science Doesn't Have All The Answers

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

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Agnosticism vs. Atheism

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

I know that this topic has been exhaustively discussed previously, but I still want to rant about it (read: this is a rant, be forewarned). I describe myself as an atheist. This means that I do not believe in a … Continue reading →

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Religion is Academically Lazy

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

Science and religion are similar in that they both seek to answer questions about natural phenomenon. They both try to come up with plausible explanations for how observable phenomenon appear. Whereas science tells us how inheritance and natural selection causes … Continue reading →

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World-views: On Science and Religion

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

Science and religion have an unstable relationship. Oftentimes they are content to stay separate and do their own things. Occasionally, they clash over certain issues of public policy. However, are these two world-views actually compatible, and if not, which one … Continue reading →

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