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This blog has taken something of an extended break over the last few months. We’re hoping that’ll change and that we’ll have new posts soon. In the meantime you can find details of our meetings here and contact us here. You can also visit some like minded sites – Atheist Ireland Irish Skeptics Society Humanist Association of [...]
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I submitted a question about the religious oath required of the President, Norris’ answer is around the 23 min mark. I thought his answer was disappointing and revealed a lack of understanding of the viewpoint of secularists.
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Article 12, Paragraph 8 of the Irish Constitution states; The President shall enter upon his office by taking and subscribing publicly, in the presence of members of both Houses of the Oireachtas, of Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Court, and other public personages, the following declaration: “In the presence of Almighty [...]
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In the last few days (or in the next few) someone will have knocked on your door and handed you your copy of the 2011 Census. You need to fill this out on the 10th of April and many of you will have seen the campaigns being run by Atheist Ireland and the Humanist Association [...]
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Please see the below answers which we received today from Alan Kelly who’s standing in Tipperary North for the Labour Party. Thanks for your recent email. I set out a response to each of your questions which I trust will be of interest to you. * Do you favour a secular education system fully under [...]
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Please see the below answers which we received today from Cian Prendiville who’s standing in Limerick City for the Socialist Party/United Left Alliance. * Do you favour a secular education system fully under state control? Yes. The state cannot outsource it’s responsibility to education children. I think there have been enough examples that prove the [...]
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Knowing who to vote for isn’t easy. Conor McGrath of Atheist Ireland has prepared a secular analysis of several of the parties manifestoes which I’ve linked to below – Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Sinn Féin Greens Workers’ Party You might also like to look at the responses to Athesit Ireland’s questions from candidates and [...]
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I’m very late adding this but the UCC Atheists are hosting a free lecture by Daniel Dennett on Friday 28th of January at 18.00 in Boole 4 on the UCC Campus. Professor Daniel C. Dennett is arguably one of the greatest philosophers alive today, and one of the most prominent voices in the debate on scientific [...]
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Two recent debates which people may find interesting. The first is Christopher Hitchens vs William Dembski on the topic “Does a Good God Exist” and can be found here. Hitchens looks surprisingly well and is in flying form. More thoughtful and soft-spoken than he often is. The second is between Matt Dillahunty and Hans Jacobse on the [...]
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