God in the Movie Theatre

Note: This article contains spoilers about Flight and Life of Pi.  Since I’ve become more open about my atheism, I’ve found my responses to theism in popular culture have changed.   I notice theism more and my response to it in a movie can run counter to my impressions of the movie itself. When it comes […]

If Atheism is a Religion, What Isn’t?

I got asked the question a few weeks ago.  You know the question, right? “Isn’t atheism just another form of religion?” I gave the flippant answer right away: atheism is a religion in the same way that not collecting stamps is a hobby. Atheism is the absence of religion.  I have no deity guiding what […]

Why I’m a Geek – Tim

I have this theory about geekdom.  I’ll get to it in a minute. Star Wars came out in 1977.  At the time, I was ten years old and the movie was just fucking Star Wars.  Episode IV?  Please!  As far as we knew, that was all the Star Wars we would ever get. When I first saw the trailer […]

Why I’m an Atheist – Tim

My trip from “believer” to atheist was a long one. I put “believer” in quotes because I never accepted the idea of a deity but I was uncomfortable with the idea that there wasn’t one.  I’ve never overcome that discomfort but I finally concluded that I don’t have to like something, I just have to […]