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Atheism

An Introduction to Atheism (1997)

This is a gentle but thorough introduction to the different varieties of atheism and agnosticism. It covers many common misunderstandings, and defines and explains terms used elsewhere. Recommended for all readers, religious or not. To provide a sense of cohesion and progression, the author has presented this article as an imaginary conversation between an atheist and a theist. All the questions asked by the imaginary theist are questions which have cropped up repeatedly.

Common Arguments (1997)

Some common arguments for or against the atheist position, which crop up time and time again--each with one or more of the standard responses. A "must read" if you think you have a good argument and you want to know if it has already been discussed.

Logic and Fallacies: Constructing a Logical Argument (1997)

If you want to be able put across a rigorous and convincing argument, you should read this document. Recommended for anyone who is going to be involved in debate or discussion. Included is a list of common fallacies to beware of.

Other

Get a-Life (2000)

The increase in the power of computers over the past thirty years has brought us to the point where a cheap desktop computer can perform over a million floating point calculations every second. Complicated simulations that were unthinkable ten years ago can now be performed by the computer you're staring at right now. In fact, we can go beyond simulation--we can show evolutionary principles applied to real situations, in new fields such as genetic programming and artificial life.