Damned Already is a blog
started in early 2012 by a history student with too much time on his
hands. It focuses upon topics relating to religion and faith, and if
it isn't obvious from the outset discusses these from an atheistic
standpoint. The blog also covers issues relating to scepticism.
WHAT IS
ATHEISM?
Given that you're here and
reading this just now, it's a fair assumption that you probably
already have a fair idea of what atheism is. But since there are
several interpretations and viewpoints on the precise nature of the
whole thing, I thought I'd give my definition of it.
Atheism is the rejection of
the supernatural and/or divine, the denial of the existence of any
god or gods.
Nice and simple when you get
down to it, really.
WHAT IS
SCEPTICISM?
Scepticism ('skepticism' to
you American folks) is a broader term used in everything from
philosophy to religion, so let me also give a quick definition of
what it is as well so we're all on the same page.
Scepticism in the sense of
the word that I'm using it relates to scientific scepticism; it means
utilising the scientific method to determine whether or not a claim
should be believed. There's a whole wide world filled with all manner
of claims, viewpoints and beliefs, and having a means of determining
which of them should be believed is a useful thing. Scepticism does
not necessarily mean cynicism, either; a good sceptic doesn't assume
everything is false, but instead simply asks for evidence before they
decide whether it's true or not.
WHAT IS THE
POINT OF THIS BLOG?
I began this blog largely
because several friends of mine where starting blogs on similar
topics, and I thought it looked like a bit of fun.
It's been over a year since
then, and my reasons for writing Damned Already have changed a fair
bit. Writing out your thoughts and opinions on matters can be a great
way to help you figure out what you truly think about things, and so
this blog has been greatly beneficial for that. It's also allows me
to talk about things I find important, to discuss matters I feel are
relevant. Since I started writing here I've also found myself amongst
a number of pretty awesome and like-minded bloggers, so that's been
fun too.
