Atheists are more intelligent than religious people, say researchers.
Numerous studies over past decades have found religious people to have lower average intelligence than atheists. A negative correlation between intelligence and religion makes sense if religion is considered an instinct, and intelligence the ability to rise above one's instincts, say researchers.
Survey reveals only .09% of prisoners identify as atheist
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons released a 2022 survey of 157,064 prisoners that reports .09% of prisoners are atheists. You read that right. Not 9%, or even .9 percent, but .09% of American prisoners are atheists. A 2021 Pew Research Center analysis found that self-identified atheists made up 4% of the total US population.
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Are Atheists and Agnostics Unhappy and Immoral?
President Trump’s comments about religion and the implicit criticism of atheists as being unhappy and immoral are common beliefs worldwide. But, as many studies have shown, such beliefs are an unfounded prejudice.
Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry
With performance spaces in relatively short supply in Sydney, the opening of the Foundry Theatre is welcome news. And who better to open it than brilliant all-round entertainer Tim Minchin, who combines skills as a musician, singer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and activist?
Modern-day witchcraft is on the rise in Australia
A new “religion” is rapidly becoming mainstream, with tens of thousands of Australians suddenly embracing the exploding trend. Today, tens of thousands of Australians identify as witches.
Why religion can't decide about nudity
Some religions tell us to cover up, and others tell us more vaguely that modesty is the best policy. But in the world outside religion, these ideas about modesty, sexualised bodies, and respect in the form of dress have trickled down into secular society. Why do we stand by religious ideas of nudity in 2025?
Jim Jefferies Refuses to Back Down After Village People Controversy
Jim Jefferies isn’t backing down after receiving a legal letter from Victor Willis, lead singer of The Village People, over comments he made about their iconic song “YMCA”.
Cult found guilty of killing 8 year old Elizabeth Struhs
All 14 members of a Christian cult in Toowoomba have been found guilty of manslaughter. Victim Elizabeth Struhs aged 8 died after her insulin was withheld. The cult rejected medication, putting their faith in God.
Asteroid impact in 2032 threatens to upstage Brisbane Olympics
There is now a 1 in 43 chance that a 100 metre asteroid will distract viewers from Bris2032 by hitting the earth or being deflected by NASA.

Australia will keep screwing up the religion question in its 2026 Census
Instead of asking "Does the person have a religion?" the 2026 question will continue asking the presumptive question "What is the person's religion?" which encourages most people to put down their parents religion even if they don't practice it themselves.
Change.Org Petition to Abolish Compulsory Voting
Isn't compulsory voting within a democracy kind of... undemocratic? Have your say by signing the petition.
Why for more and more Australians, Easter is just about chocolate
Australia may soon be a majority atheist nation.The remaining believers are adhering to large variety of faiths. This means that faith is all but useless for social cohesion on a national level.
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Trump calls to 'bring God back into our lives'
'Let's bring religion back. Let's bring God back into our lives,' he said. President Donald Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year.
Is Indonesia cracking down on atheism?
A rare legal effort to secure rights for atheists and non-believers was quashed last month by Indonesia's Constitutional Court, which ruled that a citizen must profess a faith, even a minority one, on official documents, and that marriage must conform to religion.
Universe is expanding too fast for physics to explain
Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. Opening cosmology up for a major rewrite.
How Mormons reacted to Heretic
The hit new thriller about a psychopath toying with missionaries has sparked conversation within the mormon community. What is the one true religion? That is one of several questions posed by Hugh Grant’s villain Mr Reed.
Top scientists warn of out-of-control AI
Artificial general intelligence built like “agents” could prove dangerous as its creators might lose control of the system, two of of the world’s most prominent AI scientists told CNBC.
5 reasons Canadians are leaving religion
In 2004, when Statistics Canada asked people about their religious affiliations, 16.5 percent of respondents said they were “nones”—people who had no religion at all. Just 17 years later, that figure more than doubled to 34.6 percent.
Even Religious People Don’t Trust Religious Institutions
While the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals have been widely publicized, other major denominations have had sex abuse scandals of their own.
1.4 million year old bone rewrites evolutionary history
A fossilized jaw discovered in 1949 has been designated a new species named Paranthropus capensis or "Nutcrackerman".
Why East Germans are still atheists
Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell, few places are as secular as the former East Germany. There is no way around the conclusion that atheism found fertile ground on which to speed up a process also visible in other secularized societies.
Eminent scientists reject the supernatural
Fellows of the Royal Society of London were invited to participate in a survey of attitudes toward religion. Our latest survey finds that, among the top natural scientists, disbelief is greater than ever — almost total. Only 5.3% believe in a personal God.