Hi all.  I have decided to take on a good cause for the month of November.  I am normally clean shaven (with the exception of a soul patch that I have sported for years as a form of admiration and respect for the great Frank Zappa).  However, this month I am growing a mustache for an important purpose – to raise funds to aid in Prostate Cancer research.

What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men with 25,500 diagnosed and 4,400 dying from the disease each year. I feel that if I can help in any way by growing a bit of facial hair and reach out for donations then so beit.

The cause is called Movember. I have a personal page where you can track my progress and help if at all possible. If you can, I would appreciate donations to help the cause.  If you cannot donate, that is fine as well. All I ask is for your support during this time (hey – for a guy who shaves regularly I think an itchy face is definitely something in need of your support). You can click on the link below to donate or to follow my progress.  I will add before, during and after photos shortly.

http://ca.movember.com/mospace/473619/

Thanks everyone,

Chris.

I’ve gotta thank The Good Atheist for bringing this one to my attention.  Apparently Will Smith has joined the ranks of John Travolta, Tom Cruise and these remaining nutjobs by following lunatic L. Ron Hubbard and his merry band of mentally retarded Scientologists. I’d love to offer my blow-by-blow take on the stupidity in this video, but following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise, Will Smith takes care of that for himself.  Just sit back, turn up your speakers and revel in his stupidity and ignorance.

Bullshit!!

The very definition of atheist is the absence of belief in a deity.  I haven’t been writing to this blog, nor have I been very active on Twitter for the past month, however I have been trying to keep up to date on anything atheist-related with my daily Google Alerts. Almost every email I get seems to have a link to some faith-based post trying to get their point across that it takes more faith to be an atheist than it does to be a believer. I’ve seen many articles and comments that seem to conclude that since science doesn’t have all the answers with respect to the beginning of the universe or evolution then God must exist.  Bullshit!!

All of those arguments stem from the logic (I use the term loosely) that since science doesn’t have all the answers there must be only one answer – dog (sorry, feeling a bit dyslexic today).  Since when does anybody need science to conclude one way or another the existence of god. Yes, I do have complete faith in unbiased science and I am a firm believer in evolution.  However, neither of those has anything to do with my disbelief in a sky god. My lack of belief is based solely on the fact that there has been nothing in my life that has ever indicated that there is a higher power at work. There is no solid proof for god.  The Bible is bullshit and there is nothing that would indicate otherwise.

It’s called personal belief for a reason – it’s personal.  Therefore, keep it out of schools. Keep it out of government.  And, most of all, keep it out of my face.

Chris.