Greta Christina
Greta Christina is the author of The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life; Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God; Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why; and Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless. She blogs at Greta Christina’s Blog at The-Orbit.net.
Posts by Greta Christina
Skepticism—and What It Means to Believe Accusers
Content note: sexual harassment and assault; denial, trivialization, and victim-blaming of same. Believe accusers of sexual harassment and assault, unless you have compelling reason... Read More
Pop Culture and Suspension of Disbelief: The Good Place
Contains mild spoilers for one episode of The Good Place. There's a ton of magic and religion in our popular culture. I don't mean... Read More
Human Value and the Puritan Work Ethic
What makes a human life valuable? That’s a huge question, obviously, and not one that’s going to be settled in a magazine column. I... Read More
History Has its Eyes on Us
Who do we want to be? This is a crucial time in US history, indeed, in the history of the world. It’s an ugly... Read More
Distractions
“The Russia story is a distraction from the Affordable Care Act!” “Trans people in the military are a distraction from disastrous tax reform!” “The... Read More
On Demonstrations and Virtue Signaling
QUESTION ONE: Are demonstrations and protest marches worth it? Or are they just feel-good activism, reinforcing people’s beliefs and making them feel like they’re... Read More
GOP Healthcare Failure: Resistance Is Still Not Futile
THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE SAYS, “There’s no point in calling my members of Congress, it doesn’t make any difference, I already know how they’re... Read More