Three skeptical cheers for Margaret Downey, tireless champion of science and reason, friend of skepticism, and the best damn atheist on the planet. The world is a better place because of Margaret and her work.

"We have so many wonderful sages who show that freethought is psychologically sound, that atheism is logically consistent, that humanism is socially healthy, that a natural world view is scientifically mandated.  All the wisdom of all these magnificent men and women may do less for our cause than Margaret when she takes the podium and shows that atheism can also be beautiful."