Jase Heap of The Untied Coalition of Reason reports that 367 out 1,041 incoming freshmen at American University in Wash DC identify as a “None” of some kind. “Nones” of Continue Reading →
We are a recalcitrant species. Stubbornness, when manifested as stick-to-it-iveness, is a hallmark of our very human tenacity and cleverness to adapt to almost any environment on earth. In the Continue Reading →
WHY WE CAN WIN The following is a an edited excerpt of an anonymous conversation from a discussion thread from one of my classes. “I go to a private christian Continue Reading →
(as recent a photo as I got. But a few months old, speaking, talking with my hands as usual, wanting to convey information as usual as well…it is what separates Continue Reading →
By 2050, according to estimates derived from the 2008 census, there will be just under 90 million people 65 and older in the US, comprising about 20% of the population. Continue Reading →
Myself, and Tom Cara from the Chicago Chapter of the Freedom from Religion Foundation at the Secular Coalition for America (SCA) booth at the McHenry County Fair, Woodstock, IL on Continue Reading →
A short book review of the above. (13 chapters plus appendix, 234 pages, 196 references). From the Forward: “The authors have woven together Buddhist practices developed over two thousand years Continue Reading →
A recent article from Science Alert asked the very pertinent question What Exactly is Consciousness: And Can We Replicate It?. OK, lets try and answer that question with what we Continue Reading →
Just where does science denial come from? You guessed it: Religion. Name me one secular organization that denies climate change. Name me one secular organization that upholds old, pre-scientific, ideas Continue Reading →
Fox News has had a incredibly successful, profitable run appealing to the conservative, religious, mostly Republican element in this country, portraying themselves a the purveyors of “fair and balanced” reporting Continue Reading →
