One Species, One Tribe II
I did post a month or so ago on “Why we can win“, why secularism can triumph. And another one entitled “One Species, One Tribe part 1.” Well this post Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Secularism
Duck, Die-nasty
“Sufferin’ Succotash, what did I say wrong?” I chose this image of Daffy Duck because he appears confused, maybe not apologetic, but more like “What’s all the flap about?” And Continue Reading →
Pope Francis: Time’s “Man of the Year”: NOT
So the new Pope is just a swell guy. The accompanying article in Time just gushes about him, “He’s talking about homosexuality, about giving women a bigger role in the Continue Reading →
The Godfather of Science Education
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Don Vito Corleone made this famous offer, Don Carlo Saganeone made us even better one: So we can succumb to superstition, Continue Reading →
“Come out, Come out, Wherever you are…”
All my gay friends are brave as hell, by comparison us non-believers as a whole, though there are a lot of prominent exceptions, aren’t always as tough as the gays. Continue Reading →
The Face of Non-Belief
“I am an atheist and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for other Continue Reading →
TED and the Celebration of Normal Human Empathy
TED videos have become regular additions to my classroom presentations for the past few years now. The format is great, 20 minutes tops, no professors droning on, no bullshit, no Continue Reading →
Don’t Look Back
The Arrogance of Religious Thought, Part 1: “Man is innately depraved, Life is ALL about suffering, Sin is inevitable, Humans need the threat of eternal fire to behave, Morality is Continue Reading →
And now for something completely different…
Only in Kentucky… Since the two MSU secular groups arranged to host Jerry Coyne of WEIT fame (and as accomplished an academic as one can find) its been a real Continue Reading →
WHOA Jerry!
So not only are the two secular groups at Murray State (the Freethinkers and the Students for Reason and Science) where I teach excited beyond belief to have Jerry Coyne Continue Reading →