A Xmas “gift” courtesy of ancient religious thought from the other side of the planet: abject homophobia built into another primitive belief system. Many ex-Christians I’ve known have embraced Buddhism Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
This is an essay without links to references. OK, I lied. There is one, and its about Trump’s most current list of lies. Well, actually there’s 3. There, I lied Continue Reading →
Brian Cox. Physicist and science educator Brian Cox stuck his neck out, quite on purpose I think, and made the claim that experiments done at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) Continue Reading →
“Intellectual Honesty and Islam,” was the title of Sarah Haider’s talk at Seth Andrews’ Thinking Atheist 300 podcast party on the Regressive Left and Islam, Nov 19th 2016. Take 15 Continue Reading →
