Dawkins interview *

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On atheism and evidence for God… Read the rest



Seyran Ates on multiculturalism *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

I want to know, and many thousands of Muslim girls and women have a right to know, why understanding and infinite tolerance is practised with particular cultural traditions that are clearly oppressive of women.… Read the rest



Sheldrake’s staring effect *

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The sequences used in Sheldrake’s research are not properly randomized. … Read the rest



About that Chinese encyclopedia… *

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Foucault cited Borges, but some of his followers cite the encyclopedia as fact.… Read the rest



‘Living on Earth’ visits Wangari Maathai *

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Green belts, trees, women, poverty, empowerment, corruption, resistance.… Read the rest



Jeffrey Nielsen’s response to firing by BYU *

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I also strongly disagree with the implications of your statement that faithfulness and loyalty to the church and church leaders never permits expressions of disagreement, or questioning of our church leaders – especially in an academic setting.… Read the rest



Kenan Malik on free speech *

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The impact of censorship is in fact to undermine progressive movements within minority communities.… Read the rest



Nurse gang raped for doing her job *

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She refused to perform illegal abortions, so three men assaulted her… Read the rest



Stalking the wild taboo *

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The Seville Statement on Violence was written in the language of sociopolitical activism, not that of science.… Read the rest



Researcher denied funds for assuming evolution *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

Peer-review committee said he hadn’t provided ‘adequate justification for the assumption in the proposal that the theory of evolution, and not intelligent-design theory, was correct.’… Read the rest



Jesus and Mo on Righteous Blasphemy *

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Jesus is reading The Philosophers’ Magazine.… Read the rest



Jesus and Mo on Mother Teresa *

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Not for fans of the saint… Read the rest



Fred Halliday on Blasphemy and Power *

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It is not possible to insult or defame someone who has been dead for 1,374 years.… Read the rest



The Forward March Of Women Halted? *

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A commitment to women’s equality has eroded and strong opposition to this commitment has emerged.… Read the rest



Chris Mooney on Tom Bethell *

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There’s plenty of science hijacking in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science.… Read the rest



Hitchens on ‘Mother Teresa’ *

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Misdiagnoses, re-using unsterile needles, no pain medications…… Read the rest



Richard Norman on Richard Swinburne *

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If belief in God is a matter of ‘faith’ in contrast to reason, there’s nothing to distinguish it from mere wishful thinking.… Read the rest



What segregated education does *

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Entrenches the opinions of parents.… Read the rest



HRW on Women’s Rights *

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Violence and discrimination against women are global social epidemics.… Read the rest



Milt Rosenberg interviews Frederick Crews [audio] *

Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by

One of the greatest living skeptics talks about such follies as psychoanalysis, ID, and contemporary literary theory… Read the rest