Blog Archives for May 2010
Serving the Underserved
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
May 28, 2010
CFI branches and campus groups are serving the most underserved segment of our population.
BP Oil Spill: Just Wondering Where the Psychics Are…
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
May 26, 2010
Psychics should be asked—after each and every tragedy and national disaster—to explain their failures.
27 Comments
Parity Among Sins
The Bible Geek with Robert M. Price
May 26, 2010
“Does the New Testament teach that some sins are worse than others?” So asks my colleague Jeffrey Jay Lowder.
The Concerns of Morality: Well-Being and Flourishing
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
May 25, 2010
Morality, and moral deliberation, is the domain of concerns for the well-being and flourishing of sentient and conscious beings.
3 Comments
Religious Certainty is a Dangerous Weapon
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
May 25, 2010
Psychological pathologies like certainty must not be defended or encouraged.
6 Comments
Undercover in Mexico
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
May 24, 2010
The latest in quackery is south of the border.
1 Comment
Open Letter to the Royal Ontario Museum: Inviting “Quantum Mystic” Deepak Chopra Was a Big Mistake!
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
May 22, 2010
Sign an open letter to the ROM reminding them of their own mission to "serve as an advocate for science in the study of nature."
6 Comments
Should we support SHARE?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 22, 2010
A discussion of secular giving
31 Comments
Is Iran’s nuclear program on track? How can the West stop it?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
May 21, 2010
There is much disagreement among experts as to whether Iran's nuclear program is well-advanced or not.
1 Comment
A Clarification
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 20, 2010
A clarification of one of last week's posts
2 Comments
Church or Fitness Center???
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
May 19, 2010
Is the main focus the fitness center or is it used to draw people to fundamentalist dogma?
5 Comments
Keep Chiropractors Away From Children
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
May 18, 2010
No valid evidence spinal corrections are an effective treatment for non-spinal conditions
15 Comments
The Need for Naturalism in a Scientific Age
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
May 18, 2010
Is any philosophy really needed anymore, in this age of science?
7 Comments
Texas Board of Education to Target Church-State Separation
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
May 17, 2010
The state board of education that removed Thomas Jefferson from US history books now seeks to erase the Wall of Separation.
2 Comments
The Hoax as Art: A Review
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
May 17, 2010
Art exhibit derives from “War of the Worlds” broadcast.
1 Comment
Sam Harris vs. The Philosophers on Morality
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
May 14, 2010
Sam Harris thinks that science can help with morality. Humanists should hope that he is right.
6 Comments
Irresponsible Criticism of CFI
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 13, 2010
Comments on Paul Kurtz's Latest Critique
80 Comments
Saudi Arabia, friend or foe?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
May 13, 2010
Why do successive US administrations handle Saudi Arabia with kid gloves? Oil, is the standard reply. But does it make sense?
2 Comments
Should We Sit Down for Humanism?
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
May 13, 2010
How should we deal with public ceremonies that reference God
7 Comments
Greeting Cards and Decoration Day
Freethought from the Heartland with Reba Boyd Wooden
May 12, 2010
Memories and reminders to "pay it forward."
Science is not equivalent to Naturalism
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
May 10, 2010
Religions beg science to limit itself to nature. But science is more powerful than that.
8 Comments
Pope Deceived by “Shroud”
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
May 10, 2010
“Shroud” of Turin proves Pope not infallible.
10 Comments
Do Atheists Care Less? Yes, says MacLean’s Magazine
True North Strong & Free Thinking with Justin B. Trottier
May 07, 2010
Magazine reports - base on StatsCanada survey - that atheists donate less. Appropriately enough, the devil is in the details
12 Comments
Anti-Gay “Family Research Council” Co-founder Caught with Male Escort
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
May 06, 2010
George Alan Rekers, a longtime, prominent anti-gay activist, recently took a 10-day European vacation with a male escort.
4 Comments
Commendable Restraint or Willful Blindness?
Dino from the Sands with Ibn Warraq
May 05, 2010
Should we refrain from speculation about the suspect in the Times Square attempted bombing?
3 Comments
The Bible Was Written by Drunkards and Junkies
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
May 05, 2010
Well, maybe -- but that's not the point. Rather, the point is a Polish pop star has been charged for stating just that.
4 Comments
Ghost of Clement Hall
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
May 04, 2010
Spirited tale is given to wander.
1 Comment
Dawkins Challenges Australian Lawmaker on Creationism
Democratic Discourse with Michael De Dora
May 04, 2010
Dawkins and self-described creationist Steve Fielding get into an interesting exchange on a recent TV program.
Correcting stereotypes about Science and Religion
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
May 04, 2010
There are differences between science and religion, but perhaps not where you have supposed
6 Comments
