Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Much to my complete and utter astonishment, two diametrically opposed ideologies have climbed into bed together at Goldsmiths university in order to publicly oppress and gag those who take a stance for the freedom to believe whatever you wish and the freedom to criticise those that oppose that. So let me explain how this all … Read more
After being a non-profit for 127 years, the National Geographic magazine abandoned that status and got into bed with Rupert Murdoch. This all happened last September, and at the time was described as follows … Called National Geographic Partners, the new entity will combine the television channels with the magazine and other media, including National Geographic studios, related … Read more
This is quite frankly a huge win, and a big step forward for religious education, as explained on the British Humanist Association website … In a landmark judgment handed down in the High Court today, a judge has ruled in favour of the three humanist parents and their children who challenged the Government’s relegation of non-religious worldviews … Read more
A few articles have been popping up about a new study that reports the discovery that kids raised without god are far more altruistic and compassionate than kids raised with god. This appears odd (to some) and might perhaps be a surprise, primarily because there exists a popular perception that religion is all about love, kindness, and compassion … Read more
There is a quick TL;DR; answer to the question, so if you are pressed for time then the answer there is “no, there is something else going on”. So lets drill into all this by looking at a chap who is very much by choice in the public eye – Ben Carson. As an example of his … Read more
Well yes, it is another daft letter written to a paper by a believer, and so while we go though this I have to warn that you will not be informed, but you just might potentially be entertained. Shane Looper, the pastor of Lockwood Community Church in Branch County, Michigan, writes … Avoiding God is … Read more