The Vatican has released a 32-page document titled “Dignitas Personae” condemning numerous procedures considered “immoral” by the Catholic Church, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), the freezing of unfertilized eggs, embryonic stem cell research, and the testing of embryos to help identify those with defects. The Center for Inquiry, a…
Truly, I can't wait. Especially in light of the way George W. Bush has disparaged science, screwed the public and worried mostly about helping big business. It all comes together in this post by Think Progress about Bush's Administrator for the EPA, Stephen Johnson: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson…
And how! Observe: The more you know about evolution, or simple logic, the more you are likely to be appalled by the film. No one with an ability for critical thinking could watch more than three minutes without becoming aware of its tactics. It isn't even subtle. Mmm, that's good…
I have previously posted on the work of psychologist and anthropologist Pascal Boyer. Throughout his writings, Boyer has repeatedly warned us that we shouldn't settle for simplistic explanations for religious belief. We shouldn't be looking, for sample, for a "gene for religious thinking." In the October 23, 2008 addition of…
Did Muhammed actually exist? I realize that I make considerable numbers of people upset when I question whether God exists, whether Jesus ever walked on earth or whether Jesus was Divine (three entirely separate questions). Regarding those questions, I've long thought that most religious people don't actually know many facts,…