I have been very much encouraged by what appears to be a refreshing degree of forthrightness and assertiveness in the public comments of Secretary of...
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On October 18, I gave an address to the Northern Virginia Ethical Society on the subject of the New Atheism and the divides within the atheist...
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I spoke with Mynga Futrell, co-founder and director of the Brights movement, at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention, and she talked...
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How can young atheists be made to feel like they have a community of like-minded fellows? How can sympathetic folks who aren't in college anymore help...
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Bill O'Reilly tonight brought back Richard Dawkins to argue over teaching intelligent design in science classes, absurdly confusing unrelated issues...
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The Economist covers Camp Quest, the summer camp for freethinkers, and does a bang-up job. I haven't written about Camp Quest because of a lack of...
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Peace is being made in the ongoing blog-debate concerning the appearance of religious appeasement from science advocacy groups such as the National...
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PZ Myers comes not to bury the NCSE, but to praise it. And then bury it. A few days ago, biologist and author Jerry Coyne threw down the gauntlet...
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I call your attention to what I think is an essential discussion going on concerning the oft-professed compatibility between religion and science,...
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