Combating Creationism
In a world where blank-slatism, anti-vaccine rhetoric, myths about the effects of parenting, and climate change denial persist and even thrive.
Emily Willoughby
· 12 min read
Religion
A collection of 161 posts
The Oppression Flag — The Quarterback Whose Aim Was Untrue
But is it “oppression”? There has been a tendency in recent years to water down definitions of certain words and then to misapply them.
Susan Lehman
· 9 min read
The Biological Case for Criminal Justice Reform
“We’ve successfully banished the notion of punishment in that realm,” Sapolsky writes. “It may take centuries, but we can do the same in all our current arenas of punishment.”
Hal Conick
· 6 min read
Sarah Haider — Normalising Dissent: A Conversation
The effects of that particular stance – it’s not so visible how harmful it can be. But you’re lying about the reality of hundreds of millions of people across the world.
Spencer Case
· 15 min read
From Ancient Times to the Present — Transferring Guilt Makes a Mockery of Justice
Transferring guilt across generations from ancient ancestors to their heirs was highly convenient for religious authorities.
T.M. Murray
· 12 min read
Is It Wrong to Blame Islam?
When jihadists carry out attacks on innocent people, often sacrificing themselves in the process, we should not assume that they are misunderstanding the religion that they are willing to die for.
Spencer Case
· 10 min read
The Islamist Decompression Chamber
Traditional militancy required careful selection, tests of loyalty, and secrecy.
Alexis Carre
· 9 min read
Haunted Mind — The Stubborn Persistence of the Supernatural
According to polls, roughly half of people in the United States and Britain believe in ghosts. Furthermore, around 25% of people report having seen or been in the presence of a ghost.
Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard
· 14 min read
Richard Dawkins Celebrated by Activists and Ex-Muslims at London Conference
It is only the theocratic movement of Islamism that seeks to silence critics with character assassination, blasphemy laws, threat of riot and the dirty murder of cartoonists.
Alison Bevege
· 4 min read
Leftist Hypocrisy on Islam Is Setting the Stage for Violence
The progress we as a society have made in recent decades—in women’s rights and in gay rights, for starters—largely stems from our overcoming religion-based prejudices.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 10 min read
Creationism by Another Name
Creationism is the belief that a superior being, unbound by the laws of nature, created the universe.
Ferran Suay
· 4 min read
How Did Islam Become Toxic in the West?
The kernel of an explanation lies in the fact that the majority think that Islam is incompatible with Western democracy and the Western way of life.
Rumy Hasan
· 10 min read
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Explains How to Combat Political Islam
If Hirsi Ali’s critics are tempted to cite statistics minimizing the threat, they will have to explain at what point – after how many more deaths – they will consider it necessary to take action.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 14 min read
When Good Men Fail to Stand Up to Danger
If we teach men and boys that simple chivalry is a form of sexism that must be opposed, how do we convince them to commit to the braver, more difficult chivalrous demands?
Charlie Peters
· 6 min read
Platitudes About Terrorism Are Not Helping
How about the Inquisition? Not a real reflection of Spanish Catholicism in the early modern period, right?
Derek Hopper
· 4 min read