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# oddities    

what scientology's apostates can teach us all

Scientology presents itself as a religion of the future, but its former members tell the story of an abusive, criminal cult obsessed with money, power, and blackmailing its followers.
what scientology's apostates can teach us all

# science    

you can hear heisenberg's ghost weeping

Robert Lanza is back and he thinks he knows how to cheat death and create your own afterlife with some very self-absorbed woo...
you can hear heisenberg's ghost weeping

# politics    

why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

Biologos just found out what happens when you take a factual stand against religious zealots instead of mewing about vague, aspirational niceties.
why the faithful aren't so accommodating…

# tech    

kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?

Ray Kurzweil is an atheist by the colloquial definition of the term. But when it comes to the spirit of the term, instead of the letter, I would hesitate to agree.
kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?

# science    

biologos draws a theological line in the sand

Biologos openly declares that the only science they will accept is science tinged by a heavy religious bias.
biologos draws a theological line in the sand

# sex    

ratzinger vs. spanish sex ed classes

Fresh off a child molestation scandal, the Pope is trying to dictate Span's sex ed curriculums.
ratzinger vs. spanish sex ed classes

# politics    

conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging

The latest scholarly take on atheism from Conservapedia: "hur hur, u r fat..."
conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging

# tech    

why we shouldn't mix kurzweil with atheism

When you start with a deeply flawed premise and advance a deeply flawed argument, you'll come to a deeply flawed conclusion.
why we shouldn't mix kurzweil with atheism

# oddities    

and the christmas lump of coal goes to…

Weird Things is making a list and checking it twice, going to find out who's been undermining public health, science, and education...
and the christmas lump of coal goes to…

# evolution    

your morning dose of would-be martyrdom

Argument from a persecution complex is not a persuasive way to defend creationism. Or anything, for that matter...
your morning dose of would-be martyrdom

# science    

the gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

A brief survey of the six kinds of people actively ruining science for the rest of us.
the gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

# evolution    

bill dembski vs. his fundamentalist bosses

The man who spent his career dismissing evolution as a faith which scientists were bullied into following is now being threatened by his bosses for disagreeing with young Earth creationism.
bill dembski vs. his fundamentalist bosses

# evolution    

how to confuse intuition with indoctrination

Far too many commentators are way too eager to explain to scientists and science writers why creationism is still a thing. It would be nice if their explanations were actually rooted in the real world.
how to confuse intuition with indoctrination

# science    

templeton thinks science is just too simple

According to the finest minds Templeton could assembly, science is for lazy chumps. Aesthetics and theology is where all the hard work really is.
templeton thinks science is just too simple

# science    

the upstanding templeton fellows proudly meow

Templeton fellows keep making grand speeches promising to connect faith and science and failing miserably.
the upstanding templeton fellows proudly meow

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