Check this article out from The Washington Post. What annoys me is that even if you took this statement as a weak generalisation, it is still wholly wrong. I would hazard a guess that the overwhelming proportion of terrorists in the world are religious:
This is a hilarious video. I thought Bill O'Reilly was a tool before this. Now I think he is a total tool. With a cherry on top.
Whilst some countries are moving back to the dark ages with INTRODUCING blasphemy laws (an international one or one in Russia, for frick's sake, for example), the Dutch do it right,
In Kentucky, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God--or risk 12 months in prison. The law and its sponsor, state representative Tom Riner, have been the subject of controversy since the law first surfaced in 2006, yet the Ke
This really is a fascinating article. Properly. Could it be that we are starting to unravel the neural basis for thought and consciousness? Discuss. Rhythmic Brain Waves: Fluctuations in Electrical Activity May Allow
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) raised eyebrows Monday when he told GQ he couldn't answer a question about the age of the earth because "I'm not a scientist, man." Having a top prospect for the 2016 presidential nomination say the age of the planet is "one of the great mysteries" comes at an awkward time
I find this amazing. Language. I can have a 45 minute conversation with a friend. Neither of us consciously think up individual words. Our word choices (even as I am typing this) are non-consciously chosen. At 150 words a minute, that's a lot of words decided upon non-consciously. I generally appear
So, check this interesting visual out from a Creationist website:
Oh dear. Fifth graders in some state-sponsored schools in Louisiana study both creationism and evolution as competing theories. “Fact or Theory?”
In their FAQ, the Discovery Institute write in response to the question "Is intelligent design theory the same as creationism?": "No. Intelligent design theory is simply an effort to empirically detect whether the "apparent design" in nature acknowledged by virtually all biologists is genuine d
Among the dozens of Facebook groups spawned by the Syrian uprising, a page supporting women's rights has suddenly received a wave of attention, because of an image posted there by one of its followers. The picture was of 21-year-old Dana Bakdounis, without the veil she had grown up wearing - and it
Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs. John's account is fascinating. Happy reading. The previous account can be found here.