There’s No Such Thing as Free Will, But we’re better off believing in it anyway.
This is the title of a recent article, by Stephen Cave, in the Atlantic that is worth reading. Let me lay out its basic premises and see if you agree. If you have
Guest Post Revisited: Being an Atheist in the midst of Malawian Witchcraft
I thought it would be interesting to repost this one:This is a fascinating account of someone I met on facebook who has interesting things to say with regard to religion and society
Government publishes plans to allow full religious discrimination in school admissions
From the BHA: Take action! The principle of integrated education is under attack like never before in this country following the Government’s announcement that it will introduce a new generation of state
Earth Temperature Timeline
This is an interesting graphic from xkcd:
UK Govt Looking to Give Faith Schools 100% Selection on Faith
Theresa May is turning out to be a really bad PM, regressively appealing to the fringe right in the party, some of whom she has put into leadership positions in her cabinet (Liam
Humanist Activism: Why Buhanga Women Are Humanists - Kabugho Victorina
I was contacted the other day by the Brighter Brains Institute with regard to the humanist work they do with schools in Uganda. I remember reading about them in the New Humanist magazine
UK's Austerity Approach Is an Excuse to Copy America's Free Market Capitalism
This video, an interview between Owen Jones and Ha-Joon Chang, is fascinating. I heavily referenced Chang's work in my substantial series On the Skepticism of Free Market Economics - check it
On freely loving your mother...
Further to my comments to a fellow Tippling Philosopher, I emailed this a few years back: Another thing I wanted to add was the idea that the mental, the experiential, supervenes on the
Being an Expert = More Likely to Have False Memories
This is some interesting research that seems to indicate some bias involved in recounting events if the facts are in the realm of expertise held by the recounter. In a press release from
16 Problems with Divine Command Theory
Divine Command Theory, or DCT, is the most prominent ethical framework adopted by religious thinkers in modern times. The idea for them is that it gets them an objective grounding for morality. DCT
Anti-choice groups demand police investigation for Northern Ireland women using new abortion aftercare helpline
The BHA reports: Northern Ireland Humanists, the national organisation representing the non-religious in Northern Ireland, has expressed concerns over calls for police interference in anew abortion aftercare service launched by the British Pregnancy
Miracles - Guest Post by Geoff Benson
There are many words which have common usage meanings different, or at least at some variance, to their more precise, considered meaning. Generally, it's harmless, of little consequence, but now and