Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
It is once again the time of year when the Nobel Prizes are awarded, and so each day this week we will be hearing about an award for one specific category. The roadmap is as follows: Mon 7 Oct – Physiology or Medicine Tues 8 Oct – Physics Wed 9 Oct – Chemistry Thur 10 Oct … Read more
Sometimes attempts to censor go very wrong, and something it is spot on, so lets look at two examples that illustrate where the line is when it comes to freedom of expression. First case – Getting it wrong over at the London School of Economics Carrying on from my Saturday posting about the students at … Read more
Leo Igwe , a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist who I’ve had the deep privilege of meeting, has a nicely written and truly skeptical article within New Zimbabwe all about the daft belief in flying witches. He writes about the rather bizarre claim issued by officials in Swaziland … Some months ago, the aviation authorities in Swaziland issued … Read more
There appears to be a bit of a competition going on between the UK based Reading University students union (RUSU) and the London School of Economics students union. Last year we saw the RUSU get themselves worked up into a tizzy because student secular society had a Pineapple on their stall at the Fresher fayre labelled … Read more
It may sound rather weird, but in essence the claim is that since we all exist, that is proof that God also exists. To illustrate this, here are a couple of actual examples … From here … And also an even crazier variation from here … First Flaw: This is at best a Deist argument … Read more
Where can you as a non-believer turn for help if … You are grieving … Grief beyond belief is faith-free support for non-religious people grieving the death of a loved one. You are a cleric who no longer believes … The Clergy Project is a confidential online community for active and former clergy who do not hold … Read more