Dec 06
And the winner of last night’s debate on FORA.tv, Does Science Refute God?, was (drum roll please) Lawrence Krauss, an internationally known theoretical physicist and author of A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing, and Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, who argued in favor of science. The debate itself was narrowly focused. …
Oct 09
If you have over $3 million sitting around in your bank account, you may be eligible to bid on a historic letter written by one of the world’s most famous minds. Albert Einstein’s so-called “God Letter” is currently up for auction on eBay. A year before his death, Einstein was reading Eric B. Gutkind’s book …
Oct 09
For the first time in history, Protestant Christians no longer hold the majority religious affilation in the United States, according to a recent study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Now, only 48 percent of Americans identify themselves as Protestant, compared to over two-thirds during the 1970s and 1980s. Along with a …
Dec 26
From current sectarian violence in countries such as Iraq to the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict, critics often see religion as a divisive wedge. But around the world, people go to churches, mosques, synagogues and other places of worship to find solace, a sense of community, and to do good works—much of which is often overshadowed by …
Nov 22
From sectarian violence in Northern Ireland between Protestants and Catholics to the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict, many skeptics see religion as a dangerous, divisive force. Yet, out of 7 billion people around the globe, upwards of 75 percent identify with some sort of religious group. For the majority of them, organized faith offers comfort and solace. …
Aug 24
Witch burning, mutilation, slavery, and genocide are mandated in the Old Testament, says Christopher Hitchens. Religion is not only untrue, it produces immoral beliefs. Monotheism is akin to living in a dictatorship like North Korea. Hold on, says Dinesh D’Souza. Christianity was a force for good in India. It enabled individuals to escape the caste …
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