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I put the discussion under "Science" because I'm looking for evidence to suggest we can limit/eliminate bias anywhere at all, any bias, perhaps in science, politics, the media, or someplace else. Pardon me if I don't...
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I've been thinking quite a while about how to phrase my question. The unfortunate events in Sandy Hook Connecticut allowed my question to solidify. During a news cast on the event a reporter was speaking with...
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I have heard of figures that state that X number of species go extinct everyday or year. I can imagine people researching extinction rates with organism on the endangered species list, but I have never...
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Hello all,I am amazed at the level of patience that Prof Dawkins or Daniel Dennett or Sam Harris have when dealing with superstition & ignorance. I live in England and I...
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Majority of people on this website seems to be well informed and pioneering, which drove me to ask a question thats burning inside of me... here goes.If you lived in a country were rejecting your...
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The majority of people on this website seem to be well informed and pioneering, which drove me to ask a question thats burning inside me. Here goes.If you lived in a country where rejecting your...
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Dear fellow atheists/agnostics and anyone else with a rational outlook on freedom,If you're reading this, you're already passing time on the web. So why not make it a little more productive?I've collected a few petitions...
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I wonder if anyone has given any thought to developing a course to educate people to the world of realism and atheism. What I am thinking of would be a step by step "course", designed...
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I posted in an earlier thread about an experience I had as a child (sorry I don't know yet how to refer to a thread) where my brother and cousin and myself were removed from...
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I, myself, am Russian, but had lived abroad for most of my youth, now its been 3 years since i've come back and it turns out memes dont lie - its a circus over here. Recently,...
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I don't exactly know where to look but could have a "Holiday" (I don't like that word but there is no other alternative) where we all come together in peace, sit down and have a...
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Hey everyoneI'm from India and recently moved to Dubai for work. I've majored in Biological sciences and back in India I was assisting geologists in their excavation projects, from those trips I happened to learn some geology, paleontology etc,...
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Hey, I have an unusual request: does anyone know of any texts by Christopher Hitchens that have been translated into Arabic?I ask cos I know an Arab fan of Hitch - she has seen him on...
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Hi Everyone, I'm no huge fan of newspapers at the best of times, but surely it's the job of a local paper to report local news?Every week on the letters page, the Maidenhead Advertiser prints...
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Just to inform you that next Saturday in Montevideo, Uruguay, we will be marching to celebrate our condition as primates. The day has been chosen to remember both the pubilcation of the Origin Of Species...
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I am an LDS medical student in my late twenties and for the past few years I have been doubting the beliefs that I have held for most of my life. I want to know...
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Hello everyone,This is a note to everyone who lives in the Lothian's area of Scotland mainly,however it might be of interest to others as well.NHS Lothian is currently running a consultation on whether homeopathy should...
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Hey Everyone, After just commenting on the 'Religion as Child Abuse' thread by Fredski, I wondered what your opinions were on how much control we have over choosing our own beliefs. Obviously we're all products of our...
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I am a South African citizen and an Atheist. I was baptized and accepted in a Christian Church as a child and young adult but "awoke" from the ...
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My child started a new non-denominational school in September. I was very concerned to learn that the School will be teaching creationism as a theory. I queried this with my child's teacher and below is the response I received:"Sorry...
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Obama has just won the presidential election and as expected many republicans are blaming hurricane Sandy.However by all accounts, including the republicans blaming the hurricane for the loss of the election, it was an "act of...
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Tom Holland is the author of In the shadow of the sword and producer of the recent Channel 4 documentary Islam - The untold story.Tom will be a guest panelist on The Jinn And Tonic...
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I just noticed that 'Big History' that teaches everything from the Big Bang to evolution to modern day is being brought into high schools through a Bill Gates funded project. Looks pretty good. Hope it...
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If there was one magazine on Science/Evolution/Physics or all of the mentioned that is a must read, what would you choose? I'm not just talking about paper, internet sources are great too.I've been reading so...
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I live in the Netherlands and many many years ago I had a coworker who was deeply religious. I used to have long discussions with him about religion. One day I told him children should be...
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With pre-disaster fear, disasters taking place and post-disaster commentary (to name just a few reasons) the web seems full of comments such as 'we are praying for you', 'our thoughts and prayers are with you', and ' I will...
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Every February 15th, the villagers of Tanna gather to summon John Frum by forming marching lines and hoisting an American flag.John Frum Day is a cargo-cult ritual, an anthropological anomaly born of culture clash between...
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I witnessed a handful of stones move some 300m up a mountain the other day. Actually it was me that carried them up. "So what?" you may say, but you must know that this is...
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I have a radio show in northern VA at Radio Fairfax (Radio Paul's Radio Rants) I am looking to start a second show that will follow in the footsteps of the...
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Hello, My ultimate objective here is to obtain constructive criticism and likely religious counter arguments to the argument that brought me out of my Christian faith. The following paragraph gives a bit of my history. If one wishes,...
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Watching new series with pleasure. The point in the programme where cell renewal was discussed , esp the memory of a memory of a memory left me wondering. I know that some memories get distorted as...
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I live in the United States, in the State of Washington. We vote entirely by mail, and voting began last week. The results of this election will not be known to us until after the...
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Hi, I'm the General Secretary of the UK Armed Forces Humanist Associations (UKAFHA).There are a growing number of serving and ex-serving men and women who are sick of the religious choke-hold grip on our Remembrance ceremonies....
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Introduction: Democracy and MeritocracyOne of the breakthroughs of political history was the invention and implementation of democracy in the West. Its virtue was that it could take absolute power away from despots, tyrants, autocrats, and...
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Hi I'm new to the site and would like to offer the following thought about why some people have difficulty accepting science over religion – davetiye although someone's bound to have already...
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Please check out this BBC article, written by former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, about the Day of Action planned for Malala Yousafzai and the other 32 million girls in the world who are denied...
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Science is often thought of as the search for truth via experimental analysis, but if or when this "truth" eventually reaches the man on the street, it often bears little or no resemblance to its original form. Can anything...
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I teach Science at a secondary comprehensive school in the UK. As part of my teacher training, I previously had to teach at a Roman Catholic School. Having to teach evolution as 'just' a theory and the slant on...
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Here is the story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/08/broun_petition_science_bible/Here is the petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/house-science-committee-remove-rep-paul-brounPlease share and get this petition signed! This lunatic can not be allowed to influence government policy on science or anything else for that matter.
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One theme that has sometimes cropped up on this site and others that discuss God and the origin of the universe is whether 'nothing', as used by the physicists, is the same as what lay...
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Walking through the town centre this Saturday I encountered a woman equipped with a microphone telling the whole street how God and Jesus had helped her cope with her mother's lung cancer. Her explanations were...
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India is widely considered as the most spiritual country in the world. It is the birth place of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism which when put together contribute more than 20% of world population. Its also...
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Just wondered if any confirmed atheists out there have read Bart Erhman's new book on the existence of the historical Jesus? If so, does the possibility of such a historical character advance and/or make a difference to the...
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I'm looking for other like minded individuals in or near Hanover, PA. I know there are groups in york and Harrisburg, but looking for something closer. If there are other users nearby, but no group,...
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Some of you may remember the controversy surrounding this evangelical outfit's campaign to send shoeboxes of toys as Christmas presents to needy children overseas. The catch was that the toys couldn't be collected until the...
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I was astonished to read this article in today's Sydney Morning Herald.http://www.smh.com.au/world/west-must-learn-to-respect-wishes-of-new-arab-leaders-20120928-26qmh.htm In a nutshell, he seems to be saying that Some new Arab Leaders don't like free speech.In some survey 43 per cent of Americans agree that...
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I understand that civil rights are a pretty big deal in today's world. There is still a lot of prejudice against people of certain races, religions, non-heterosexual orientations, etc, but I'm curious about what the secular community thinks about the far future...
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I have a very close person in my life who is the exact opposite of me. We have had endless discusions on the topic of reason and belief but to no avail. I have read a...
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I know internet petitions only rarely work (if ever), but I wanted to turn your attention to something happening in Greece. Unfortunately, my country's constitution has yet to abolish anti-blasphemy laws and a young man...
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19699581'A German bishops' decree which has just come into force says anyone failing to pay the tax - an extra 8% of their income tax bill - will no longer be ...
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Hello all,This is my first post and it concerns bringing up my child. I have tried looking up all this stuff on the internet and discussing these issues with friends, but I also wanted to ask...
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Has anyone considered the similarities between driving and religion in our culture?To some, driving is almost a religion and it is possible to afford oneself rights and privileges above the law because of a belief...
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Having been born a Muslim, I was generally taught how to debunk Christianity in the light of Islam, which was equally ridiculous. After leaving Islam with a history of conversions and theology research, I started wondering why...
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I have been thinking that it might be good fun to try to campaign for a day to be recognised as 'Follow the Bible Literally Day'.I think it would be a great way of showing...
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In its editorial comment today, The Independent on Sunday newspaper apologised for its part in the failure of the British press over the past 23 years to bring the authorities to account for the Hillsborough tragedy....
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What more do you feel can be done to bring - and encourage/defend - secularism, free-thinking, and rationalism to the Middle East & North Africa?I would like to cast a light on Maryam Namazie, and...
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I am a software developer and avid gamer. I am also very upset when I see YEC or any creationists gaining ground with younger people using comic books, cartoons, and other means of direct communication...
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Consider that a disease is more likely to be effective if it spreads unnoticed, until it passes a critical threshold, after which it is unlikely to be eradicated.If atheism can be compared to this, what...
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David Cameron has made Mrs Warsi the minister for faith (and communities) in his reshuffle. Does this role have any place in our government, and even if the answer is yes (really?) is Warsi the...