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FILM CLUB
Dec 11, 2020 · 2 

We have created this thread to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of films. All we ask is that, whatever the topic or genre, the films are stimulating, intelligent and thoughtful, so that they are actually worth discussing, and that you post any recommendations along with a commentary giving a bit of background and …

OPEN DISCUSSION DECEMBER 2020
Dec 1, 2020 · 52 

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Quran’s prophecy of Covid-19
Sep 8, 2020 · 24 

By Richard Dawkins “There are verses about corona in the Quran.” This was the e-mail I just received from a Muslim zealot. He didn’t name the prophetic verses themselves so I did a bit of Googling and came up with a learned article written by a Muslim “scholar”1: http://muslimmirror.com/eng/probable-mention-of-a-covid-19-like-pandemic-in-the-quran/ I read it and was bowled …

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VIDEO: A Most Fortunate Event
Dec 9, 2020 · 6 

In the latest Skeptical Inquirer Presents online event, Sean B. Carroll wowed over 700 real-time viewers with a fascinating look at how random chance has shaped the universe we live in at every level, from the macrocosmic to the microscopic. Not only was it revelatory to think of the odds against each of us being …

The Facts about 5G
Dec 9, 2020

A few months ago, 5G wireless technology was in the news because of absurd conspiracy theories claiming that 5G towers were spreading the coronavirus. This nonsensical myth is still propagating, even as tech giants such as Apple are singing the praises of 5G. Meanwhile, many people still harbor fears that cell phone signals cause cancer. …

The U.S. House Condemns Blasphemy Laws
Dec 9, 2020

A cofounder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, Rep. Jamie Raskin has been a passionate advocate for the rights of nonbelievers around the world. Earlier this week, after delivering a stirring speech on the floor of the House, Raskin pushed through a resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. “Everyone must …

A Secular Agenda for a New Era
Dec 9, 2020

As the Trump presidency sputters to a close, idealogues in the administration are scrambling to implement policies that further erode church-state separation, undermine science, and remove protections for groups the religious right doesn’t like. For example, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia has finalized a rule allowing federal contractors to discriminate against racial and religious minorities, women, …

The Court’s Collision with Reality
Dec 9, 2020

Last month, the Supreme Court showed that it is willing to privilege religion even at the expense of public health during a pandemic with its decision to overturn New York’s restrictions on indoor worship services. Ron Brownstein at The Atlantic explores how the Court’s new religious-conservative supermajority is in cultural conflict with the country’s secularizing …

How the Horsemen Changed America
Dec 9, 2020 · 1 

Around the end of the twentieth century, the U.S. was one of the world’s most religious countries, but around 2007 something shifted, and since then America has become the eleventh least religious country. What happened? In the latest issue of Free Inquiry, Robyn Blumner, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry and the Richard Dawkins …

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Quran’s prophecy of Covid-19
Sep 8, 2020 · 24 

By Richard Dawkins “There are verses about corona in the Quran.” This was the e-mail I just received from a Muslim zealot. He didn’t name the prophetic verses themselves so I did a bit of Googling and came up with a learned article written by a Muslim “scholar”1: http://muslimmirror.com/eng/probable-mention-of-a-covid-19-like-pandemic-in-the-quran/ I read it and was bowled …

Can the Electoral College system be reformed?
Feb 9, 2018 · 320 

by Richard Dawkins Donald Trump was surely right when he said, in 2012, “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy . . . A total sham and a travesty”. And he confirmed his sensible view on November 13th, 2016 (after winning the election by the Electoral College system, but losing the popular vote) …

News


VIDEO: A Most Fortunate Event
Dec 9, 2020 · 6 

In the latest Skeptical Inquirer Presents online event, Sean B. Carroll wowed over 700 real-time viewers with a fascinating look at how random chance has shaped the universe we live in at every level, from the macrocosmic to the microscopic. Not only was it revelatory to think of the odds against each of us being …

The Facts about 5G
Dec 9, 2020

A few months ago, 5G wireless technology was in the news because of absurd conspiracy theories claiming that 5G towers were spreading the coronavirus. This nonsensical myth is still propagating, even as tech giants such as Apple are singing the praises of 5G. Meanwhile, many people still harbor fears that cell phone signals cause cancer. …

The U.S. House Condemns Blasphemy Laws
Dec 9, 2020

A cofounder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, Rep. Jamie Raskin has been a passionate advocate for the rights of nonbelievers around the world. Earlier this week, after delivering a stirring speech on the floor of the House, Raskin pushed through a resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. “Everyone must …

A Secular Agenda for a New Era
Dec 9, 2020

As the Trump presidency sputters to a close, idealogues in the administration are scrambling to implement policies that further erode church-state separation, undermine science, and remove protections for groups the religious right doesn’t like. For example, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia has finalized a rule allowing federal contractors to discriminate against racial and religious minorities, women, …

The Court’s Collision with Reality
Dec 9, 2020

Last month, the Supreme Court showed that it is willing to privilege religion even at the expense of public health during a pandemic with its decision to overturn New York’s restrictions on indoor worship services. Ron Brownstein at The Atlantic explores how the Court’s new religious-conservative supermajority is in cultural conflict with the country’s secularizing …

How the Horsemen Changed America
Dec 9, 2020 · 1 

Around the end of the twentieth century, the U.S. was one of the world’s most religious countries, but around 2007 something shifted, and since then America has become the eleventh least religious country. What happened? In the latest issue of Free Inquiry, Robyn Blumner, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry and the Richard Dawkins …

Discussion


FILM CLUB
Dec 11, 2020 · 2 

We have created this thread to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of films. All we ask is that, whatever the topic or genre, the films are stimulating, intelligent and thoughtful, so that they are actually worth discussing, and that you post any recommendations along with a commentary giving a bit of background and …

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