A recent Zogby International poll had some fascinating results dealing with prejudice. One result: 42% believe Americans would be most concerned about their child dating a Muslim; followed by an atheist (17%), and a Mormon (14%). We’re not the scariest people to bring home with you! Time to celebrate. I’m *so* going back to Shaadi.com. [...]
What Should the Focus Be?
July 24, 2007 By 18 Comments
With the atheist books hitting bestsellers lists and national secular organizations growing in membership, what should we be focusing on: Creating new atheists or getting those who are already atheists to speak out as such? A recent article in the (Canadian) National Post used the backdrop of the Center for Inquiry – Ontario to discuss [...]
No More (Science) Spoilers For Me
July 24, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Saint Gasoline is ruining the ending for everyone!
Dangerous Ideas?
July 23, 2007 By 6 Comments
The author and psychologist Steven Pinker wrote the preface to a book called What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable. In it, he poses a number of questions that have gotten many intelligent people in trouble merely for asking them in the first place: Do women, on average, have a different [...]
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