He’s got one of the most widely-read blogs of anyone related to the skeptic/atheist/freethought/etc. community, so you’ve probably read it by now, but PZ Myers has “officially” left the scientific skepticism movement. And it appears to be solely about the…
The Australian Christian Lobby is not a particularly nice organisation. If you’re Australian and at all socially progressive or critical of religious tampering in the political system, then you’d probably be aware of the ACL as the group that tries…
About 48 hours ago, I was sitting in a hospital admissions room with four more teeth than I currently possess and a bundle of thoughts running through my mind. One of them was about the nature of consciousness (what would I…
I was initially going to talk about why you can’t prove unicorns don’t exist, but then I became aware of a situation that a friend very close to me is dealing with at the moment. And after doing my research…
Belinda, Rachael and Jack set their sights on misconceptions surrounding genetically-modified organisms, why our fingers get wrinkly in the bath, and a study that investigates the language-acquisition skills of newborn babies. Jargonauts enlightens everyone about the word “quiescent”, and we look at both your thoughts on spirituality and end-of-life care, as well as the opinions of Sydney’s citizens on the issue. Next week’s question: “Should antivaccination literature be banned, because it potentially harms people, or allowed, to protect free speech?”
Belinda and Jack present the audio from the April 16th “Test of Faith” panel discussion from the Reason for Faith Festival. Jack discusses the intersection of science and religion (specifically Christianity) with two fellow atheists, Jonathan Meddings and Professor Graham Oppy, and three Christian scientists, Professor John Pilbrow, Dr Bruce Yabsley and Associate Professor Alan Gijsbers.
Cross-posted from Divisible By Pi. Look out, Christians — apparently universities are out to get you! Just take a look at what’s happening in Georgia right now… A counseling student has filed suit against a university in Georgia because she claims the school is…
Okay, Pope-defenders, let’s get something straight. Joseph Ratzinger is a man. Like every other man on this planet, he had a mum and a dad, he eats and he sleeps, he sometimes falls ill and he even makes mistakes. Now,…
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