Thursday, December 31, 2009
CBS News: Astrological Predictions for 2010
December 31, 2009 on CBS News
"You know the United States is a 'Cancer' country. It is born on July 4th!"
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Human Spark | Preview Part 1: Becoming Us | PBS
From PBS:
Series host and narrator, Alan Alda, confronts the puzzle of why our ancestors in Africa got the Spark and evolved into us, while the first humans to leave Africa for Europe--the Neanderthals--never did. Why did we flourish, while they changed very little for thousands of generations before eventually dying out?
In "The Human Spark," Alan Alda visits dozens of scientists on three continents -- and even undergoes an examination of his own brain -- to find the answer to one question: What makes us human? Coming to PBS over three Wednesdays: January 6, 13, and 20, 2010 (check local listings).
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Colin McGinn: Does Morality Need God?
Full Program on FORA TV
Recorded December 7, 2009
The Great Issues Forum: Varieties of Nonbelief
Journalist Susan Jacoby, philosopher Colin McGinn, and theologian Denys Turner explore questions such as: Is humanism another kind of religion? Is it religion's evolutionary future, rather than just one of several alternatives? What light does the recent scientific study of religion throw on these possibilities?
How do the new humanists compare to the new atheists? Can an atheist identity be shaped by a positive ethic, or must it be primarily an anti-religious sentiment? How will the persistence of belief and disbelief, as well as the tension between them, shape thought and culture in the 21st century?
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Ken Ham: 'Lawrence Krauss Blasphemes Our Lord'
From Answers In Genesis:
“ . . . forget Jesus; the stars died so that you can be here, today,” is a comment from Lawrence M. Krauss, Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Initiative, at Arizona State University. He spoke about humans supposedly coming from star dust (in an obviously mocking tone). You can watch his short video on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFMmzKDonRY(via RichardDakwins.net)
Dr. Krauss was a very vocal opponent of the Creation Museum when it first opened in 2007 (while he was a professor in the Cleveland, Ohio, area). In fact, he made some scathing attacks on the Creation Museum, including a commentary in the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper (although he had not bothered to visit the museum). He was an advisory board member of the now-defunct group “Campaign to Defend the Constitution” (DefCon); DefCon members were out in front of our museum gates as protestors of the museum (not defenders of free speech!) when we opened in May 2007 (but Dr. Krauss did not tour the museum at that time). At about the same time, Dr. Krauss debated me on live national TV on the popular program, The O’Reilly Factor, on the Fox Network.
Krauss himself got criticism from some in the secular press because he had not even visited the museum to see it for himself. Presumably because of this criticism, he did come some time later and walked through the Creation Museum exhibits with AiG’s CCO, Mark Looy. Mark actually timed Krauss’s visit. He took a whole 22 minutes to walk through the museum, most of the time asking Mark Looy questions and only occasionally glancing at some of the exhibits. Considering it would take a person nearly one and a half hours to watch the programs in the various theatres, including the Planetarium and SFX theatre, plus take 2 hours to watch all the 50-plus videos in the various exhibits, and a further two hours to read all the signage—it was obvious Krauss wasn’t the least bit interested in researching the content of the museum (as one would expect from a real scientist and well-known anti-creationist commentator), but only visited presumably to tell people he has seen the Creation Museum and thus could comment on it—what a farce!
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monkeys Clean Teeth Just Like Humans
December 29, 2009 on Discovery News:
A monkey in Japan flosses its teeth with its hair, demonstrating that humans aren't the only animals that clean their teeth and invent tools to help with the task.
The flosser, a free-ranging, middle-aged, female Japanese macaque named Chonpe, may have come up with the tool and the idea, according to a new study that will appear in the January issue of Primates.
Lead author Jean-Baptiste Leca told Discovery News that dental flossing could have been a fortuitous yet "accidental byproduct of grooming."
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Bertrand Russell on God (1959)
Nobel Prize-winning philosopher/mathematician, Bertrand Russell, explains why he does not believe in God.
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"Catholic Hospitals" Might Lose Their Title for Supporting Healthcare Bill
December 27, 2009 on FOX News
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
CNN: Is the Religious Lobby Ethical?
December 24, 2009 on CNN
Critics say political lobbyists working for religious groups blur the line between church and state. Kate Bolduan reports.
Kenyan Elders Killed in Witch-Hunt
December 26, 2009 on Al Jazeera English
Dozens of villagers in the Kenyan district of Kisii are falling prey to superstitious groups accusing them of witchcraft.
The poverty-stricken district, known as Kenya's sorcery belt, has seen an increase in mob attacks on individuals and even killings.
Three months ago, a group of youths tortured five suspected witches before setting them on fire.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Muslim Cleric Challenges Darwin: We Are Descendants of Human Beings, Jews Are Brothers of Apes and Pigs
December 6, 2009 on Al-Aqsa TV
Transcript:
Abd Al-Majid Al-Zindani: Against the backdrop of this campaign, Darwin's evolutionists began to rely on illusions, which they present as evidence. They said: "Look! Your body has vestigial organs that you inherited from your ancestors, the apes." God help us! Our ancestors were not apes. Their ancestors may have been apes, but ours were human beings. [...]
[The Darwinists] say: "Look at this creature. We found it in a lower stratum, and we found this more developed [creature] in a higher stratum." Okay, let's say people come after us, and find archeological remains of a handcart. Then they find bicycle in the stratum above it. Then, in the stratum above that, they find a motorbike, and in the stratum above that, they find a car. "Aha! We have discovered how the car developed and where it came from. The car used to be a handcart. Then there were natural developments and bla bla... and it turned into a bicycle, and there were other conditions, and it turned into a motorbike and from a motorbike, it turned into a car. Look how it developed." Can anybody accept such logic? If there was really such a sequence, it proves that this creature came after that one, but not that it developed from it. There is a difference between the two. [...]
We must not rule out the possibility that Darwin had hidden psychological feelings. Darwin was reviled just like the Jews, who are told: "You are the brothers of apes and pigs." Allah transformed the Israelites who rebelled against him into apes and pigs, and it has become a curse used against them. Perhaps Darwin was upset and wanted to say to people: "You are all apes and pigs. It's not just us." Therefore, we can see that this theory is not based on sound foundations, and does not have sufficient proof. So today, it is considered to be a theory which used to be prevalent, but which lost many of its supporters, who renounced it, and which has become like a past legend. [...]
What remains for us to say is that the principle in which they believe is the principle of coincidence. The whole business happened by coincidence. If you said that a book could be created by coincidence, nobody on the face of the earth would accept it. Moreover, an Islamic scholar said: "If we took a million apes with a million typewriters, and these million apes were to type for a million years would a poem by [Egyptian poet] Ahmed Shawqi accidentally be created?" What is this? This is something that science, reason, and truth cannot accept.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
The History Channel: Christmas Unwrapped
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People all over the world celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25th. But why is the Nativity marked by gift giving, and was He really born on that day? And just where did the Christmas tree come from? Take an enchanting tour through the history of this beloved holiday and trace the origins of its enduring traditions. Journey back to the earliest celebrations when the infant religion embraced pagan solstice festivals like the Roman Saturnalia and turned them into a commemoration of Jesus' birth. Learn how Prince Albert introduced the Christmas tree to the English-speaking world in 1841, and discover how British settlers in the New World transformed the patron saint of children into jolly old St. Nick.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead
From TPM:
Think Progress makes a great catch on C-SPAN this morning: Someone calls in while Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is answering the lines, practically in tears because Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) missed this morning's procedural vote on health care.(Thanks Stephen)
He was apparently concerned that -- after following Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) instructions to pray that someone couldn't make a manager's amendment vote Sunday night -- his prayers for Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) to die struck the wrong senator.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Evolution in Action
by American Museum of Natural History
Central Africa's roiling, rapid Lower Congo River is home to an extraordinary assortment of fish—many truly bizarre. This new video by Science Bulletins, the American Museum of Natural Historys current-science video program, features Museum scientists on a quest to understand why so many species have evolved here. Follow Curator of Ichthyology Melanie Stiassny and her team as they search the Lower Congo Rivers mysterious depths for an evolutionary driver.(via Pharyngula)
For more information visit http://www.amnh.org
Steven Cowley: Fusion Is Energy's Future
Filmed Jul 2009; Posted Dec 2009 on TED
Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work -- and details the projects that he and many others have devoted their lives to, working against the clock to create a new source of energy.
The Master Plan (Movie)
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The Master Plan is a feature film about Christian youth culture in suburban America, and a teen girl’s struggle with evangelical Christianity. Critic Greg Wright called our film, “One of the most visually arresting Indie films you will ever see”, and “An honest, balanced, and compassionate look at the struggles of Evangelical teens that achieves much more than you’d expect.” We also recently won an award at the Columbus International Film Festival.(via Friendly Atheist)
The Master Plan features Sarah Mahoney, Heidi Van Horne, Virginia Wilcox, Nicole Mosbacher and Sabin Rich. It was written and directed by Aron Campisano. Aron is currently producing his next film, Adventure!!!
Mexico City Legalizes Gay Marriage
Decembver 22, 2009 on AP
Lawmakers in Mexico City have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The Mayor is expected to sign it, however, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said he will challenge the bill in the courts.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Yule Piss Yourself: A Colbert Christmas - Toby Keith Sings
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Dual Holiday Displays Coexist in Raleigh's Moore Square
December 21, 2009 on News 14 Carolina
RALEIGH For the past several years, a Nativity scene has gone up in downtown Raleighs Moore Square during the holiday season depicting the birth of Jesus Christ.(Thanks Ivan)
But this year it has company. The Triangle Freethought Society, which is made up of atheists, non-theists and free thinkers, unveiled a winter solstice display marking the shortest and darkest day of the year, which lands on Dec. 21. Winter solstice typically marks the middle of winter with celebrations by ancient cultures around the world.
We felt it was important to have a counterbalance to that display this year, so we put a winter solstice display together, said Mark Zumbach, president of the Triangle Freethought Society. Our goal is to point out there are multiple reasons for celebrating the season.
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Richard Dawkins on Elders with Andrew Denton
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December 20, 2009 on ABC TV
Richard Dawkins is the essence of scientific reason, an evolutionary biologist, a best-selling author, and strident atheist. He's been declared one of the most influential - and provocative - thinkers of our time.(via Atheist Planet)
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Known Universe
by American Museum of Natural History
The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.(via Pharyngula)
'Jesus vs. Santa' Decoration Causes Controversy
December 18, 2009 on KCOY TV
One Nipomo man's holiday decorations has his neighbors banding together to get it removed.
The display is of Jesus and Santa, the two icons of Christmas. However, Jesus is holding a shotgun over the dead body of Santa Claus.
Neighbors want the display taken down citing that there are children in the neighborhood and they find it disturbing. "I know its freedom of speech, but it's pretty disturbing and there are lots of children, that's our main concern," says neighbor Susana Cruz.
The artist, Ron Lake says that it represents the commercialism of Christmas.
Lake also says that his display it is a work of art and open to interpretation. "You can tell your kids and make it as if there's a Santa Claus, and let them believe all that, but you can't explain these things or ignore this thing. I don't get it," says Lake.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Jesus The Hungry Beast Way
December 2, 2009 on ABC's Hungry Beast
Kirk Cameron believes in god. So do Chris and Lewis. Kirk Cameron wants uni students to believe in god. So do Chris and Lewis. Kirk Cameron doesn’t know how to reach out to the kids. Chris and Lewis do.(via Pharyngula)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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O'Reilly, Coulter on ACLU's Holiday Display At Illinois State Capitol
December 15, 2009 on FOX News
Note: This is the full interview from the previous post
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Televangelist Oral Roberts Dies at 91
December 15, 2009 on CBS News:
One of the first of the televangelists, Oral Roberts, has died at 91. Roberts used TV to raise spirits, raise money, and once even claimed to raise the dead. Don Teague has the story.
Great Issues Forum: What Is Religion? - With Dan Dennett
Full Program
November 17, 2009 at City University of New York
The Forum's year-long exploration of religion launches with a program featuring distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett and noted evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson.(Thanks Rohan)
They are joined by additional participants to discuss questions such as: What is the nature and purpose of religion? Is it a product of our evolution and something we can now do without? Is it a system of belief and practice that humans require in order to build communities and construct meaning for their lives? What in human make-up renders religion possible? How has religious belief developed and changed over the years, and how does it continue to do so?
Monday, December 14, 2009
Tales Of Mere Existence: God
by Lev Yilmaz
This video as well as other episodes of "Tales Of Mere Existence" will be featured on the second season of the "Cut Up" television program on the French ARTE channel in spring 2010
RDF TV - The Unconsidered Life - A.C. Grayling
Philosopher and author AC Grayling on thinking critically and being a well-informed citizen of the world.
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CBS News: Dad Barred From Taking His "Jewish Baby" To Church
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Survey Finds 65% Mix Christianity With New Age Beliefs
December 13, 2009 on FOX News
From USA Today:
Going to church this Sunday? Look around.
The chances are that one in five of the people there find "spiritual energy" in mountains or trees, and one in six believe in the "evil eye," that certain people can cast curses with a look — beliefs your Christian pastor doesn't preach.
In a Catholic church? Chances are that one in five members believe in reincarnation in a way never taught in catechism class — that you'll be reborn in this world again and again.
Elements of Eastern faiths and New Age thinking have been widely adopted by 65% of U.S. adults, including many who call themselves Protestants and Catholics, according to a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released Wednesday.
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Houston Elects Openly Gay Mayor
December 13, 2009 on AP
Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise . A little more than 152,000 residents turned out to cast ballots in the nation's fourth largest city.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Substance dualism
by QualiaSoup
Since ancient times, many attempts have been made to account for the relationship between mind and body. This video examines the inherent flaws in the philosophy of substance dualism, along with some of the fallacious reasoning often put forward to support it.
A closer look at the split brain
A look at pre-conscious decision-making
Father Knows Best: New Jersey Church Mixes Football With Faith
December 12, 2009 on Red Eye with Father Jonathan Morris and Ann Coulter
Waiting for Armageddon (Trailer)
In Theaters January 8, 2010
Americas 50-million strong Evangelical community is convinced that the worlds future is foretold in Biblical prophecy - from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. This astonishing documentary explores their world - in their homes, at conferences, and on a wide-ranging tour of Israel. By interweaving Christian, Zionist, Jewish and critical perspectives along with telling archival materials, the filmmakers probe the politically powerful - and potentially explosive - alliance between Evangelical Christians and Israelan alliance that may set the stage for what one prominent Evangelical leader calls World War III.(via RichardDawkins.net)
Think Again About Censorship
by TVO Think Again
Three ways that censorship affects are modern world from hate speech laws to internet filtering. This episode features insights from Christopher Hitchens on hate laws, Ron Deibert on internet filters and Suanne Kelman on the history of censorship in Canada.
Friday, December 11, 2009
What is Sinful According to Swedish Pentecostal Teens?
Swedish Pentecostal teens and their youth pastor give their opinions about what is sinful.
All of them are members of the same Pentecostal church in Umeå (North Sweden).
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Congressman Henry Brown to Introduce "Stand Up for Christmas" Bill
December 10, 2009 on Bill O'Reilly's Patriots & Pinheads segment
N.Y. Church Torched; Satanic Graffiti Smeared on Walls
December 10, 2009 on AP
The pastor of a Bronx church is mystified after someone torched the church and smeared Satanic and anti-Christian graffiti on its walls.
Christopher Hitchens vs. Rabbi David Wolpe (2009)
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Brockport Student Government sponsored a historic debate between Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe, moderated by BSG Vice President, Nathan Herbert, on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at The College at Brockport on the question: "Why Does God Matter?". The debate filled the venue to capacity with nearly seven hundred attendants.See also: Hitchens vs. Wolpe (2008)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Stephen Colbert Interviews 'Conservapedia' Founder Andy Schalfly
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Andy Schlafly invites the best of the public to translate the Bible on Conservapedia. (07:18)See also: Andy Schalfly on The Hour
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
AP: Holy Cow! Calf Born With Special Marking
December 8, 2009 on AP
It's not unusual for cows to have markings on their bodies, but a calf born in northeast Connecticut about a week ago has a spot that's being called divine.
Retailers targeted for not wishing you a Merry Christmas
by Phillis from Derren Brown Blog:
For 3 years a group called the Focus on the Family Action has been targeting retailers who don’t use the word “Christmas” in their retailing messages. This year they have decided to create an interactive website to make sure the shops are doing as they’re told.StandforChristmas.com
The motive behind this is quite clear – “For millennia, CHRIST has been the reason for the season” and the group feel as though the secularization of the holiday period is destroying the true meaning of what Christmas is.
On the site they state “not only is Christmas a memorable family time – it’s the time when people worldwide celebrate the centerpiece of their faith…Jesus Christ. The Savior of mankind was born in a manger. Do you know the story? Have you experienced this truth?”
There’s no mention of The Atheists Guide to Xmas on there however they do offer their own book – 101 Ways to Have a Christian Christmas.
Monday, December 7, 2009
FOX News: "Crusading Against Christ" Holiday Ads Promote Goodness Without God
December 6, 2009 on FOX & Friends with Father Jonathan Morris
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Dan Barker Interviewed on Premier Christian Radio
December 5, 2009 on Unbelievable?:
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Dan Barker was a Christian evangelist and musician for 19 years before he lost his faith. He tells the story in his book "Godless: How an evangelical preacher became one of America's leading Atheists". Dan is now President of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in the USA.
Charles Foster is a writer, barrister and traveller. A committed Christian he has written books defending the Christian faith including "The Jesus Inquest: the case for and against the resurrection". He says that, unlike Dan, when doubt came knocking he found the Bible to be trustworthy and the Christian story to be fulfilling.
They discuss Dan's deconversion, the case for the resurrection, and whether we are better off free from religion.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
BBC Newsnight Heated Debate Over "Climategate"
December 4, 2009 on BBC Newsnight
UEA professor Andrew Watson vs. climate change skeptic Marc Maron
Sarah Palin Says US Should Rededicate Itself to God
From Telegraph:
The former US vice-presidential candidate argued that a humble spirit could help leaders to get more answers on issues such as health care, energy and national security.(via Pharyngula)
In a video released Friday by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the 2008 Republican candidate for vice president, said it was important for leaders to recognise they don't have all the answers.
Mrs Palin said: "No one person has all the right answers. It takes a united nation, and it does take godly counsel, and it takes prayer and answers to prayer - and a collective humble heart of a nation seeking God's hand of protection and his blessings of prosperity.
"I think if we can get back to that, our country will be a safer, more prosperous and healthier nation."
[...] She said the United States has been "touched by God" because the nation's early leaders dedicated the country to God.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Bill O'Reilly: Christmas Craziness - School Bans Religious Symbols from Holiday Gift Room
December 4, 2009 on FOX News
"Weird 25%" Support Banning of Religious Symbols from School's Holiday Gift Room
'Creationism: Still Crazy After All These Years' - Eugenie Scott, AAI 2009
Eugenie Scott's presentation at the AAI 2009 Convention in Burbank, California. Scott is the head of the National Center for Science Education, which works to protect the teaching of Evolution in American schools. Visit http://ncse.com/
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
CBS News: Farmer Discovers 'Holy' Egg
December 3, 2009 on CBS News:
Farmer Pam Norrell found a unique cross-shaped marking on one of the eggs laid by her chickens. Norrell calls it a miracle, KTVT's Melissa Newton reports.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
CBS News: Virgin Mary in a Pancake?
December 2, 2009 on CBS News:
A Pancake is bringing peace to one Glendale, Arizona woman, who made a pancake that resembled the Virgin Mary and is now keeping it safe in her freezer.
Unreported World: The Battle for Israel's Soul
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Aired November 27, 2009 on C4
Unreported World travels to Israel to reveal how the rapid growth of Jewish "fundamentalists" is creating tension within Israeli society and endangering any negotiations on a peace deal with the Palestinians. Reporter Evan Williams and director Alex Nott visit the Mea Sharim district of Jerusalem, the heartland of ultra-Orthodox Jews known as the Haredi, or "those who fear God".
"Let's Laugh at the Atheists for their Fairy Tales"
Man Destroys Evolution with his theory of "Earth Heaviness"
*Note: Long video - The first 3 minutes should be enough to get the idea.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Raw Video: Friend Convinced Washington Cop Killer Was Jesus
December 1, 2009 on AP:
Authorities say the man accused of killing 4 police officers had visions that he was Christ. This video, taken at a party for a minister, shows Maurice Clemmons and a friend trying to convince people that God called Clemmons to attend the event.
Divine Impulses: Richard Dawkins on 'the arrogance of religious persons'
Interview with Sally Quinn - Washington Post:
The noted author says he's not "absolutely convinced" that there is no God. He's also not convinced there are no unicorns. Dawkins also relates his "frequent" experience of transcendence, and answers the common question of where atheists find consolation.(via RichardDawkins.net)
Jerry Coyne: Why Evolution is True
Dr. Jerry Coyne, professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, offers his views on evolution during the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Science Night Wednesday, Sept. 9. The presenation was part of the series "Darwin 1809-1859-2009" commemorating the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth and the sesquicentennial of the publication of "Origin of Species.(via RichardDawkins.net)
Richard Dawkins Foundation - 2009 Fundraiser
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And yet, for all the contrasts, the vast majority of contributors here are totally united in one key area: a commitment to reason, a sense of awe and excitement at the knowledge that has already been achieved through science, and a passionate desire to see reason and evidence-based thinking at the heart of our societies. We listen to the music of the spheres. We gaze into the Hubble Deep Field and intoxicate ourselves with images of distant galaxies in the act of formation, close to the dawn of time itself. We dive through the tube of a microscope and immerse ourselves in a wonderland of the intricately small. Reality is where we are. It is very large; and also very small, where it matters. It is mysterious; but the mystery is yielding to the methods of reason. Reality is comprehensible. And it is the mission of RDFRS to assist others to that comprehension.
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