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Discussion thread for "One Law For All" Rally - London or anywhere in the world
/Mike - 11 February 2012 19 Comments
Open thread for discussion of the One Law for All rally in London or anywhere else in the world. One Law for All
Freedom of speech for street preachers
Richard Dawkins - 10 February 2012 167 Comments
A Christian street preacher is on trial for verbally abusing a gay couple in Taunton high street. He is accused of telling them they would burn in hell, citing in his support 1 Corinthians: ...
The Host's return (The Ancestor's Tale)
mummymonkey - 09 February 2012 22 Comments
In the final chapter of The Ancestor's Tale Richard discusses the idea of re-running evolution. If memory serves the argument was that it would produce similar but not identical results. I was...
Non-theistic sources of inspiration in the face of adversity
EricJon - 06 February 2012 48 Comments
As a relatively new atheist, I have a brief question, concerning non-theistic sources of inspiration and motivation, in times of challenge and adversity. I am a medical resident studying...
Networking - a modern phenomenon?
Helga Vierich - 06 February 2012 23 Comments
You may all know about Dunbar's Number , which is based on the finding that the human brain tends to knock off work if asked to keep close track of much over 150 other people. Yet many young...
Carl Sagan on the decline of scientific literacy
Free2011 - 06 February 2012 12 Comments
I just ran across this interview between Carl Sagan and Charlie Rose from 1996. What a brilliant, thoughtful, and articulate man he was. His comments about science were so true. All you have to...
Is there hope? Even after religion?
Quetzalcoatlus - 06 February 2012 49 Comments
I live in western Europe and here most of the people I know do not care about religion. This is good on a first view, but I have still found a lot of irrational beliefs. First, I am overwhelmed...
marmarstm - 06 February 2012 9 Comments
Although I was born and raised in the country that gave birth to philosophers such as Aristotle and Socrates, I feel frustrated. The education system forces students to attend religious classes...
/Mike - 05 February 2012 4 Comments
Open discussion thread for anyone who was at the event tonight. Announcement was here
sheepcat - 02 February 2012 47 Comments
I recently watched a brilliant documentary concerning octopus intelligence, their problem-solving abilities and how they can learn quickly by observation. This got me wondering how long it...
Further reading & listening on Evolution, Genetics & Embryology
mtompson - 02 February 2012 16 Comments
After reading & listening to The Greatest Show on Earth and The Selfish Gene I am hungry for more actual biology texts. What recommendations do people have for Kindle books & audio...
Helga Vierich - 02 February 2012 30 Comments
This is an interesting thought.Tame Theory: Did Bonobos Domesticate Themselves? A new hypothesis holds that the natural selection produced the chimpanzee's nicer cousin in much the same way that...
Richard Dawkins - 31 January 2012 160 Comments
I have just received the following eMail (I have withheld the author's name for obvious reasons) Dear Mr. Richard Dawkins, I am an Indonesian medical doctor and I am interesting to learn...
olg - 30 January 2012 58 Comments
My thread topic is a question really, and one that is close to my own heart: Are any of you married to, or living with, somebody who practices a religious faith? If so, how do you accommodate...
Misfire - 30 January 2012 42 Comments
Take a look at this photo by Ansel Adams : Notice that there's a mountain on the right side, but not on the left. There is no law of nature that everything is balanced . The conviction that...
danconquer - 28 January 2012 62 Comments
Question: Since when is a streak of light on a pane of glass a news story? The depressing answer is as of lunchtime on the 28th of January. Specially featured on the BBC News homepage (and...
Blasphemy law: I can stand it no longer
angry_liberal - 27 January 2012 33 Comments
I have started a petition to repeal Pakistan's Blasphemy law . The text is: What one believes is not a matter of choice. It is a matter of struggle with one's personal conscience and the force...
BBC Focus magazine's letter of the month
elisa_fdm - 25 January 2012 158 Comments
I have just purchased the February issue of the BBC Focus magazine, which I normally consider a lovely read and a valuable source of interesting current scientific topics. I had to stop at this...
National Curriculum science content
Outrider - 25 January 2012 16 Comments
My son is currently studying his first year of GCSEs, and has had a series of exams in Chemistry, Biology and Physics this week. To help prepare for this he has been given a pre-printed revision...
ibioseminars.org- Top notch lectures about biology
showmeproof - 25 January 2012 2 Comments
ibioseminars.org is a wonderful, prolific, resource for those interested in biology and biochemistry. Like its physics counterpart, Perimeter Institute , ibioseminars has contributions from top...
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