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OPEN DISCUSSION OCTOBER 2022
Oct 1, 2022 · 12This thread has been created for thoughtful, rational discussion on subjects for which there are not currently any dedicated threads. Please note that our Comment Policy applies as usual. There is a link to this at the foot of the page. If you would like to refer back to previous open discussion threads, the most …
BOOK CLUB 2022
Jan 1, 2022 · 263This is the 2022 follow-on from the original BOOK CLUB thread, which is now closed, though you can easily refer back to earlier discussions by clicking on the link. BOOK CLUB 2022 has been created to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of books. Pretty much any kind of book – it doesn’t have …
THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Oct 29, 2021 · 272This thread has been created as a central point for discussion about anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change so that as much information as possible can be held in one, easily accessible place. There will of course sometimes also be other climate change threads on specific new developments, and we’d encourage you to post on those too. …
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Seeds of Freethought Sprouting Around the World
Sep 23, 2022From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! If the study of evolution teaches us anything, it’s that change takes time. Whether it’s the natural evolution of flight or human-made technological advances, it’s a long, complex process that comes from an accumulation of small things, rather than a single quantum leap. There are, however, several …
Twitter: Reinstate Atheist Republic
May 12, 2022 · 1Earlier this year, Twitter suspended the account of Atheist Republic (@AtheistRepublic) for unspecified violations after complaints from the Indian government. In the letter below, Robyn Blumner, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, and Richard Dawkins, CFO board member and founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, write to request that …
Dawkins on the Overturning of Roe: “They Think It’s Murder”
May 12, 2022 · 99In an essay exclusive to Free Inquiry, Richard Dawkins responds to the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the roots of anti-abortion fanaticism found in Catholic dogma. Why are they so fanatical about this one issue, eclipsing, as it does, all others? It is because they really think abortion …
Intolerance of Inquiry, Failures of Imagination
Mar 16, 2022From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! A few days ago, Raif Badawi walked out of his prison cell. A progressive Saudi writer, Badawi was arrested in 2012 on charges of “insulting Islam” and apostasy for daring to question religion and criticize the Saudi Arabian government through his website. The Center for Inquiry (CFI) …
VIDEO: Paul Offit on Medical Risk
Mar 16, 2022 · 1We live in an unprecedented age of medical marvels, but success never comes free. In his third appearance on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, renowned virologist Paul Offit discussed the ideas behind his new book You Bet Your Life, explaining that the path to each medical advancement is paved with failures and risk. “I wrote this book knowing …
Dreaming of Mars and the Aliens Who Aren’t There
Mar 16, 2022 · 5There is no evidence that Earth has ever been visited by extraterrestrials, yet many people are firmly convinced that aliens are among us. A team of researchers at California State University, Fresno, led by psychologist Matthew J. Sharps, set out to understand the psychological traits that influence a person’s beliefs about alien visitations and abductions. …
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Seeds of Freethought Sprouting Around the World
Sep 23, 2022From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! If the study of evolution teaches us anything, it’s that change takes time. Whether it’s the natural evolution of flight or human-made technological advances, it’s a long, complex process that comes from an accumulation of small things, rather than a single quantum leap. There are, however, several …
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