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It is easy to see why some people have wanted to separate parental care from the other kinds of kin-selected altruism. Parental care looks like an integral part of reproduction whereas, for example, altruism toward a nephew is not. I think there really is an important distinction hidden here, but that people have mistaken what …

By Robyn Blumner Now that news editors have assembled and disseminated their end-of-year lists – Top 10 of This, Worst 5 of That – I’d like to mention one of the Most Missed Stories of 2015: how religious privilege plays out in American politics. You can’t escape it, and yet it is almost always escaped. …

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“To extend the actuarial analogy, individuals can be thought of as life-insurance underwriters. An individual can be expected to invest or risk a certain proportion of his own assets in the life of another individual. He takes into account his relatedness to the other individual, and also whether the individual is a ‘good risk’ in …

New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition. This year, Openly Secular wants to hear about your secular New Year’s resolutions! What will you do to make the world a better place from a secular perspective? Our favorite answer will win a copy of Richard Dawkins’ “An Appetite for Wonder.” The best answers also will be …

Islam critic and human rights activist Maryam Namazie recently was heckled at one British university and had her invitation to speak at another rescinded. In the United States, protesters with Black Lives Matter have shouted down Democratic candidates for president. When, if ever, is heckling a legitimate form of free speech? Are there speakers who …

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Editors Note: This story was adapted from an article that originally appeared on the website IBNLive. by Ayushman Jawal There is an iconic and chilling scene in  “The Dark Knight” where the Joker tells  Batman about his faith in mankind — faith that principles and values go out the window when the pressure is on. …

Last week we asked, “How best can societies in Europe and the rest of the West combat terrorists and the circumstances that helped produce them?” The winner is Franz Von Rintelen Runners-up: Richard01, Willow

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The attacks on Paris are blamed in good part on alienated young Muslims born or raised in France and other European countries.How best can societies in Europe and the rest of the West combat these terrorists and the circumstances that helped produce them?   Our favorite answer will win a copy of “An Appetite for …