Read More Skeptic Ever since the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume outlined the “Is-Ought” problem—that we cannot derive an ought from an is, or we cannot determine the way something ought to be morally based on the way things are in nature (the classic example being slavery—because ants practice slavery that doesn’t make it natural and …
Read More Skeptic Shermer and Ali discuss: • the search for structure in nature • order and randomness • economic laws • natural laws • natural orders: molecular, quantum, crystals, carbonic, nuclear, magnetic • hydrological, organismic, Gaia and Medea • reductionism and holism • Islamic economics • the origin of wealth • Is there an …
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Read More Skeptic Shermer and Reeves discuss: comparison method: U.S. vs. other WERID countries • education • work/labor market • family • marriage • Divorce/custody/spousal support/child support • intersectionality I: Black boys and men vs. White boys and men • intersectionality II: poor boys and men vs. middle class/upper class boys and men • What …
Read More Skeptic Abortion is one of the most relevant issues of our time. As with many other subjects capable of arousing strong emotion, people tend to assume that the U.S. public is evenly divided, in this case between the “pro-choice” and “pro-life” positions. And some frequently cited polling would lead you to believe that …
Anti-Abortion: The Case for Life Danielle d’Souza Gill Skeptic Read More »
Read More Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science From 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 …
Read More Skeptic In this review of the new David Copperfield book on the history of magic our Skeptic magic historian and reviewer Michelle Ainsworth offers a concise history of the profession through the lens of the photographer who provided the illustrious photographs for the volume, based on Copperfield’s own museum and collection, including and …
Read More Skeptic Shermer and Tyson discuss: why he decided to write about social, cultural, and political issues now • conflict and resolution in science and society • moral progress in society and why it happens • meatarians and vegetarians • race and gender • law and order • the principle of interchangeable perspectives • …
Read More Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science Supporter, “I’m just waiting for my physical death. I have no one to help me.” This was the plea to Secular Rescue from an ex-Muslim journalist, rights activist, and founder of a civil society group in Afghanistan. When I first learned about this case, Pasoon [an …
Read More Skeptic Holy relics like the Ark of the Covenant, Moses’s Ten Commandment stone tablets, the Holy Grail, the chalice from which Jesus drank at the Last Supper, The Spear of Destiny, and the like, are the stuff of myth, legend, Hollywood movies, and even Nazi villains, but what is the real story behind …
Holy Relics, Holy Places, Wholly Fiction Tim Callahan Skeptic Read More »
