We often have a series of exchanges with friends or others, seeking to convince them of some proposition which we believe is true, and which may even be true. But…

Regular readers will know these words from Mark Twain by heart: even so, they bear repeating: There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable and…

I want you to tell me exactly why Amy Wolfe, a 33-year-old "US church organist", can't marry her favorite roller coaster. You heard me. Roller coaster---an "80ft gondola ride." Exactly,…

Today's article is at Crisis Magazine. The academy is no longer satisfied with raising consciousness. Progress has been too slow, you see. Something quicker has been judged necessary lest Utopia…

A camera followed two village atheists on their wanderings, spliced together some of their less tedious talks, sprinkled in a few celebrity cameos, such as one by noted scientist Woody…

Have a bit of a bug, so only a few small things today. Red State A reliable, though not infallible, mark of a bad argument is the level of self-congratulation…

There is bigger news today (none larger), but since most of you are disinclined to believe it, we'll pass on to less important matters. Here, though, is other news tangential…