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Pregnant, And No Civil Rights?
Now there's nothing more wearisome than a discussion of "rights"; and having one on a Monday may be unforgivable. But I beg the reader's indulgence as last Friday's New York…
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Predictions For 2015—Re-Register Yours Today!
This post is one that has been restored after the hacking. All original comments were lost. Would you mind pretty please making the predictions again? Happy New Year! Hangover? Since…
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Another Puzzled Atheist Wonders Why Religion Persists
Orientation quiz. True or false: periodically, some societies have gone insane. The answer is True, true with bells on. Many examples will suggest themselves. Thing about these cultural sanitariums is…
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Secularists Solemnize? Abortion Sacred?
The Center for Inquiry sent me a solicitation asking would I like to be trained, for a modest consideration, to be a "Secular Celebrant." What is that? As many as…
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Question Of The Week: Will Religions Try to Convert Superintelligent AI? No
The ever hopeful transhumanist-but-still-human Zoltan Istvan is back asking "When Superintelligent AI Arrives, Will Religions Try to Convert It?" The answer is a qualified no. The qualification? There won't be…
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Do Sunspots Shorten Lives By 5.2 years?
This post is one that has been restored after the hacking. All original comments were lost. I have no idea what the answer to that question is. And I doubt…
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When Should The Church Meddle In Science? Guest Post by Bob Kurland
A longer version of this essay can be found at Kurland's site. Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each…
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The Fourth Crisis Of The Church & Pope Francis
In lieu of our continuing tour through Summa Contra Gentiles, this post. The site that hosts the book is having hiccups---a subject which I know all about. Let's pray it's…
