On December 3, the Free Society Institute (the secular humanist NPO that I founded here in South Africa) held their third conference, titled “Thinking Things...
Read MorePolitics, and science, are both “arts of the possible”, and our criticisms and praise for what people are able to achieve needs to bear this in mind.
Read MoreAtheists should not try to “claim” Mandela as one of their number. Mandela devoted his life to healing divisions, rather than creating them, and claiming him as an atheist seems little more than crass opportunism.
Read MoreThe IHEU Freedom of Thought report for 2013 has been significantly expanded, and now details discrimination against the non-religious for every country in the world.
Read MoreOne of the strengths of Boghossian’s book is the samples he offers of dialogues he has had with people of faith, in which the value of “street epistemology” is brought to life.
Read MoreIn debates on nuanced issues such as Melissa Bachman and hunting, we typically hear screaming and stamping of feet instead of considered reflection. Rather than debate, that inspires little but turning your back and walking away.
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