Secularism and Islamophobia in Quebec
Will nationalism and xenophobia win the day in Quebec? The clock is ticking on two bills currently being reviewed by the legislature in Quebec, an immigration bill and a measure to prohibit public...
View ArticleNo, Conspiracism Has More In Common With Atheism Than Religion
“Where’s Your Evidence?” is the slogan for conspiracists and atheists alike. What does that tell you? Bert Bigelow over at the A Tippling Philosopher blog recently said once again that conspiracy...
View ArticleWill Genetic Science End Racism or Perpetuate It?
Is the way to end racialized disparities in health care to racialize genetic medicine? According to statistics in published papers on the website of the National Center for Biotechnology Information,...
View ArticlePo-Mo, Post-Truth, and Useful Idiots
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the Truth? You’d think at this late date, with Trump’s venal presidency in its third year and the Brexit debacle tearing Europe...
View ArticleMy Gruesome Debate With a Pro-Lifer
Pro-lifers find me, and they find me irritating. After the recent Republican push to restrict women’s reproductive rights, I reposted my 2018 column Pro-Life Is About Oppressing Women. That’s All. This...
View ArticleMass Shootings and Externalizing Blame
If mass shootings stop, what tragedies will we exploit for political gain? In the wake of a shooting late last month in Odessa, Texas which left several people dead, the blogosphere is full of people...
View ArticleThe Science of the Good
Can science determine morality? Since the Scientific Revolution, there have been various attempts to ground human morality in science. The goal to discover moral laws in the same way that science has...
View ArticleThe Science Fundamentalism of King Crocoduck
Look out, you po-mo poobahs, King Crocoduck is heading up the Scientific Inquisition! A popular urban legend in the ’60s claimed that soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army were still holed up in...
View ArticleA Rough History of Disbelief Revisited
The New Atheist History Channel beats Comedy Central every time. Jonathan Miller died last month, and I was sad to see another of the Beyond the Fringe folks—as well as a groundbreaking Shakespeare...
View ArticleThe Atheist History Channel’s Despicable Take On George Floyd
Religion isn’t the only poison in the world. There’s also historical ignorance and bad faith. Since Christopher Hitchens published his anti-religion screed God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons...
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