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Stem Cells and Parkinson’s Disease (SS#7)
Do you remember when “stem cell” was a bad word in the American religious context, conjuring fears of mass abortions to fund mad scientists “playing god”? Thankfully that was a long time ago and human embryonic stem cell research in … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Parkinson's Disease, Religion, Research, Science, Stem Cell Research, stem cells
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Request for Help Finding Medical Article: “Evidence supporting the biologic nature of gender identity”
My university is a liberal arts university with an extraordinarily small medical school that doesn’t offer anything resembling an MD. At best we offer a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Therefore, my school has not joined in any partnership … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Gender Identity, LGBT, medicine, Religion, Research, Science
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Self-Immolation and the Threat of Hell: Why Is Hell Insufficient to Prevent Altruism?
In my academic life I’ve been called a person who is interested in the “strange.” While most people in my field research the international political economy or diplomacy, I’m out there researching suicide protest and — the latest interest of … Continue reading
Why Fight the End Times? Same-Sex Marriage and the Return to Eden
Today I read this article in Huffington Post by Michelangelo Signorile titled “USA Today Columnist Cal Thomas: Gay Marriage Is A Sign of the ‘End Times.’” In the piece Signorile quotes conservative columnist Cal Thomas, who says, paraphrased, if the Supreme … Continue reading
The Armoured Skeptic: The Best Youtube Channel? Yes.
I’m taking this opportunity to turn you all on to my favorite Youtuber, the Armoured Skeptic, North America’s funniest and greatest contribution to online videographers’ take on religious claims. If you’re not familiar with him, please, please take a half … Continue reading
“Nones”: The Rise of Religiously Unaffiliated Americans (SS#6)
In this episode of Science Sunday, I’m going to examine “U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic,” a recent publication by The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. There’s a lot of data to sort through, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, political science, Polling Data, Religion, Science
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Morality and Ethics Are So Simple, I Don’t Need to Write a Damned Thing
I think most atheists and otherwise non-religious people would agree; one of the most common questions we’re asked is “Where do you get your morals from?” Often the question is an honest inquiry, a question open to discussion and open … Continue reading
Getting to Know Me: A Brief Bio
The weatherman last night called for three to six inches of snow, a minor inconvenience. I was surprised when I got up this morning to find my car buried under a foot of snow, which is unusual for this coastal … Continue reading
Republican Primary Voters’ Polling Data: Let’s Make the US a Christian Nation
Today I came across this report from Public Policy Polling after the group polled a few hundred Republican Primary voters. A brief methodology is attached to their report: PPP surveyed 316 Republican primary voters from February 20th to 22nd. The … Continue reading
Bible Contradictions #55: How Old Was Benjamin When He Came to Egypt?
In this episode of the Bible Contradictions, I’m going to expose a contradiction that often — by most efforts to understand the bible — goes unnoticed. The question we will ask the bible is how old was Benjamin when he came … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Bible Contradictions, Christianity, God, Judaism, Religion, the bible
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The Atheist Papers 