Whenever I’ve been involved in a discussion of the evolution of morality, the English language trips things up a bit. […]
atheism, personal, philosophy, psychology, religion
I am not a cockroach– what materialism is, and isn’t
Several years ago, I bounded out of a faculty building on a university campus and, in a thoughtful and optimistic […]
boycotting, contraception, politics, religion
I’d like a glue gun, some acrylic paint, and some birth control
A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby’s request for exemption from the federal requirement to provide health care coverage which covers […]
religion, skepticism
How Skepticon is and isn’t like going to church
Is: Skepticon is a gathering of like-minded people on specific dates.Isn’t: The particular dates don’t matter, except that that also […]
morality, religion
Demonology
Art by Sandro Castelli It’s getting close to Halloween, so let’s talk about demons. I’m going to define a demon […]
follow-up, religion, science
Sam Harris on a NDE as drug trip
I wrote this week about Eben Alexander’s account of his must-be-true experience with the afterlife, which made the cover story in […]
follow-up, psychology, religion, science
Tripping a little more
A few more thoughts on Eben Alexander’s near-death experience: PZ Myers describes the story in a post called Newsweek panders to […]
psychology, religion, science
I’m tripping over you, God
In a Newsweek article grandiosely (to put it lightly) titled Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife published yesterday, Dr. Eben Alexander […]
atheism, ethics, philosophy, religion
A simple ethics of expectations
On the news this morning I listened to a report about a new virus discovered in Saudi Arabia. But after […]