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Charles Darwin: ‘Is man an ape or an angel?’

A century and a half after Darwin put forward the theory of natural selection, Steve Jones explains the power of his idea - and the stink it caused

In 1842, Queen Victoria went to London Zoo. She was not amused: “The orang-outang is too wonderful… he is frightfully, and […]

Admin | July 1st, 2008 | Continued

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Can’t Darwin and God get along?

Of course they can, argues physicist and theologian Karl Giberson, if only many believers were more sophisticated and atheists less dogmatic.
July 1, 2008 | With biologist Richard Dawkins leading the way, many scientists today are locked in an unending match of whack-a-mole with Christian creationists, who insist that God created heaven, earth […]

Admin | July 1st, 2008 | Continued

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A Naturalist System of Virtues

A system of virtues is like a how-to manual or road map describing how to thrive and be effective in the world.
A system of virtues is superior than a moral code because it is up to each individual to decide how best to actualize these virtues in their own lives. In addition, a moral […]

Admin | June 21st, 2008 | Continued

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An apex is the top, peak or summit. Naturalism is a system of belief that proposes that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws. Thus Apex Naturalism means being dedicated to becoming the best Naturalist that we can be.
This inevitably means learning about ourselves, our naturalism and the world around […]

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EU Mars robots begin test campaign

Engineers have unveiled the latest prototypes for a European rover that is due to land on Mars in 2015.
BBC News has had exclusive access to the test vehicles which are being put through their paces by space company UK Astrium at its HQ in Stevenage.
The British team on this European Space Agency (Esa) project has […]

15Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Which Works Better Behind Bars, Scuba or Buddha?

Underwater welding (Chino state prison, California)
Every year, 100 inmates enroll in this yearlong career-training program taught in a special diving tank.
Why it works: The program’s grads have a very low (6 to 12 percent) recidivism rate. And no wonder: After release, they can earn $100,000 a year in the construction and oil industries.

Victim outreach (North […]

15Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Machines ‘to match man by 2029′

Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted.
Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people’s brains to make them more intelligent, said Ray Kurzweil.
The engineer believes machines and humans will eventually merge through devices implanted in the body to boost […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Atheists bond during ‘de-baptism’

Belief in God symbolically evaporated when more than a hundred atheists were “de-baptized” with a blow dryer yesterday.
Organizers of the event in Westerville, described as a “coming out party” for atheists, agnostics and humanists, served root beer and crackers with peanut butter and honey to top off the late afternoon ceremony.
“Do you agree that the […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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UK: City Council ban on atheist websites

Lawyers at the National Secular Society said the move by Birmingham City Council was “discriminatory” and they would consider legal action.
The rules also ban sites that promote witchcraft, the paranormal, sexual deviancy and criminal activity.
The city council declined to comment on the possible legal action, but said the new system helped make it easier for […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Majority of Canadians Believe in Evolution

A majority of Canadians believe in the theory of evolution while about one in five accept creationism, a new study said yesterday.
An Angus Reid online poll shows 58% of Canucks think humans evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years, and 22% believe God created people in their present form within the last […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Smart future for swarming robots

The robots swarm and mass together like living creatures

Swarms of robots could one day be exploring space or doing dangerous jobs on Earth, say researchers.
Promising prototypes of co-operating robots were on show at the Artificial Life XI conference this week.
Advances in technology mean it is now possible to create self-assembling robot chains as well […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Richard Dawkins replies to Libby Purves

Professor Richard Dawkins on his television programme about Charles Darwin, evolution and atheism
esterday, Libby Purves wrote about Professor Richard Dawkins’ television series about Charles Darwin. Richard Dawkins writes in reply:
Sir, In her article about episode 1 of my television documentary, The Genius of Charles Darwin, Libby Purves says that I offered the children a choice […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Theology, Apologetics, and Religious Philosophy

Same Questions & Topics, Different Motives
By Austin Cline, About.com
Both theology and the philosophy of religion have played important roles in Western culture, but not everyone understands the important differences between them. The motives behind theology and the philosophy of religion are very different, but the questions they ask and the topics they address are often […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Love as religion—”I’m truly blessed for everything you give me”

By Aaron Ben-Zeév, Ph.D. on August 08, 2008 in In the Name of Love
eaven on earth that’s what you’ve made for me since the day we met. (The Platters)
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me,I was blessed because I was loved […]

9Aug2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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The flying spaghetti monster

Why are we here on earth? To Richard Dawkins, that’s a remarkably stupid question. In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that religion is evil and God might as well be a children’s fantasy.
Oct. 13, 2006 | In the roiling debate between science and religion, it would be hard to exaggerate the enormous influence […]

1Aug2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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What’s wrong with science as religion

July 31, 2008 | PZ Myers is a true believer, a science crusader with the singled-minded enthusiasm of a televangelist. A biologist at the University of Minnesota at Morris and a columnist for Seed magazine, Myers has earned notoriety with his blog, Pharyngula, in which he reports on new developments in biology and indiscriminately excoriates […]

1Aug2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Americans don’t do atheism

According to a Gallup/USA Today poll last year, Americans would rather vote for a presidential candidate who was Catholic, black, Jewish, female, Hispanic, Mormon, thrice-married, 72 years old, or homosexual than they would one who was an atheist.
Small wonder then that both John McCain and Barack Obama have been keen to parade their Christian credentials. […]

24Jul2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Atheism: the default ethical position of humanity

Atheism is not another religion. There is no head atheist, chain of command or a supernatural component. It is a private philosophical stance, which unapologetically places ultimate value on the primacy of reason.
Atheism does not have churches or celebration days. Atheists are individuals who pay their taxes, donate to charities, and are volunteers in society […]

18Jul2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Evolution of an Atheist

I was regularly lied to from the day I was born, although it took me awhile to realize it. What was this lie? I was told there was a god who both cared about me and wanted me to fear him, or else he would strike me dead with a Lightning Bolt from the Heavens. […]

18Jul2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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An Atheism Of Love

To me, atheism is a scientific argument with moral ramifications. Theism is a theory that cannot be reasonably defended within the paradigm our natural world. Just like no scientist would give any consideration to people claiming that the sun revolves around the earth. It’s not matter of ridicule. It matter of understanding hypothesis, observation, and […]

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Ariz. churchgoer rate is far behind nation’s

Nearly 40 percent of Arizonans say they seldom or never attend worship services, and more than one-fifth claim no religion, but most believe in God.
That snapshot of our beliefs and habits comes from a survey of America’s religious landscape released last week by the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
As a nation, […]

1Jul2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ad Featuring Popular Police Pup Sparks Anger in Scottish Muslim Communities

Muslims in the Scottish district of Tayside are outraged by the appearance of a wide-eyed, 6-week-old puppy on postcards distributed by the local police force, according to the Daily Mail.
Postcards showing police dog-in-training Rebel, a German shepherd born in early December, are causing a furor among the region’s Muslims who believe dogs are “ritually […]

1Jul2008 | Admin | 1 comment | Continued
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