Here is a report on America’s nonreligious youth. I hope they grow a little louder.
White Evangelicals made a deal with Trump. Now what? I suppose they could walk around in circles for a while as the Secular Coalition launches its agenda for the incoming Biden administration.
SCOTUS wants to protect the religious privilege of Christians who object to the civil rights of other citizens. The Department of Labor is working overtime to prevent federal contractors from having their god induced opinions offended.
I know I keep on about this religious privilege syndrome but we need to have a serious conversation about it. Politics is done no service by making it about religious issues.
Knipperdolling of the week: COVID denying Christians.
This weeks’ Woo: The ‘Blood Type’ diet.
Climate Crisis: The UN tells all countries to declare a climate emergency of face catastrophic results. They are some glimmers of hope too which we can build upon.
How to talk to someone who has fallen for a conspiracy theory and how to build trust in Covid-19 vaccines. Studies show that irrational beliefs can be seen as attempts to protect mental health. I think this is a good approach to take.
Why are religious fundamentalists so anti-science?
The Heaven’s Gate cult was as American as apple pie.
British academics have just won an important battle for free speech.
Neuro-rights are aimed at guarding your brain from future technological abuse.
How to deal with the gods we might meet while star trekking across the Universe. These two Roman Gods will meet up on the solstice next week but they will still be maintaining a social distance of at least 400 million miles.
Over 99 percent of all species that have ever existed are extinct, including these ten.
Why failing hearts love hard workouts.
When does a human embryo have the moral status of a person?
Long Reads: How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water. The Ballad of Ron and Dorinda. The return of the city-state.
This week I will read this book: The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code. I will probably not read “The Godless Gospel” by Julian Baggini.
Some photographs taken last week. Some new Hubble images from millions of years ago.
While you are waiting for the kettle to boil……
Coffee Break Video: The Super Mario Effect – Tricking your brain into learning more. Intelligence without brains.
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