In his new memoir, “I’ve Been Thinking,” Daniel Dennett, a professor emeritus at Tufts University and author of multiple books for popular audiences, traces the development of his worldview, which he is keen to point out is no less full of awe or gratitude than that of those more inclined to the supernatural. How to …
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Atheists in Prison Win Lawsuit re: Religious Coercion
“We’ve said it before, but no one should be forced to sacrifice their moral or religious beliefs in order to be released from incarceration,” said Lesley Nash, an attorney with Mountain State Justice, who served as local counsel in this case. “We’re pleased the Court acted to protect Andrew’s rights when WVDCR would not.” READ …
Where Does Religion Come From?
By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist at The New York Times November 15, 2023 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the ex-Muslim critic of Islamic fundamentalism and longtime champion of Enlightenment liberalism, has announced that she now calls herself a Christian — a conversion that she attributes to a twofold realization. First, that atheist materialism is too weak a …
Aiding Victims of Violence in Gaza and Israel
Israelis. Palestinians. The violence is atrocious, from whatever angle you look at it. The human tragedy is heartbreaking. Yet far too many people are shouting, nay, screaming from their absolute positions, with ironclad assurance that anything the group with which they sympathize does is excusable, if not laudable, and the other side is to be …
Is the U.S. a Democracy or a Republic?
We’re a Democracy with individual rights protected by our Constitution. Sure we elect representatives BUT they can’t act like authoritarians. The country is too big for the entire country to vote on each law. We are a Democratic Republic. The relationship between the democratic and republican elements of this equation has been a dynamic and …
Thinkers Think an 18 Year Term Limit is a Good Idea
Setting an 18-year limit is in line with how long the average United States Supreme Court justices has historically served on the court. This means presidents would be able to predictably appoint two justices per term, with no single president able to appoint a majority of justices on the court. READ MORE HERE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/10/25/bipartisan-legal-scholars-urge-supreme-court-to-impose-18-year-term-limits/?sh=2a53bf1072fb
America doesn’t need more God. It needs more atheists.
If you are an atheist — if you do not believe in a Supreme Being — you can be moral or not, mindful or not, clever or not, hopeful or not. Clearly, you can keep going to church. But, by definition, you cannot believe that God is in charge. You must give up the notion …
It’s Time To Engineer The Sky – Scientific American
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops. READ MORE HERE:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-engineer-the-sky/#
“AND” at the U.S. Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a case that hinges on the interpretation of the word “and” in a federal statute as it relates to the First Step Act, a 2018 law that was part of a criminal justice overhaul. The case centers on whether all three specified conditions must apply to impose …
16th Street Baptist Church
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently called for a commitment to remember and teach the history of racism and violence in the United States as she commemorated the deaths of four Black girls killed by white supremacists in a Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing in 1963. READ MORE HERE:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-courts-jackson-urges-nations-history-racism-be-taught-2023-09-15/