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Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World without God

One of my fondest memories from all the atheist and humanist conferences I’ve attended involves seeing a bespectacled, middle-aged man proudly sporting a t-shirt that had a black cross on a white background, with a red slash through it and

Published in the January / February 2011 Humanist
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Bill Nye: The Best Idea We've Had So Far

The Best Idea We’ve Had So Far

Celebrate the passion, beauty, and joy of science with “Science Guy” and 2010 Humanist of the Year Bill Nye

Published in the November / December 2010 Humanist
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Apex or Ex-Ape?

Going deep to reveal why religions need not fear the evident truth of evolution.

Published in the January / February 2010 Humanist
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Darwin Drama Raises Questions for Both Sides

I seldom go to the movies. It’s as expensive as a Washington Nationals’ game and has about the same (overwhelming) chance of being a flop. I am nearly alone in this sentiment, however; the Los Angeles Daily News recently reported

Published in the November / December 2009 Humanist
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Baptism in Broad-mindedness: Saving Future Teachers from Creationism

The struggle between creationists and upholders of science is largely a war of words. Yet it is in many ways an unequal contest. Creationists have a quiver full of misleading quotes, soaring oratorical rockets, and cannonades of pseudofacts, outlandish promises,

Published in the September / October 2009 Humanist
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Inexorably toward Trial: Reflections on the Dover Case and the “Least Dangerous Branch”

Judge John E. Jones III of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is one of the foremost defenders of evolution in public schools, ruling the teaching of intelligent design unconstitutional in public schools in the landmark

Published in the January / February 2009 Humanist
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The Evolution of the Mind and What It Means to Humanism

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species appeared in 1859 and revolutionized how the science and religion enterprises viewed human nature. Scientists proceeded to populate the many rooms, nooks, and crannies of Darwin’s edifice with detailed evidence of the fascinating

Published in the January / February 2009 Humanist
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