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Freethought History Webinar #2: Freethought and Evolution—and Darwinian Erasure? With Eoin Carter (15 April)

  • byDaniel James Sharp
  • 15 March 2025
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The second in our Freethought History Webinar series.
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‘Religion is a killer now’: interview with Professor Peter Atkins

  • bySamuel McKee
  • 10 January 2025
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Introduction Peter Atkins is professor emeritus of physical chemistry at Oxford University. He has made astonishing contributions to…
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‘Enthralling and useful’: Adrian Desmond’s ‘Reign of the Beast’, reviewed

  • byMichael Laccohee Bush
  • 25 October 2024
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Adrian Desmond’s recent book Reign of the Beast: The Atheist World of W. D. Saull and his Museum…
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From stardust to sentience: How scientific literacy can improve your ability to foster gratitude

  • byMohadesa Najumi
  • 3 September 2024
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It’s not uncommon to hear religious people refer to faith as a source of comfort. In fact, there…
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Is ‘intelligent design’ on the cusp of overthrowing evolutionary science?

  • bySamuel McKee
  • 20 August 2024
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For many of us working in science, philosophy, and education (or a combination thereof), ‘intelligent design’ (ID)—the pseudoscientific…
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Silencing the voice of God: the journey of an evangelical apostate

  • byCassandra Brandt
  • 9 August 2024
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Selected, lightly-edited excerpts from Cassandra Brandt’s A Backslider’s Guide to Getting Over God: Journey of an Evangelical Apostate.…
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