The more science learns about non-human animals, the more we learn that characteristics once thought to be uniquely human are shared (albeit not always to the same extent) with other animals. The article reprinted below from the Telegraph makes this point regarding an innate sense of morality.
At some point, we need to take seriously the [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
Like Darwin said, the differences between species are one’s of degree, not kind
May 25, 2009
The Danger of Dogma – One More Time
ABUSE OF CHILD ‘WITCHES’ ON THE RISE, AID GROUP SAYS
By Faith Karimi
(CNN) — Christian Eshiett was a rambunctious pre-teen who spent a lot of time cavorting with his friends in southern Nigeria. He would skip school and run away from home for days, frustrating his grandfather, who oversaw the boy’s care.
“I beat him [...]
May 12, 2009
I don’t know what to do with my anger over this…
APPARENT POISON GAS HOSPITALIZES 84 AFGHAN GIRLS
By AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGT – 4 hours ago
MUHMUD RAQI, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials accused extremist militants of launching a poison gas attack Tuesday that caused dozens of schoolgirls to collapse with headaches and nausea as they waited in line for a Quran reading at [...]
May 10, 2009
Irshad Manji and Reza Aslan debating Muslim reform
Who is Irshad Manji? A Canadian jewel. To quote from Wikipedia:
Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian feminist, author, journalist, activist and scholar. Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project aims to teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. Manji is [...]
May 2, 2009
Swine Flu Scam Alert
The Skeptics Zone of Australia and the Young Skeptics of Australia have combined efforts to create a downloadable PDF for an advertizement that warns people of the dangers of turning to homeopathic “remedies” for swine flu. If you haven’t read any reliable and well-researched information about homeopathy and its bogus claims (essentially it’s effects are [...]
