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OPEN DISCUSSION OCTOBER 2024
Oct 1, 2024 · 109This thread has been created for thoughtful, rational discussion on subjects for which there are not currently any dedicated threads. Please note that our Comment Policy applies as usual. There is a link to this at the foot of the page. DISCLAIMER: All comments posted throughout this website are the personal views of users and …
BOOK CLUB 2024
Jan 1, 2024 · 137This is the 2024 follow-on from the 2023 BOOK CLUB thread, which is now closed, though you can easily refer back to earlier discussions by clicking on the link. BOOK CLUB 2024 has been created to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of books. Pretty much any kind of book – it doesn’t have …
THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Oct 29, 2021 · 525This thread has been created as a central point for discussion about anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change so that as much information as possible can be held in one, easily accessible place. There will of course sometimes also be other climate change threads on specific new developments, and weâd encourage you to post on those too. …
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Seeing the Warning Lights Flashing
Sep 26, 2024From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! America is becoming less religious, particularly younger segments of the population. But that doesnât mean fundamentalists have given up. A recent court case out of Indiana demonstrates that the teaching of evolution is still under assault by those who reject science in favor of the biblical account …
There Are No Small Battles
Aug 16, 2024From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! As they say, âthere are only so many hours in a day.â Modern life makes it very difficult to keep up with our own to-do lists, much less everything else going on in the world. We need to prioritize to maintain our sanity from day to day. …
When âSleepwalkingâ Turns to a Full Sprint
Jul 17, 2024 · 2From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! What a difference a few weeks can make. Last month in this space, I noted a warning from California Representative Jared Huffman of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, who wrote that the United States is âsleepwalking into theocracy.â Since then, the sleepwalk has turned into a full sprint …
Protecting the Things That Matter Most
Jun 14, 2024 · 4From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! Fundamental human rightsâespecially our right to free expressionâdonât typically flourish under theocratic regimes. Science is a powerful tool for stripping theocrats of their power; when people understand the evidence-based explanations for how the world works, they no longer need the religious version. And when they see concrete …
âThe Courage to Follow the Evidenceâ
May 10, 2024 · 1From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! The UKâs National Health Service recently released The Cass Review, an independent report intended âto make recommendations on how to improve NHS gender identity services, and ensure that children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender dysphoria receive a high standard of …
Words Matter When Seeking the Truth
Apr 18, 2024 · 7From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! Confronting the kinds of problems that the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science was created to addressâsuch as the spread of anti-science attitudes and the intrusion of religious beliefs on the rights and freedoms of nonbelieversârequires us to utilize many different tools. Language may be foremost …
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Seeing the Warning Lights Flashing
Sep 26, 2024From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! America is becoming less religious, particularly younger segments of the population. But that doesnât mean fundamentalists have given up. A recent court case out of Indiana demonstrates that the teaching of evolution is still under assault by those who reject science in favor of the biblical account …
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