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Russell Glasser and Don Baker. Christian Message Subtext. Don describes what he hears in the subtext of the Christian message. View the full article
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Host: Chris Mooney Remember all the greatest hits of religious apologists—the ontological, cosmological, and teleological arguments for God's existence? You may have learned how to refute them in college—but not, perhaps, with the zest and humor shown by renowned philosopher A.C. Grayling in his new book The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and For Humanism. But Grayling isn't just making a negative case—his book is about how to live, and flourish, without religion in your life. It's about how to be good—and in the end about why, to find meaning, it's important most of all to think.
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Deborah Blum We catch up this week with Deborah Blum. Blum first joined us on Periodicity to talk about science journalism. Since then, Blum has written “The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.” Blum talks to us about poisons, forensic medicine, and literacy in the science classroom. Links Deborah Blum deborahblum.com Speakeasy Science Wired Science Blog: Elemental Deborah Blum: Slate Magazine The Poisoner’s Handbook (Amazon.com) Murder by the Drop (NY Times) The Poisoner’s Handbook: The Sinister Side of Chemistry (Scientific American)
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Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee. Matt Goes to Church. Matt describes his latest visit to a local Austin church. View the full article
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Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee. Matt Goes to Church. Matt describes his latest visit to a local Austin church. View the full article
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Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee. Matt Goes to Church. Matt describes his latest visit to a local Austin church. View the full article
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Sin: Religion's Straw Man: By Lilly Black ~ In Christianity (and other religions), sin is a huge problem. It f... http://t.co/aIbFUr4gXF
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Host: Chris Mooney You hear it a lot from religious believers: Faith is about doing good works, bringing about good in the world, and showing compassion. In fact, some go further and argue that you can't really be moral without religion. Well, says primatologist Frans de Waal, they really ought to take a look at our close cousin the bonobo—in his new book The Bonobo and the Atheist. For that matter, De Waal continues, those defending a faith-only version of morality ought to look at any number of moral, empathetic behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, in species ranging from dogs to ele -
Rethinking the "Atonement": Whose Guilt?: By Marlene Winell ~ On “Good Friday," I thought about how little wa... http://t.co/TKQq3BlL3c
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Today most Americans have never heard of Robert Green Ingersoll but in the 19th century he was considered one of the greatest orators of his age. Known as "the Great Agnostic", Ingersoll criticized religion and championed progressive political causes with great ferocity, wit and humor. Though his writings are controversial even by today's standards his personal charm was so disarming that people would travel miles for a chance to hear him speak. Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers and the Age of American Unreason joins us to talk about her new biography of Ingersoll and to illuminate how his
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Today most Americans have never heard of Robert Green Ingersoll but in the 19th century he was considered one of the greatest orators of his age. Known as "the Great Agnostic", Ingersoll criticized religion and championed progressive political causes with great ferocity, wit and humor. Though his writings are controversial even by today's standards his personal charm was so disarming that people would travel miles for a chance to hear him speak. Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers and the Age of American Unreason joins us to talk about her new biography of Ingersoll and to illuminate how his
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Show a bit of respect!: A letter from a "fan" of Ex-C ~ It does so offend the mental palate!The sheer arroganc... http://t.co/4gSs99daMV
