We Must Criticize Islam – Responsibly
On Monday I helped coach a group of leaders from all around the world in the opening session of the Harvard Kennedy School’s “Global Change Agents Executive Education Program“. It was an inspiring day:...
View ArticleDaniel Dennett’s Strange Idea – and a More Radical One
Daniel Dennett - philosopher and atheist “horseman” – has been deeply involved with the Clergy Project, an effort to provide religious professionals who are experiencing doubts about their faith a safe...
View ArticleIntroducing “Applied Sentience”
Are you a blogger or writer with an interest in atheism, Humanism, non-religious philosophy, and being “Good Without God”? Do you want a platform for your work, and to engage in dialogue with other...
View ArticleIn Language, Dignity Over Clarity
Tom Flynn of the Center for Inquiry has a new post up arguing that the use of the pronoun “they” by trans* people to refer to a single individual is unnecessary and unclear, reducing the clarity of...
View ArticleWho Gets a Platform on the College Campus?
When I was an undergraduate, the Cambridge Union invited Jean-Marie Le Pen – then Leader of the National Front Party of France – to debate immigration. Le Pen is a highly polarizing figure: a darling...
View ArticleWhat Do You Teach Your Kids About Religion?
Today’s Friday Forum, and I have a question for you: What do you teach your kids about religion? Whether you’re religious or not, do you try to raise your children to share your beliefs? Do you...
View ArticleHumanism Has Limits. Obviously.
Yesterday I wrote that if you’re not for racial justice you’re not a Humanist. That (to me) uncontroversial statement provoked a predictable backlash among some “Humanists,” who prefer their worldview...
View ArticleWhy Is Sam Harris So Bad at Talking About Islam?
Atheist Sam Harris is in the news again. Again, he is criticized for being Islamophobic, and again prominent atheist bloggers have come to his defense.
View ArticleWhy Are People Prejudiced Against Atheists?
In a recent article for The Daily Beast, reporter Brandon Withrow writes about a piece of new research published in the journal Nature Human Behavior (I’m quoted in the article, actually!). The...
View ArticleThe Atheist Alt-Right Connection
Earlier this week I was quoted in a VICE article by Humanist and interfaith activist Chris Stedman which argued that “Too Many Atheists Are Veering Dangerously Toward the Alt-Right.” The article, which...
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