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Organized skepticism is all dressed up, but seems to have nowhere to go and isn't very interested in looking for new places it might want to visit.
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A group of Christians illustrates everything wrong with one-sided interfaith dialogue in their conclusions after conducting a survey of atheists.
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Hollywood cannot let go of its stereotypes, even when it's trying to promote "independent work."
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Living under constant surveillance does have some benefits like deterring crime and catching frauds and cheats, argues Charles Kenny.
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Of all the ways we objectify each other, adult entertainment and sport fighting are hardly the worst in the grand scheme of things.
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If the world ever tried to come together as one government the reason wouldn't be pan-species utopianism, but cold, hard cash.
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What used to be known as skeptical blogging has lost the skepticism and gained a lot of tabloid style drama and cultural think pieces.
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Pope Ratzinger is giving up his post. This is by far the best and only morally correct thing he did as pope.
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Muslim hardliners are zealots are trying to break down the Saudi wall between religion and business. And this is bad news for its economy and Westerners visiting the country.
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Guns don't keep countries free, voters do if there are any, according to a study of virtually every country on Earth.