New documentary with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss discussing religion an science.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/04/28/exp-unbelievers.cnn
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The unbelievers
April 28th, 2013Morocco: Fatwa to kill apostates
April 20th, 2013A fatwa published this week by Morocco’s Higher Council of Religious Scholars (CSO) calling for the death penalty for Muslims who renounce their faith has sparked fierce controversy in the country.
http://atheistica.com/2013/04/20/morocco-a-religious-institution-leaded-by-king-mohammed-vi-issued-fatwa-to-kill-apostates/
BBC HARDTalk: Daniel Dennett
April 8th, 2013HardTalk’s Stephen Sackur talks to philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett. He’s been described as one of the four horsemen of the new atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens. Professor Dennett has written powerfully and extensively against religion by deploying evolutionary theory to argue that religion has outlived its [...]
Read more...The Great Debate: THE STORYTELLING OF SCIENCE
April 7th, 2013
Basel, 3 April 2013, Talk about Human Enhancement
March 19th, 2013
19:00 Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz, Hörsaal 118
Human Enhancement – Hirndoping und Designmenschen?
Referent: Johann Roduit Doktorand in Bioethik und Recht an der Uni Zürich
Vortrag in Englisch
Johann Roduit is a founding member of NeoHumanitas and a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Ethics and Law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is also the founder of TEDxMartigny and a blogger for the Huffington Post.
“NeoHumanitas is a think tank that promotes reflection and discussion about the socio-ethical consequences of the use of emerging and future technologies on human beings.”
Roduit’s talk will be structured as follows:
1) General introduction to the debate about the ethics of enhancement
2) Quick summary of his paper on human enhancement and perfection (recently published in the Journal of Medical Ethics: http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2013/02/21/medethics-2012-100920.abstract)
3) Longer explanation of a forthcoming paper on ideal/non-ideal theory in the debate about enhancement – the heart of his dissertation
4) Conclusion
Mother Teresa: anything but a saint…
March 6th, 2013The myth of altruism and generosity surrounding Mother Teresa is dispelled in a paper by Serge Larivée and Genevieve Chenard of University of Montreal’s Department of Psychoeducation and Carole Sénéchal of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education. The paper will be published in the March issue of the journal Studies in Religion/Sciences religieuses and [...]
Read more...What happens at an atheist church?
February 7th, 2013An “atheist church” in North London is proving a big hit with non-believers. Does it feel a bit like a new religion? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21319945
Read more...Alain de Bottons 10 commandments for atheists
February 5th, 20131. Resilience. Keeping going even when things are looking dark. 2. Empathy. The capacity to connect imaginatively with the sufferings and unique experiences of another person. 3. Patience. We should grow calmer and more forgiving by getting more realistic about how things actually tend to go. 4. Sacrifice. We won’t ever manage to raise a [...]
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