1. Origin of the Specious: Race, lies and stereotypes in Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy
(Religion/General)

...; thinking to encourage clairvoyance. Steiner education is an initiation, created to feed anthroposophical notions for the children to use in their next incarnation, anthroposophical legends, songs, c...

2. Hatred and Ignorance on the Web
(Religion/General)

...this is expounded when you get others to hate along with you. In this way, it is similar to Dennet’s notions of (religion as a) viral memes (see Dennet’s BREAKING THE SPELL). Hating is a p...

3. The Great Afterlife Debate: Michael Shermer v. Deepak Chopra
(Religion/General)

...ly assumes a Sunday School definition, and like his assumptions about God on his throne and other childish notions, it’s no wonder his arguments against life after death are scientific non-start...

4. Are the 'New Atheists' avoiding the 'real arguments'?
(Religion/Atheism)

... religion being attacked here, it's not actually what I believe in', given his clear assent to the notions outlined in the Creed. At this point I should briefly concede that in order for certa...

5. Why (Almost All) Cosmologists are Atheists
(Religion/Atheism)

... simply continue to do so. Believing otherwise is a relic of a certain metaphysical way of thinking; these notions are useful in an informal way for human beings, but are not a part of the rigorous sc...

6. Matter Orientation System (MOS)
(Science/Daniel Krugel)

... of him. Far more basic are the technological claims he offers for this device, claims that make Tom Swift notions seem sensible. His invention, he says, uses a small sample of “signature”...