1. An Atheist Manifesto
(Religion/Atheism)

...th century. Although it is true that the regimes of Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot were irreligious to varying degrees, they were not especially rational. In fact, their public pronouncements were li...

2. Lots of water 'is little benefit'
(Medicine/General)

...udies which suggested any clinical benefit to skin tone from drinking more. In the UK, recommendations vary, with the Food Standards Agency's "Eatwell" website advising the public to dr...

3. Exorcism undergoes a revival across Europe
(Religion/General)

...ll working with her," he said. Exorcists said the people they help can be in the grip of evil to varying degrees. Only a small fraction, they said, are completely possessed by demons -- which c...

4. The Moral Instinct
(Religion/General)

.... Anyone who stayed awake through Anthropology 101 can offer many other examples. Of course, languages vary, too. In Chomsky’s theory, languages conform to an abstract blueprint, like having ph...

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

...rnal American Medicine that there was a 21-gram difference. Even though his measurements were crude and varying, and no one has been able to replicate his findings, it has nonetheless grown to urban l...

6. I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help Fashions
(Medicine/Self Help)

...y individual therapy.) Countless people move in and out of support groups and read self-help books with varying degrees of attentiveness, skepticism, and naiveté. Some people say they've be...