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Imagine No Religion 3 – May 17 to 19 2013
Hey all, just a heads up that the Imagine No Religion 3 Conference is coming up on May 17th in Kamloops! INR3 is put on by the good folks at the Kamloops Centre for Inquiry. I went to the first INR...
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The Secular Battleground of British Columbia
The once comforting assertion that secularism was in no real danger because most people in BC held the “meh” opinion is quickly fading. What we’re seeing is that because so many people in BC held...
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The Proud Tradition of Popes Resigning
News broke that Pope Benedict “I look like Emperor Palpatine” the XVI aka Joseph Ratzinger has resigned as Pope. Ratzinger sighted advanced age as one of the reasons for his resignation, “However, in...
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Seth MacFarlane is One of Ours
If you’ve been anywhere near social media these last few days, you know the Oscars happened on Sunday. And you also probably know they were terrible. Sadly, or I guess goodly, I missed the Oscars. I...
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Radio Freethinker Live and Fundraising!
We at Radio Freethinker are pleased to announce the start of the annual Fundrive at CiTR 101.9FM!! Yes, its that time of the year where we ask you to donate on behalf of the radio station that makes...
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Battling the Anti-Vaccination Movement
It’s been a busy month for skeptical activists in Vancouver. I wanted to write about some of the recent news regarding an anti-vaccination conference that was held at the Simon Fraser University, here...
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The Non-Mysterious Spinning Egyptian Statue
The Spinning Egyptian Statue, housed in the Museum of Manchester has been making rounds these days. Don’t you hate it when stories get spun like this? Must have been a slow news cycle. Okay I’ll stop...
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Paul is Dead! A Pre-Internet Conspiracy
Paul is Dead! A Case study of pre-internet urban legend. I admit this is out of left field, but I’ve always been fascinated with this urban legend, which centers around the idea that Paul McCartney of...
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The Candle is Out
Carl Sagan, my personal hero, wrote a book called the Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. It’s a book that had profound implications on my life. Upon reading it, the foundations of...
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All You Need is Love (and Skepticism)
A few weeks ago, CFI Transnational, along with several other large skeptic/atheist organizations, released a statement calling for civility in online discussion and vigorous use of the principle of...
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