Andrew Sullivan proposes a new category of belief between Believer and Skeptic.  Or at least I first heard the term “Christian Hipster” at the Daily Dish.   What kind of people does it describe? A “Christian Hipster” as described in this article merely describes a person w...

George Will has written an irresponsible article denying climate change (AKA global warming). Here’s the basic problem with George Will’s writing, as stated succinctly by The Wonk Room: In “Dark Green Doomsayers,�  Will attacked Secretary of Energy Steven Chu for discussing a worst-case sce...

This video was created many years ago–based on Moyers’ description of the American space program, it was probably made in the early to mid 1960’s.   I had never before seen any video of Asimov (though I have read some of his writings), and I found this video (part of an episode fr...

The NYT just published an article (”Scandanavian Nonbelievers, Which Is Not to Say Atheists”) describing new research examining religious attitudes in Sweden and Denmark.   Most of the people interviewed had been baptized and don’t consider themselves to be “atheists.”...

Over the past three years of writing for DI,  I have discussed evolution with many creationists who have posted comments at this site.  These exchanges have been good for me.  They have forced me to think harder about exactly what it is that I understand about evolution and what evidence supports...

This video is a couple years old, but it makes a worthy point for those of us who sometimes get weary of hearing how foolish and vile we are when we are accused of these things by people who don’t even know us. Click here to view the embedded video....

A ubiquitous and uniquely American art form is in grave danger.  On February 10, 2009, Muzak Holdings LLC filed for bankruptcy protection. You know, Muzak, often referred to as “elevator music“: The style of music used was deliberately bland, so as not to intrude on foreground tasks, an...

North Dakota’s House of Representatives has passed a bill declaring that every fertilized egg has all the same rights of a baby.   If passed, this bill would mean that any abortion is the equivalent of murder.  Here’s some of the wording of the bill, from the Associated Press: The bil...

Chris Rock gives you the basic rules for not getting your ass kicked by the police. Click here to view the embedded video....

I’ve been reading more of Jonathan Haidt’s The Happiness Hypothesis , including Chapter 9, titled “Divinity With or Without God.” Haidt’s travels through India led him to conclude that divinity and disgust were located on the same axis. As evidence of this, consider tha...