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Wait, Abortion Is a Problem for Northern Ireland’s Republicans Too

July 8, 2017 | by Michael Clegg | 0 Comments

The DUP are not the only Northern Irish party to have a regressive stance on abortion. This is an opportunity to shine a light on Sinn Féin. Read more

Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems?

July 5, 2017 | by Sarah Mills | 3 Comments

Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today? Read more

Interview with Houzan Mahmoud – Co-Founder, The Culture Project

July 4, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

An interview with Houzan Mahmoud, who is a Co-Founder of The Kurdish Culture Project, by Scott Douglas Jacobsen. In this wide-ranging and exclusive interview, Mahmoud discusses the Kurds, Iraq, women's rights, and more. Read more

An Argument for God’s Existence – Why It Fails

July 3, 2017 | by Stephen Law | 2 Comments

Does the premise 'it is possible God exists' just trade on the ambiguity between metaphysical and epistemic necessity/possibility? Read more

The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation

July 3, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

Can the Theory of Mind help us foster more empathy and drive us out of our bubbles? How can we achieve a world governed by facts in an era of polarisation? Read more

Iran’s Influence in Yemen is Bad News for Baha’is

July 2, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 2 Comments

Yemen’s Iran-backed government arrests Baha’is, even sentencing one to death. Conatus News spoke with the brother of one imprisoned Baha’i. Read more

An Interview on Humanism and Superstition in Lagos, Nigeria

July 2, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

An interview with James-Adeyinka Shorungbe , the Director of the Humanist Assembly of Lagos. They discuss humanism in Nigeria and pervasive superstition. Read more

Hate Twitter? You Might Just Be Doing It Wrong: Keys to a Productive Conversation

July 1, 2017 | by Helen Pluckrose | 0 Comments

Do You Hate Twitter? You Just Might Be Doing It Wrong Read more

“Not In My Name” – Secular India Revolts Against Lynchings of Muslims

July 1, 2017 | by Rakshit Sharma | 1 Comments

Secular parts of Indian society have been finally galvanised into action to protest the lynchings of Muslims under the guise of opposition to cow slaughter. The spate of lynchings, murders and violence being perpetrated in India by so-called cow defenders, also known as ‘gau rakshaks’, who are apparently finding cow slaughter an affront to their […] Read more

Pointing the Finger: Antisemitism, Islamophobia and Ableism

July 1, 2017 | by Stephen Law | 1 Comments

I was recently accused of ableism for expressing gratitude that I am not disabled. Is this fair- or is it the pointing of a finger that censors all dissent? Read more

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