A few weeks ago, Rodrigo wrote a powerful and beautiful little composition that reflected on his experiences and his relationship with secularism, and it (along with the end of 2008) inspired me to think and write…

The word “human” sends out shockwaves; reverberations that quiver with expectations and disappointments. “To err is human,” Alexander Pope wrote in his Essay on Criticism, “to forgive divine.” But just before this often (mis)quoted line, Pope…

This is the third part in an ongoing espousing on the rejection of Islam and why it outrages reason to ascribe to this brand of faith.

It is no simple matter.

Forged by steel and moulded by conquest,…

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One thing we atheists seem to pride ourselves more and more these days over religious folks is our sense of morality – if we do good without the need for a supreme supernatural…

Imagine a world where all knowledge is free. Where absolutely anyone is welcome to learn the greatest or smallest secrets of the state. Where no knowledge is classified or off-limits. Where innovation and creativity are encouraged,…

Every Friday the crew here at Edger will rank the top five blog posts, videos, science news, and anything else of interest to the freethought community.

5. Richard Dawkins Embarrassed After Death and Subsequent Resurrection

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This is a special interview that I was asked to post by Survival International (SI). It discusses the film “Hakani” which tells a story about a Brazillian indian child, buried alive by her tribe. SI claims…

Most of my last few articles have been either essentially academic treatments of religion or politics, or they have been current events. But I, like most college students, do (somehow) eventually grow tired of engaging with…

Every human being is biochemically unique. Yet the medicine that treats us is highly standardized. Side effects run rampant even in over the counter drugs, and much more catastrophic events have occurred in standard procedures. You…