Physicist Stephen Hawking writes in his new book, ‘The Grand Design,’ that God did not create the universe, because gravity means it would have happened on its own.

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It’s irrelevant whether Barack Obama is a Christian or a Muslim — as long as he governs like he’s neither.

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Disrupting brain activity with magnets can alter moral judgments.

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More than 100 religion-based organizations are protesting a provision in pending legislation that would prohibit them from receiving federal money if they consider a job applicant’s religion when hiring.

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Marc Hauser, a leading researcher in animal and human cognition at Harvard University, has been found of scientific misconduct.

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Sam Harris speaks with Patt Morrison and Reza Aslan about the Ground Zero Mosque and the problem of Islam.

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Marc Hauser, a Harvard academic who gained prominence with the publication of a book on the biological origin of morality, has gone on leave after an investigation by the university into problems with his research.

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Religious leaders should be held accountable when their irrational ideas turn harmful

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From a recent article in Newsweek, an excerpt from Mark Twain’s autobiography set to be released in November.

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A profile of the local atheist group in North Carolina who put up billboards saying “One Nation, Indivisible”.

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Julia Gillard, prime minister of Australia, says she is an atheist in a media interview.

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The opposition Liberal party in Australia has dumped a candidate who attacked the prime minister for being an atheist and his opponent for being Muslim.

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“All science teachers, whatever their specialism, have to deal with questions about God. We should be prepared”

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Miracles and coincidences happen frequently… if only because there are so many possible miracles and coincidences that could happen.

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Palca and scientist Neil Shubin discuss the genetic commonalities between humans and ancient fossil species including yeast, fish, and Australopithecus.  Link to the page and listen to the audio.

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Sperm whale fossil has the biggest whale bite ever seen.

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Several secular organizations are sponsoring the Freethought Film Festival, which will be held in Tampa, Florida on May 13, 2011.

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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a creationism think tank and school that attempted to force the state of Texas to allow it to offer master’s degrees in science education.

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A study has shed light on a key genetic step in the evolution of animals’ limbs from the fins of fish, scientists say.

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A group of scientists, including Richard Dawkins, have called upon the U.K.‘s new government to make it compulsory to teach evolution in school.

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