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Seeing the light -- of science Seeing the light -- of science
Ronald Numbers -- a former Seventh-day Adventist and author of the definitive history of creationism -- discusses his break with the church, whether creationists are less intelligent and why Galileo wasn't really a martyr.
By Steve Paulson Jan 2, 2007
Buddha on the brain Buddha on the brain
Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama.
By Steve Paulson Nov 27, 2006
The flying spaghetti monster The flying spaghetti monster
Why are we here on earth? To Richard Dawkins, that's a remarkably stupid question. In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that religion is evil and God might as well be a children's fantasy.
By Steve Paulson Oct 13, 2006
The joys of life without God The joys of life without God
Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer explains why Darwin matters, how believing in God is the same as believing in astrology, and why it doesn't take divine faith to experience something bigger than ourselves.
By Kevin Berger Aug 23, 2006
The believer The believer
Francis Collins -- head of the Human Genome Project -- discusses his conversion to evangelical Christianity, why scientists do not need to be atheists, and what C.S. Lewis has to do with it.
By Steve Paulson Aug 7, 2006
Weird science Weird science
Are we descendants of clay? Is rock slime related to Grandpa? A fantastic new book tours the competing theories of how life on Earth began 4 billion years ago.
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 31, 2005
Yurts, robot secretaries, and talking dinosaurs Yurts, robot secretaries, and talking dinosaurs
In Carla Speed McNeil's "Finder" comics, cultures past, present and future clash and combine to create a fantastic vision of a different world.
By Douglas Wolk Aug 5, 2005
Magic comic ride Magic comic ride
In his fantastical "Promethea" series, Alan Moore indulges his fascinations with tantric sex and the tarot -- and reveals his take on kabbalistic philosophy.
By Douglas Wolk Jul 1, 2005
Missionary man Missionary man
Tom Cruise has become a top proselytizer for Scientology. Is it because of a new private conviction, or a new public role for the church itself?
By James Verini Jun 27, 2005
Reading "The Wapshot Chronicle" Reading "The Wapshot Chronicle"
John Cheever's first novel may seem like a family saga set in a fishing village -- but it's really all about male hysteria and rage.
By Adrienne Miller Jun 27, 2005
"The Hole in the Universe" by K.C. Cole "The Hole in the Universe" by K.C. Cole
An engaging new book explores the riddles of space, from string theory to the possibility that the universe is a holographic projection.
By Michael Scott Moore Jan 26, 2001
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