Society

When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

Bad PR

Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads

Michael Marshall -
A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.
Politics

Can assisted dying be a free choice in a society that dehumanises disabled people?

Sorrel Kinton -
Fears that assisted dying legislation could lead to pressure on disabled people aren't just a 'slippery slope', given the current lack of social safety net
Religion

The Good Counsel Network and young, anti-abortion Catholic women

Abigail Kennedy -
The Good Counsel Network draws young Catholic women into the anti-abortion movement with support, community, and a sense of shared purpose
History

What little you know about Jack the Ripper’s victims is almost certainly wrong

Mike Hall -
Despite all of the sensationalised coverage of the murders of Jack the Ripper, his victims are seldom more than an afterthought in history
Politics

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness: How do we measure happy countries?

Tim Jokl -
Instead of measuring the success of countries by GDP, we should pay more attention to how happy they are, and what contributes to that happiness
Paranormal

A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast

Madeleine Goodall -
Writing in the late 1800s, Irish atheist William M. Knox took aim at the emerging trend of spiritualism, séances, and communicating with the dead
Religion

J.D. Vance, religious conversion, and the battle over identity

Gabriel Andrade -
J.D. Vance has been criticised for hoping his Hindu wife might convert to Catholicism, but does that differ from skeptics and atheists spreading doubt?
Archive

From the archives: examining the Creationists’ Argument from Design

Antony Flew -
From the archives in 1992, philosophy professor and author Antony Flew reviews the Creationist argument for a designer deity
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