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Secular Sunday – We Have 180 Catalogued Brain Biases That Are Not Compatible With The Modern World

Of particular relevance to the atheist typing right now is the idea that even if you lose religion, you will find some other tribe to give your life meaning – for me, that’s progressive politics and hockey fandom and other things that go beyond “I like this” to the secular equivalent of religious tenants such […]

Secular Sunday – Carl Sagan on The Earth From Space

30 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took an image of our home planet from 6.4 billion kilometers away. Carl Sagan eloquently described what that image meant for humanity. pic.twitter.com/N1WRuuoTPr — Prof. Carl Sagan (@ProfCarlSagan) December 29, 2025

¶ Posted 04 January 2026 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: cool, education, science

Secular Sunday – When Ted Turner Asked Carl Sagan If He Was A “Socialist”

“Socialist” being used as a slur isn’t a recent phenomenon… When Ted Turner asked Carl Sagan if he was a socialist, Sagan gave an answer that redefines what it means to be a civilized society. It isn't about politics or ideology. It is about how we treat the most vulnerable among us. pic.twitter.com/s52TLO42fB — Saganism […]

¶ Posted 28 December 2025 § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, economics, education, language, science

Secular Sunday – Christmas: Behind The Curtain

¶ Posted 14 December 2025 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, education, history, language

Secular Sunday – Keep Christ in Christmas…Beer Fridge

¶ Posted 07 December 2025 § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism

Secular Sunday – The Effect of Prayer On Heart Surgery Recovery?

No different than doing nothing. (checks notes) Oh, actually makes recovery worse if you’ve been prayed for in a statistically significant manner! 😮 @skeptic_face Sources: Benson, H. et al. (2006). Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP). American Heart Journal, 151(4), 934–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.028 Harvard Medical School – Intercessory Prayer Study Summary https://hms.harvard.edu/news/intercessory-prayer-study-2006 #religion […]