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STAR TALK: “Wil Wheaton and Science of Star Trek” / Neil deGrasse Tyson

Posted on 07.31.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Posted in Academic Study, Antitheism, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atheism, Books, Cosmology, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Freethought, Higher Education, History, Intellectualism, Logic, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Philosophy, Reason, Science, Secularism, Thought, Video, Writing | Tagged neil degrasse tyson, science, STAR TALK, Star Trek, Wil Wheaton | 1 Reply

ANTI-THEISM: “Freethought of the Day” / Will Wheaton

Posted on 07.31.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Freedom From Religion Foundation

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atheism, Bigotry, Christian Bigotry, Christian Fundamentalism, Christianity, Cosmology, Critical Thinking, Enlightenment, Film, Freethought, Humanities, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Intolerance, Logic, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Hypocrisy, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Science, Secularism | Tagged anti-theism, Freethought, Will Wheaton | 1 Reply

INTELLECTUALISM: “Jingoism, Racism, Fear, Religious Fundamentalism” / Noam Chomsky

Posted on 07.30.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Miss R•EVOLutionaries

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Anti-Authoritarianism, Antitheism, Atheism, Bigotry, Books, Christian Fundamentalism, Cognitive Dissonance, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Ethics, Higher Education, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Justice, Logic, Moral Philosophy, Neoconservatism, Noam Chomsky, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Quotation, Racism, Reactionism, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Writing | Tagged Fear, INTELLECTUALISM, Jingoism, noam chomsky, Racism, Religious Fundamentalism | Leave a reply

INTELLECTUALISM: “Never Argue With Stupid People”

Posted on 07.30.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Great Minds

Posted in Anti-Intellectualism, Books, Cognitive Science, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Higher Education, Humanities, Intellectualism, Logic, Mark Twain, Philosophy, Psychology, Quotation, Reason, Thought, Writing | Tagged INTELLECTUALISM | Leave a reply

INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATE: “Death Is Not Final”

Posted on 07.29.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Posted in Academic Study, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Science, Consciousness, Critical Thinking, Death, Education, Enlightenment, Higher Education, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Metaphysics, Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology, Reason, Research Report, Science, Theoretical Physics, Video | Tagged Death, INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATE | 1 Reply

MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: “War and Multinational Corporate Capitalism”

Posted on 07.28.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Blue Nation Review

Posted in Anti-War, Capitalism, Compassion, Corporate Capitalism, Critical Thinking, Economics, Empathy, Military-Industrial Complex, Moral Philosophy, Morality, Neoconservatism, Plutocracy, Politics, Reactionism, Reason, Religion, Thought | Tagged MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, War | Leave a reply

CRITICAL THINKING: “There is an Alternative to Being Told What to Think” / Stephen Fry

Posted on 07.28.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Philosophy and Reason

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Anti-Authoritarianism, Antitheism, Atheism, Books, Critical Thinking, Education, Enlightenment, Freethought, Intellectualism, Logic, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Stephen Fry, Writing | Tagged critical thinking, Stephen Fry | Leave a reply

INTELLECTUAL CONVERSATION: “Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Ayaan Hirsi Ali” / A Celebration of Reason – 2012 Global Atheist Convention

Posted on 07.27.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Atheism, Authoritarianism, Bigotry, Books, Censorship, Child Abuse (mental), Compassion, Critical Thinking, Daniel Dennett, Disobedience, Education, Enlightenment, Ethics, Freethought, Humanities, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Logic, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Religious Hypocrisy, Religious Indoctrination, Religious Malevolence, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science, Secularism, Thought, Video, Writing | Tagged atheism, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Daniel Dennett, philosophy, richard dawkins, sam harris | Leave a reply

ATHEISM: “Atheism is Not A Negation of Anything” / Madalyn Murray O’Hair

Posted on 07.27.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: Anti-Theists. Pro Active Atheists. Opposing Religious Harm.

Posted in Activism & Advocacy, Antitheism, Atheism, Compassion, Critical Thinking, Death, Education, Empathy, Freethought, Moral Philosophy, Morality, Philosophy, Quotation, Reason, Religion, Religiosity, Science, Secularism, Writing | Tagged atheism, Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 1 Reply

ATHEISM: “You Have A Right to be Offended” / Ricky Gervais

Posted on 07.26.2014 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

h/t: We Fucking Love Atheism

Posted in Anti-Intellectualism, Antitheism, Atheism, Bigotry, Critical Thinking, Indoctrination, Intellectual Curiosity, Intellectualism, Intolerance, Logic, Reason, Religion, Religious Indoctrination, Secularism | Tagged atheism, Ricky Gervais | Leave a reply

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