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[7:16] Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and many other extremely well-known scientists have opinions on the idea of G…

[3:46] The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment in ethics. The general form of the problem is this: There is a runaway …

[56:43] Empathy is typically seen as wonderful, central to cooperation, caring, and morality. We want to have empathi…

[30:15] Social psychologist and author Carol Tavris on “Dissent and Dissonance: The Science and Art of Argumen…

[32:14] In this speech Aron Ra depicts the various historical tales from which tenets were borrowed to make the biblica…

[9:17] We apply our thinking to significant topics that affect the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable groups. We disc…

[4:49] Sam Harris offers his case against the Christian god concept. [Video source: Atheism is Unstoppable YouTube…

[3:27] Just because someone is educated at Oxford, pulls no punches in debate, is very knowledgeable and articulate, t…

[7:41] 22 Creationists write out their questions/comments/whatever to the “other side” of the debate. …

[18:07] By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam R…