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[2:09] Religious belief is everywhere. Why so pervasive, ubiquitous across diverse human cultures? What motivates t…

[19:34] Michael De Dora, director of the Center for Inquiry’s Office of Public Policy and head representative t…

[12:09] 1. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 2. Penn Jillette 3. Christopher Hitchens 4. Steven Weinberg 5. Lawrence Krauss 6. Matt D…

[7:45] Bart provided Scott Burdick an opportunity for a short interview about his personal beliefs and religious expe…

[3:08] Many people are only too happy to obey an authority figure, even when what they’re being asked to do goes agains…

[6:06] NBC Dateline producer Dan Slepian volunteered at Sing Sing, helping to create the “Voices From Within&#…

[4;42] What do we mean by “normal”? Cognitive scientists have found that your notion of normality is shap…

[10:10] What is the relationship between free will and decision-making, the capacity of individuals to select among o…

[17:24] Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, makin…

[6;25] Hitch points out that even if arguments for god are sound (they aren’t), the conclusion that Christianit…