REGISTER | SIGN IN DONATE MENU Hyped Hollywood Horrors; New in Skeptical Inquirer READ IT HERE < > OUR MISSION The Center for Inquiry strives to foster a secular society based on reason, science, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. LEARN MORE THE LATEST BLOGS Spasms of Bad Ideas: Pharmacies hawking homeopathy; bills hobble vaccination efforts; future of QAnon; UFO CODELs November 19, 2021 The Morning Heresy Paul Fidalgo Oh hey, remember me? It’s your friendly and heavily-abstracted neighborhood Morning Heretic with today’s roundup of news and links for secular-skeptic types. Sorry about yesterday’s absence and today’s late publication, but life just keeps happening. CBC’s Marketplace has a big exposé on how pharmacists in Canada are pushing homeopathic remedies on parents to treat their … The Illusion of Cause and Everyday Thinking November 26, 2021 The Rationality of Science Jamie Hale The illusion of cause happens when people form a belief that there is a causal connection between two events that are not in fact connected. This illusion is common and can sometimes lead to negative—even disastrous—consequences in the areas of health, finance, politics, education, fitness, and general well-being. Researchers point out superstitious, magical, and pseudoscientific … Goodbye Jesus November 24, 2021 Ask the Atheist Jim Underdown For some reason, walking away from a belief in God was easier than doing the same thing with Jesus. God is supposed to be eternal and ubiquitous (invisible, incorporeal), but as we all know, we don’t really experience him in any way that lines up with how we experience everything else we know to be real. We know reality through our senses, by otherwise inferring it through other observations, or through some logical process also (ultimately) based on solid observations. In other words, God should be easy to not believe in. Jesus, on the other hand, is a bit more complicated to not believe in. Unlike God – bear with me here a minute Christians – Jesus was alleged to have walked the earth in human form. Claiming that a guy walked the earth in human form is not, per se, difficult to accept. We see guys with long hair and groups of followers walking the earth every day. Look at Fabio and Jason Momoa. SEE ALL BE A LEADER, NOT A FOLLOWER. BECOME A MEMBER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS David Copperfield Brings the Magic to Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Nov. 11 November 2, 2021 Masters of the art of magic know better than anyone how to make us believe the impossible. From Harry Houdini to the Amazing Randi, the greatest magicians have also been skeptics. David Copperfield, one of the most famous and successful magicians of all time, is coming to Skeptical Inquirer Presents. On Thursday, November 11, at 1:00 … Can Science Be Saved? Naomi Oreskes on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Oct. 28 October 20, 2021 At a time when an alarming number of Americans are demonizing scientists, concocting conspiracy theories, and actively resisting even the most common-sense public health measures, it is easy to conclude that science is in crisis. Is it time to panic? Not so fast. Thursday, October 28 at 7:00pm ET, on the next Skeptical Inquirer Presents … Dark Omens and Silver Linings: Secular Humanists on an Uncertain Future in ‘Free Inquiry’ October 15, 2021 Secular humanism seeks to foster the best, most meaningful lives possible for all people, with the conviction that to achieve the goals of equality and human flourishing, one must deal with the world as it actually is, making moral and ethical decisions without influence from baseless superstitions, sectarian dogmas, or belief in the supernatural. In … SEE ALL DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED DONATE NOW RECEIVE EMAILS FROM US SIGN UP ADVOCATE WITH US PRESS RELEASES Science Advocates Call for Governors to Declare a National Science Appreciation Day November 11, 2021 ScienceSaves, a new nationwide campaign, is asking the American people to reach out to their states’ governors and tell them that now is the time to celebrate the great achievements of science and to reaffirm our commitment to continuing its advancement by establishing March 26 as National Science Appreciation Day. Science has been getting a bad … Texas: Proposition 3 Endangers Public Health and Privileges Religion—Vote “NO” October 28, 2021 Coming up next Tuesday, November 2, Texas voters will face a decision on Proposition 3, which would completely prohibit limits on religious services, even for emergencies and public health measures. The decision is actually not at all a difficult one. Texas voters should realize that extending this type of “blank check” to religious organizations not … Creationist Ken Ham Raises Money off Death of Secular Humanist Icon Tom Flynn October 18, 2021 Ken Ham, an apologist for young Earth creationism, recently used the sudden death of Tom Flynn in a fundraising email for his creationist organization Answers in Genesis. Tom had been Editor of Free Inquiry magazine and former director of the Council for Secular Humanism, a program of the Center for Inquiry. He died unexpectedly on August 23, 2021, at … SEE ALL Quick Links CFI Main About Us Branch Locations Our Blogs Videos Press Releases News Contact Us Donate Update Donor or Member Info Site Map Privacy Policy FOLLOW US Center for Inquiry – Headquarters PO Box 741 Amherst, NY 14226 (716) 636-4869 Center for Inquiry – Executive Office 1012 14th Street, NW, Suite 205 Washington, DC 20005 Terms · Privacy Statement Center for Inquiry, Inc © 2021 · All Rights Reserved. Registered 501(c)(3). 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