Skeptic | 27.4
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Skeptic 27.4.
PARADOXES of RELIGION and SCIENCE in the USA
Science and religion present two paradoxes in the United States. On the one hand, the U.S. is the undisputed world leader in science. Yet, the U.S. is also the wealthy industrialized country with th...
WHY NATIONS ARE BECOMING MORE SECULAR
Jens is in his late sixties. He lives in a cozy house on a quiet street in a mid-sized city on the east coast of Jutland, Denmark. He’s many things: a widower, a lover of art and music, a retired ra...
PROTOPIAN POLITICS
Lenin said, “If you want to make an omelet, you must be willing to break a few eggs.” However, 20 million dead Russians and 45 million dead Chinese are not eggs, and all those five-year plans and gr...
BAPTISM BY FIRE
In the year 390, the Roman Emperor Theodosius strode up the steps of a Cathedral in Milan, Italy. His entry into the church was interrupted by the Bishop of Milan, St. Ambrose. Theodosius carried wit...
THE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST THREAT GETS REAL
What are we to make of the fact that a number of far-right politicians and activists, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, the U.S. Representative from Georgia, and Andrew Torba, the founder and CEO of G...