Saturday, October 24, 2009

Wafa Sultan Debating Islamic Cleric

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Putting faith in its place



Faith has no place demanding agreement or punishing disagreement. From QualiaSoup

The Neural Correlates of Religious and Nonreligious Belief

Sam Harris, Jonas Kaplan, and colleagues have published the first study comparing religious faith to ordinary belief at the level of the brain.

Click here for the details.

    More help needed for Typhoon Ondoy victims

    We need more help for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Please help the relief operation for sending the following:

    1. Clothes (preferable dry clothing and underwear)
    2. Medicine (for colds and respiratory ailments, over the counter drugs for diarrhea and skin allergies)
    3. Food (preferably no-cook needed, sardines, instant noodles, bread, rice)
    4. Dry blankets
    5. Bottled water
    6. Milk and formulas (for babies and toddlers)

    Send your donations to the Philippine National Red Cross Headquarters and GMA Kapuso Foundation.

    For cash and cheque donations.

    Thank you very much.

    John P.