Michael Shermer

WATCH: Does Prayer Work?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.10.2012

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An overwhelming 83 percent of Americans say that God answers prayers--which raises the question, does prayer work? Is it something that we can even be...

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Science, Religion Incompatible? Scientist, Skeptic Join Debate

Posted 03.09.2012

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Do you believe in God? Or do you put your faith in science? Some argue that it has to be one or the other--that either you accept scientific dogma...

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Santorum, Cardinal Dolan And The Tinfoil Hat: Who Gets Into The Public Square?

G. Elijah Dann | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Moral Values, Religion in Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Reason, Rick Santorum, Cardinal Dolan, Michael Shermer, Religion and Politics, Separation of Church and State, Public Square, Religion News

Santorum and Dolan are at least right on one point. No one should be saying that religious people can't participate in the public square. The reality is, however, the public square has a cacophony of voices.

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WATCH: Why People Believe Strange Things

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Skeptic, Miracles, Intelligent Design, Religious Symbols, Video, Crop Circles, Scientific Method, Talk Nerdy to Me, Why People Believe Strange Things, Ufo, Science, Flying Saucer, Skepticism, Michael Shermer, Belief, Education News

Have you ever wondered why otherwise intelligent people believe things that don't seem to be grounded in reality or reason?

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WATCH: Colbert Evangelizes 'Believing Brain' Author

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, The Believing Brain, The Colbert Report, Colbert Catholic, Believing Brain Colbert, Religion and Science, Michael Shermer, Stephen Colbert Religion, Colbert Evangelical, Video, Religion News

Is science just a system of beliefs like any religion? ...

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Of Testosterone and Pheromones

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alex Gibney, Maurice Greenberg, Kenneth Langone, Michael Shermer, Roger Stone, Eliot Spitzer, Client 9, Ashley Dupre, Entertainment News

Client 9 is unabashedly sympathetic to Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer makes no excuses for either his overweening ambition as the left's lawman against Corporate Corruption or for his biblical-like fall from grace.

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Deepak Chopra Debates Existence Of Higher Power With Skeptics On ABC's Nightline (VIDEO)

Posted 03.13.2012

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Egos clashed on ABC's Nightline when modern-day guru Deepak Chopra entered a week-long debate against arch athiest Dr. Michael Shermer. The debate was...

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Which Is Real, the Moon or God?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Houston, Observer Effect, Quantum Physics, Michael Shermer, God, Sam Harris, Religion, Religion News

Consciousness, or God, also permeates creation once it appeared. We know this because we partake of consciousness, creativity, and intelligence. Where could we get those qualities if God, the source of consciousness, were gone?

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The 'Future of God' Debate

Dr. Jean Houston | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Jean Houston, God, Spirituality, Sufism, Sam Harris, Buddhists, Meister Eckhart, Christpher Fry, Buddhism, Michael Shermer, Sufi, Deepak Chopra, Healthy Living News

The Infinite self directs the development of the finite self, and the finite self offers joy and knowledge to the Infinite self. This is the Paradox of partnership resolved. One must overcome the illusion of separation.

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Does God have a Future?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Houston, God Debate, Michael Shermer, Deepak Chopra, Sam Harris, Home News

Upcoming Caltech Lecture Does God have a Future? A Great Debate Filmed by ABC's Nightline * Event Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2:00 pm * ...

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Atheists For Haiti

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonbelievers, Haiti Earthquake, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Aid, Humanists, Atheists, Michael Shermer, Haiti, Home News

On Friday, January 15, I received in email from Richard Dawkins explaining that his Executive Director Elizabeth Cornwell has organized a campaign to ...

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Is Science Just a New Religion?

Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion-in-Schools, Thomas Kuhn, Religion, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Michael Shermer, Scientific Method, Healthy Living News

Once intelligent design squeezes its way into the pages following evolution in our biology books, we might as well add astrology to our astrophysics lectures and toss some alchemy into the chemistry lab.

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The Great Debate

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Michael Shermer, Healthy Living News

Dear Friends, On March 14th, Michael Shermer and I will be debating the topic, "Does the Mind Exist Apart from the Brain?" The event will take place ...

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Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John Maddox, Fundamentalism, Michael Shermer, Materialism, Life-After-Death, Neuroscience, Scientific American, Charles Darwin, Science, Evolution, Albert Einstein, Healthy Living News

For those who aren't familiar with the term, "woo woo" is a derogatory reference to almost any form of unconventional thinking, aimed by professional skeptics.

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Does God Have a Future? The Great Debate

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Sam Harris, Theology, Jean Houston, Nightline, Science, God, Michael Shermer, Deepak Chopra, Books News

Deepak Chopra & Jean Houston v. Michael Shermer & Sam Harris Sunday, March 14, 2:00pm, Beckman Auditorium, Caltech A Debate Filmed by ABC's Nightlin...

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