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CFI: Last Chance to Stick Up For Science

Dear friend, When we look at how far we’ve come in bettering human health, lengthening lifespans, and increasing prosperity, one thing stands out: science saves.  Lifespans have doubled, modern medicine makes us healthier, and most of us have the food and basic comforts we need to do better than survive—to thrive. And it’s all due …

OPEN DISCUSSION NOVEMBER 2022

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Misinformation Masquerading as Truth

From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! This is the time of year when many people are getting ready for Halloween. You may be getting ready for a costume party or stocking up on candy in anticipation of trick-or-treaters at your door. Most of our team is currently in Las Vegas getting ready for …

OPEN DISCUSSION OCTOBER 2022

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Seeds of Freethought Sprouting Around the World

From the Richard Dawkins Foundation Newsletter. Subscribe here. Hello! If the study of evolution teaches us anything, it’s that change takes time. Whether it’s the natural evolution of flight or human-made technological advances, it’s a long, complex process that comes from an accumulation of small things, rather than a single quantum leap. There are, however, several …

CFI: Secular Rescue – Saving Freedom, Saving Lives

Supporter, “I’m just waiting for my physical death. I have no one to help me.” This was the plea to Secular Rescue from an ex-Muslim journalist, rights activist, and founder of a civil society group in Afghanistan. When I first learned about this case, Pasoon [an alias] was struggling to survive, living off the remnants …

OPEN DISCUSSION SEPTEMBER 2022

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OPEN DISCUSSION AUGUST 2022

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OPEN DISCUSSION JULY 2022

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OPEN DISCUSSION JUNE 2022

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