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Author: Matt Payne

Kate Cohen believes atheists should be out and proud

Posted on September 25, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Kate Cohen talks about her journey from privately knowing she was a non-believer to writing We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too). She discusses how being an atheist and a commitment to honesty informed how…

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Greg Oliver asks: Why is religious discrimination official provincial educational funding policy?

Posted on September 11, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Greg Oliver, founder and president of the , believes that governments should not favour one faith over another, nor believers over non-believers. That three Canadian provinces continue to this day to fully fund a Separate school system for a…

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Science Denial: Why It Happens and What To Do About It, with Gale Sinatra

Posted on August 21, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Everyone is vulnerable to fallacies that can lead to misunderstanding scientific topics. In her book (written with Barbara Hofer), Science Denial: Why It Happens and What To Do About It, Gale investigates many of these, including: Cognitive biases …

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Anti-natalism with Mark Maharaj

Posted on August 7, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Anti-natalism is the philosophical idea that choosing to have children is an unethical act. Mark explains what anti-natalism is, as well as what it isn’t, and describes how he came to subscribe to anti-natalist thought.  Learn more about…

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Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet?

Posted on July 24, 2024September 27, 2025 By Matt Payne

Dr. Kelly Weinersmith () is the co-author (with her husband Zach) of Soonish and A City on Mars. Kelly maintains that while having humans living off Earth would be awesome, we’re simply not ready for it yet. She answers many of Leslie’s questions:…

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