Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC)
Your humanist community for scientific, skeptical, secular, and rational inquiry.
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CFIC was invited to give a presentation on Humanism in Children and Women’s Rights at the third International Humanism Conference for Social Justice in September 2022. Leslie spoke on Humanism in Children and Women’s rights. Today’s bonus episode is his speech at the conference. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for…
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Dr. Joshua Bowen (@DJHammurabi1) is an Assyriology scholar and author of “The Atheist Guide to the Old Testament”. Josh describes his journey from fundamentalist evangelical Christianity to atheism, and what motivated him to write two volumes (so far!) of the Atheist Guide. He and Leslie discuss the Old Testament book of Exodus, and its correspondence…
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Ashley Esakin is passionate about plants, and provides advice about how anyone – rural, urban, even those who live in apartments – can start their own garden. She and Leslie talk about how seeds both sense and manipulate their environment, efficiency and environmental challenges in modern agriculture (and how they are being addressed), and some…
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Phil Zuckerman is a professor of Secular Studies at Pitzer College. Phil describes what the Secular Studies program entails from philosophical, political, and sociological perspectives. Phil is the author of What It Means to be Moral, and he and Leslie discuss how leading an ethical life does not require a religious foundation. Phil is the…
Leslie Rosenblood Podcast for Inquiry has just wrapped its first year, and what a year it’s been! Here’s a sample of what we’ve accomplished: Big names on the podcast: Steven Pinker, Julie Bindel, Jonathan Kay, and William Davis; Tackled some challenging and controversial topics: Bill 21 (both sides), free speech, and artificial intelligence; Fascinating conversations…