Are we sinners?
What does human society tell us about human nature? Are we essentially good or bad?
A Vogue for Vincent
Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…
Nothing But a Pack of Neurons?
In this paper, Stuart Judge considers whether discoveries in neuroscience that correlate our mental activity with our brain activity…
Image - What Am I Worth?
Michael Ots considers the question of self-image and asks what is the value of any human being. The talk lasts about 30 mins and is…
What Does it Mean to be Human?
Drawing on recent scientific arguments including evolutionary explanations of morality and the latest experiments in neuroscience, as well…
State Expectations
UCCF and bethinking.org offer this paper to encourage consideration of these important political topics, but do not endorse any particular…
Talking about ... Political Leadership
Power corrupts. I have heard that phrase a lot in recent conversations. Some have expressed this view when talking about…
Lifeblood
A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album.
"Are human beings just deluxe chimps?"
Some of my friends never tire of pointing out that human beings are just animals. People have been doing this for decades but recent work…