Why I’ve Become More Moral Since Becoming An Atheist

The above statement might shock some, but I believe it’s entirely true. Despite the mountain of propaganda and religious close-mindedness to...

Christian Apologists Just Don't Understand Morality, Part 2

In the first piece I explained why it is a fallacy to argue that atheists, because they are mostly materialists, must abide by some form of ...

Altruism in Primates and Humans, Part 2

A few months ago I wrote about evidence for an innate morality that both humans and primates share. In this post I'd like to do a 180 an...

Altruistic Behavior in Green-bearded Lizards

This is an old article but it deals with a subject I've written about at some length in the past, and that is the evolution of altruisti...

Altruism in Primates and Humans

There is a continuously growing body of research which suggests that morality is an innate trait of human beings and our primate relatives. ...

More Interesting Stories from Discover Magazine

On page 48, of the January, 2008 issue of Discover, the following story is featured:Human Genome Reveals Signs of Recent Evolution, by Jenni...