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Photo: Parthenon, by George E. Koronaios, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?

Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion. Read More ›
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Photo: Another night of rioting in Portland, by Tedder / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

How Much of Today’s Anarchic Nihilism Can Be Laid at Darwin’s Feet?

See how much malignancy has been justified and advocated by some very smart people in the name of evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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First Episode of Science Uprising Is Out: Fake Science and Toxic Materialism

What if the way the culture directs us to think about our own biological origins is based on a vast, highly influential myth? Read More ›
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Science Historian Michael Keas on the Copernican Promotion

Myth-makers like Neil deGrasse Tyson think they have a superior source of human significance to substitute for the outdated, “childish” Judeo-Christian one Read More ›

Tonight on Coast to Coast AM, Mike Keas Talks Unbelievable Myths About Science, Religion

I admire the decision by host George Noory to have Professor Keas on to challenge the audience. Read More ›
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Science Historian Michael Keas: Let’s Not Compound the Tragedy of Giordano Bruno

The medieval idea of burning people because of their religious beliefs is horrific, but it only adds to the tragedy to say Bruno’s death illustrates the warfare between faith and science. Read More ›
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Listen: Did Galileo Prove the Catholic Church’s Irrational Opposition to Science?

There’s plenty here for both scientists and theologians to learn — as well as anyone who thinks Galileo shows the Church was at war against science. Read More ›

Mike Keas and Rob Simone: Differing Perspectives on the “ET Enlightenment” Myth

While Dr. Keas's book is not directed against belief in extraterrestrials, it does cast a new light on ETs that may make skeptics and believers alike think again. Read More ›

Mike Keas on the Dennis Prager Show, 11 AM Pacific Time

Isn’t it interesting that some laymen are able to interact with the relevant scientific ideas here — Prager does — while others plug their ears and refuse to think about it. Read More ›
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Michael Keas and Unbelievable: Scientists and the Myths They Cherish

The myth merchants play on our egos, the wish to appear smart and enlightened. Against this emotional manipulation, Keas detonates six myths about our world and the universe. Read More ›

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