skepticism

The Silver Bullet. The Magic Pill. The Cure For What Ails Ya. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a miracle...

Some superstitious people consider the number 4 unlucky because it sounds like the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ) in Chinese. What does this...

The Church is out of step with the Filipino people who have realized that compassion for those neglected by society is more virtuous than infantile and dogmatic obsessing over purity and virginity.

While the world watches Egypt in revolution, many are unaware that almost three centuries today, one of the greatest revolutionaries was...

…a stunning result—so stunning that it seems rather dubious. The claim posited here is that dilute quantities of DNA can somehow emit “DNA waves” via its natural electromagnetic field and that this signal mimics the exact DNA sequence of the source in water.

One of the tactics proselytizers use to try to convert nonbelievers is the appeal to fear. What if you're wrong? What if it turns out there really is a god and you've lived your life on the assumption that there isn't?

The "New Atheism"...wow...what's that? According to Wikipedia, the New Atheism refers to a 21st century movement in atheism. The term, which first...

‎"There is no future in a sacred myth. Why not? Because of our curiosity. Whatever we hold precious, we cannot protect it from our curiosity, because being who we are, one of the things we deem precious is the truth."

It is an unwritten rule in Filipino Freethinkers that those who participate in the discussions must use reason and avoid citing dogma. And except for the occasional troll, I think this rule has been quite effective. While non sequitur arguments are still employed from time to time, I believe what matters is the attempt at using reason especially for those who, until just recently, have for so long taken for granted the factuality of certain traditional beliefs.