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Rationalist collective esSENSE GLOBAL, considered to be a proponent of New Atheism in Kerala, is being accused of amplifying anti-Muslim rhetoric that borders on Islamophobia, in the name of criticism.

The pomp of the Fascists, taken at its face value, has a hollow gest, the gest of mere pomp, a featureless phenomenon: men strutting instead of walking, a certain stiffness, a lot of colour, self-conscious sticking out of chests, etc....

The Torah talks a lot about love, love of God, love our neighbours, and love the stranger. But what does love, Ahavah mean? And why is it so often paired with the word Yirah, which is usually translated as fear, but in reality, it means respect? Love in English tends to focus on what one expects and receives.…

“It’s really hard to define what’s special about neurons,” says Tufts molecular biologist Michael Levin. “Almost all cells do the things neurons do, just more slowly.”Illustration by jijomathaidesigners / Shutterstock Life seems to be tied to bioelectricity at every level. The late electrophysiologist and surgeon Robert Becker spent decades researching the role of the body’s electric fields in development, wound healing, and limb regrowth. His 1985 book, T he Body Electric: Electr...

PatnaDaily Dear children, I have thought long and hard before addressing this letter to you. The protocol department has warned me that it is of utmost importance to be politically correct, while speaking to "your children". They are no respecters of persons - especially, if that person happens to be their own father. Thus forewarned, I approach the subject that I am going to speak to you about today, with great trepidation. Believe me, it is furthest from my intention to be either ru...