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‘Twas Brillig…: Are Science and Religion Compatible? Plus: Wall Street Moves into High Gear!
by James Randi
For Entertainment Purposes Only: X-Files and X-Fictions: The skeptical revolution will not be televised — or will it?
by Sheila Gibson
Dumbth News from This is True: by Randy Cassingham
Educashun: Finals Week
by Steven T. Asma
The Pundit of Primate Politics: An Interview with Frans de Waal
by Michael Shermer
Why Does Something Exist Rather Than Nothing?: An Interview with Jared Diamond
by Hamed Vahidi and Stephen R. Friberg

Both Sides Now: Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, by Stephen Jay Gould
reviewed by Michael Ruse
The Natural & the Supernatural: Science, Religion & their Defenders: Further commentary about Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, by Stephen Jay Gould
reviewed by Eugenie Scott
God & Darwin: Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, by Kenneth R. Miller. And God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution, by John F. Haught
reviewed by Jason Rosenhouse
Holy Man, Holy War, Wholly Fiction: Holy Man, Holy War, by Fred Berry.
reviewed by Tim Callahan
Of Science, Poetry & Awe: Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Religion, by Chet Raymo.
reviewed by Massimo Pigliucci
What Would Father Do?: Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, by Paul C. Vitz
reviewed by Eric M. Rogers
Desperately Seeking Spiritualism: The Buddha From Brooklyn, by Martha Sherrill
reviewed by Michael Shermer

: Waco Trial Ends: Government is Not Held Responsible; Facilitated Communication Discredited in U.K.
ID Meets Congressional Designers: by David Wald
The Democracy of Choice: Science & Religion in Oregon: A Useful Model For Conferences on Science and Religion
by Seva Khalsa
Why We Should Debate Creationists: by Vince Sarich
Designing Critics: A review of the “Intelligent Design and its Critics” Conference by Larry Arnhart
ID Works in Mysterious Ways: A Critique of Intelligent Design by Michael Shermer

Personal Gods, Deism & the Limits of Skepticism: by Massimo Pigliucci
Shermer’s Agnosticism: A Philosophical Examination by Shawn Dawson
Can a Skeptic Have Faith?: by Bruce Martin Wildish
The Bible Belting of America: by Gary Sloan
Brought into the Fold: Scientology as a Case Study on Influence and Persuasion in Religion
by Daniel E. Martin
Revisiting the Monkey Trial: Mr. Bryan’s Cross-Examination of the Defense: A Speculative Case Study in the Relationship of Science and Religion by Todd C. Riniolo
and Lorenzo I. Torrez
God’s HMO: Prayer, Faith, Belief
& Physical Well-being by William J. Matthews, Jim Conti, and Theodore Christ
Paradigm Shifts and Bible Perspectives: How New Views of Nature Impact Culture by Edward Zerin
The Meaning of Life: A Philosophical Dialogue
by David Naiditch

Recovered Memory Study: New Study on Repressed Memories is Bad Science; Skeptical of Second Hand Sources
Race & Sports Forum: Define Your Racial Terms; No Homogeneous Human Races; The Natural Selection of Slavery
Biblical Days … and Nights: Don’t Obsess Over Creationism; The Grief of ADHD; Group Selection and Net Cost; Clear Forum; Rational Information