"These are stories on the surface about fraud, of software manipulation, of whatever - but in the background, there is immense human suffering."

Guido Palazzo talks about his book The Dark Pattern on @cficanada.bsky.social's Podcast for Inquiry - available wherever you get your podcasts.

"If the universe has no inherent purpose, does it make our lives as people purposeless and devoid of meaning?"

Dr. Ralph Lewis answers this important question on @cficanada.bsky.social's Podcast for Inquiry.

On Christian Nationalism: @andrewlseidel.bsky.social of @americansunited.bsky.social says, "When you peel back the layers and look at the historicity, nothing is on their side."

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"We're trying to alleviate suffering and hardship [...] because that's what is going to better society."

Emily Newman of @americanhumanist.bsky.social talks about AHA's Center for Education Ten Commitments.

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St. John's wort has interactions with "595 different drugs, from antibiotics, birth control pills, antidepressants, anticoagulants - all kinds of different drugs."

Alternative medicine isn't necessarily safe, and can be harmful or even fatal.

Kat McLeod shares her story on Podcast for Inquiry.

"There's several things that lead people to go down the path of pseudoscience, and that includes alt-med." Kat Mac trusted her alternative health provider, and following his advice nearly killed her.

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"There's a line between living things and not living, which is the start of some kind of agency." @wiringthebrain.bsky.social argues that free will is real for all living organisms.

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"Some people have argued that the notion of libertarian free will is in fact incoherent, in addition to being incompatible with the laws of nature." Free will is a compelling illusion, but does not exist, says Julien Musolino.

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"We don't escape the laws of causation simply because we're human beings." Julien Musolino contends free will is an illusion - but that this insight has less impact on our lives than we might think. Subscribe to @cficanada.bsky.social 's Podcast for Inquiry to hear the full conversation.