atheist Archives | The New Rationalist Magazine https://newrationalist.com Reason in the face of dogma Sun, 25 Nov 2018 10:05:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://i0.wp.com/newrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-logo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 atheist Archives | The New Rationalist Magazine https://newrationalist.com 32 32 148767378 Acupuncture: BS or Not? https://newrationalist.com/acupuncture-bs-or-not/ https://newrationalist.com/acupuncture-bs-or-not/#respond Sun, 19 Aug 2018 14:04:15 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=123 A brief History: Acupuncture is generally held to have originated in China, being first mentioned in documents dating from a few hundred years leading up to the Common Era. Sharpened stones and bones that date from about 6000 BCE have been interpreted as instruments for acupuncture treatment but they may simply have been used as surgical instruments […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/acupuncture-bs-or-not/feed/ 0 123 George Carlin and Prayer https://newrationalist.com/george-carlin-and-prayer/ https://newrationalist.com/george-carlin-and-prayer/#respond Sat, 07 Jul 2018 12:31:49 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=6 George Carlin was a man well-known for his comedic acts, which were considered ‘inappropriate’ or ‘distasteful’ for his time. He is known as a trend-setter, a comedian that broke the ice with his language and topics to allow a whole slew of ‘offensive’ comedians to take the stage. He is also well-known for his views […]

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