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Vaccinations and autism: It’s confirmation bias, not science

Vaccinations and autism: It’s confirmation bias, not science

by Ash Imani | Apr 23, 2015 | Health, Lifestyle

Until the medical and scientific communities engage more fully in the debate over vaccinations and autism, Ash Imani fears parents will potentially make ill-informed decisions about the safety of their children.

Israel, Palestine and the clash of extremes

Israel, Palestine and the clash of extremes

by Ash Imani | Apr 7, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Ash Imani has a solution for the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict – both governments need to set aside their extremist religious agendas and make a substantive commitment to peace.

Selective scepticism – the scourge of a rational society

Selective scepticism – the scourge of a rational society

by Ash Imani | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Ash Imani mulls over selective scepticism – the irrational love child spawned when ignorance hooks up with the socratic method – and how it manages to delude a large chunk of the populace.

Atheist blogger Avjit Roy should still be alive

Atheist blogger Avjit Roy should still be alive

by Ash Imani | Mar 5, 2015 | Featured, Smoke & Mirrors

In the wake of Bangladeshi atheist blogger Avjit Roy being hacked to death by Islamist extremists, following up his piece on atheism from last week Ash Imani has more questions than answers

Chapel Hill: Killing in the name of…atheism?

Chapel Hill: Killing in the name of…atheism?

by Ash Imani | Feb 24, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

In the aftermath of the Chapel Hill murders, Ash Imani ponders how atheists should respond after reports labelled the gunman as an “atheist killer”.

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