Related to Scientific Standards: Does Religion Measure Up?

1. 

   Superstition

   Superstition is often overlooked - while critics of religion have been vocal over the past decade, superstition is actually far more prevalent in our society from phrases like "touch wood" to crossing our fingers and avoiding the number 13.

2. 

   Creationism

   Evolution is a topic which is accepted by not only the scientific community worldwide, but now pretty much everybody - including the Church of England and the Vatican!

3. 

   Cutting Religion out of Medicine

   Recorded as part of Leeds Reason Week 2011, Dr Antony Lempert, coordinator of the Secular Medical Forum, discusses the problems encountered when religious beliefs come into conflict with modern medicine.

4. 

   Prescribing Religion: What's the Harm?

   Recorded as part of the Enquiry 2010 Conference, Dr Antony Lempert discusses the problems that arise when religious tradition comes into conflict with modern medicine.

5. 

   Intelligent Design

   Heini Reinert discusses the abject failure of the Intelligent Design movement to put forward a coherent theory that could be considered science.