They won’t admit Jesus didn’t exist. It is the opium of the people
[ 2 minutes to read] The establishment will not admit the truth. The media will not say it. Rich interest groups…
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The social media utopia: What if people started collaborating?
[ 8 minutes to read] Social media promised to connect humanity. Instead, it often became extraordinarily efficient at sorting humanity into…
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The curse of privilege: Why I don’t believe in free will
[ 19 minutes to read] Every successful person enjoys hearing that they deserve everything they have achieved. Society constantly celebrates hard…
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How freethinking challenges social norms
[ 5 minutes to read] very enduring society depends on shared assumptions. Yet every enduring society also evolves because someone eventually…
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Atheists talking to believers who are certain Christ existed
[ 4 minutes to read] This conversation rarely starts as a historical discussion. Instead, it almost always begins as a defense…
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How US atheist education should look like
[ 6 minutes to read] Atheist education does not mean teaching disbelief as a new dogma. It means teaching how to…
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How to Talk to Believers (Without Losing Your Mind)
[ 2 minutes to read] A freethinker’s field guide to surviving Sunday dinner, WhatsApp forwards, and workplace prayer circles. Let’s be…
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The Unseen Threads: How Culture Shapes Our Skepticism (and Vice Versa)
[ 4 minutes to read] How much of what we believe, including our commitment to skepticism, is shaped by the invisible…
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‘Philosophy and Real Politics’: A Return to Realism
[ 4 minutes to read] A review of ‘Philosophy and Real Politics,’ by Raymond Geuss; Princeton University Press, 2008. For many, politics…
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How to Convince Religious Literalists That Morality Isn’t Derived From Religion
[ 2 minutes to read] Religious literalists often argue that morality stems exclusively from divine commands found in sacred texts. While…
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How to Convince Flat Earthers That the World is Round
[ 3 minutes to read] Ah, the flat Earth debate. It’s like the gift that keeps on giving for science enthusiasts…
