There is no “me”, only a network of neurons
[ 9 minutes to read] We wake up every morning with an extraordinarily convincing impression. There is someone inside our heads….
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The Medicine Men: How Unregulated Drug Sellers Endanger Public Health in Nigeria
[ 8 minutes to read] Go to any bus stop in Kano, Bauchi, or Kaduna. You will find him. He has…
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Gender inequality: Innate or acquired?
[ 12 minutes to read] Few debates have generated more political heat than the origins of gender inequality. One side argues…
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The neuroscience of prayer
[ 9 minutes to read] For thousands of years, believers have regarded prayer as a conversation with God. They have viewed…
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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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It is natural: Should we bring back infanticide?
[ 12 minutes to read] “It is perfectly natural.” Few arguments sound more convincing. People invoke nature to defend traditional gender…
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The Death of the Ideal: Materialism and the Loss of Spiritual Meaning
[ 1 minute to read] Modern archaeology has devoted enormous effort to uncovering physical proof of biblical narratives, from the search…
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Does religion improve morality? From ancient tribes to today
[ 4 minutes to read] People repeat a simple idea. Religion teaches morality. Therefore, religion makes people better. At first glance,…
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Chained to Faith: The Dark Underworld of Unregulated ‘Spiritual Healing’ Centers in Northern Nigeria
[ 3 minutes to read] If you walk into the outskirts of certain towns here in Northern Nigeria, you might hear…
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How evolution made humans worship hierarchy
[ 6 minutes to read] Modern societies loudly celebrate equality. Constitutions promise it. Politicians repeat it in speeches. Schools present it…
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Newton had an IQ of 187, yet would be an atheist in our age
[ 6 minutes to read] Isaac Newton was an extraordinary historical figure, but historical greatness does not translate automatically into modern…
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Raising children in a secular household
[ 4 minutes to read] Raising children in a secular household does not mean raising them in a moral vacuum. On…
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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 religious dogma affects mental health
[ 5 minutes to read] Religion never stays outside the mind. It enters the nervous system, identity, and emotional life. Dogma…
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Enlightenment echoes in a fragmented century
[ 4 minutes to read] The Enlightenment reshaped how humanity thinks, argues, and governs. It turned reason into a public force…
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The feeling of being stupid and knowing better
[ 3 minutes to read] When I walk through my hometown of Jičín and pass its churches, I do not feel…
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Why humans invent eternity: Different afterlives, one psychology
[ 6 minutes to read] Human beings fear death more than anything else. The body rejects it. The mind rejects it…
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Freethought and the neuroscience of belief
[ 5 minutes to read] Freethought begins in the brain. It does not start with atheism, philosophy, or rebellion. It starts…
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We want state atheism, but not the Chinese one
[ 6 minutes to read] Humanity stands between two worlds. One still kneels before invisible gods, while the other slowly rises…
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The unwanted truth: Even dictators need human rights
[ 4 minutes to read] Many countries still treat human rights as a Western imposition rather than a moral necessity. They…
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Bullying and hazing from an evolutionary psychology viewpoint
[ 5 minutes to read] Bullying appears in every culture and every era. It repeats because it comes from ancient instincts,…
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Traditional values as the worst evolutionary instincts
[ 4 minutes to read] Humans worship their instincts as if they were moral laws. They call them traditions. They call…
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The Czech national hysteria after the archbishop’s death
[ 4 minutes to read] Dominik Duka, an archbishop, dies and the country loses its mind. Crowds rush to churches. Media…
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From Einstein to Hawking: Top left-leaning scientists
[ 4 minutes to read] Some of the most brilliant minds in history saw inequality not as destiny but as design…
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Bill Gates vs climate scientists: Hope or denial?
[ 5 minutes to read] Bill Gates believes the climate crisis, while serious, is not the end of humankind. He argues…
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Either you are a believer or an atheist, not an agnostic
[ 5 minutes to read] Agnosticism is not a worldview. It is a lack of one. People often present it as…
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Women are discriminated. Somewhere to death
[ 6 minutes to read] Discrimination against women is not a marginal issue. It is global. It exists in every society,…
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Does arguing with priests make sense?
[ 3 minutes to read] I have an opportunity to have talks with one Roman Catholic priest and then two Evangelical…
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How can science know? Here’s everything you need to know
[ 10 minutes to read] People have always asked what is true. But few stop to ask how we know. Science…
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The guilty conscience of not supporting Freethinkers International
[ 3 minutes to read] Freethinkers International is not just another cause. It is a mission that reaches where others refuse…
