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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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
[ 47 minutes to read] Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the…
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Will smartphones one day listen to us all the time?
[ 5 minutes to read] Every few months, someone experiences the same unsettling coincidence. They discuss a holiday with a friend,…
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Christians and Jews: Who are the chosen people?
[ 5 minutes to read] The idea looks simple at first. One God. One truth. One chosen people. However, the moment…
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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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The Silent Killer: How ‘Islamic Medicine’ Sellers Are Deceiving My People
[ 3 minutes to read] If you go to any market in Northern Nigeria today, you will notice something strange. You…
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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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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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The bloody and brutal history of church building
[ 8 minutes to read] This evolutionary adaptation—or by-product—led us to build churches. But it also brought blood. I have found…
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Do gods also govern the oceans of K2-18b?
[ 2 minutes to read] The recent discovery of potentially habitable exoplanets—especially K2-18b, with its tantalizing atmospheric hints of organic compounds—marks…
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Evolutionary biology vs. creationism in schools
[ 17 minutes to read] In the USA, creationism is prohibited to teach in schools. However, since Americans are inclined to…
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Anti-establishment and pro-establishment freethinkers
[ 15 minutes to read] Can a real freethinker be a pro-establishment person? As you know, many freethinkers were jailed, tortured,…
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How religion thwarts scientific, economic and societal progress
[ 21 minutes to read] Iran has been involved in nuclear development for nearly 70 years. Its suspected efforts toward a…
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Why is it impossible for a lot of people to leave their faith?
[ 5 minutes to read] The truth that all religions are false is nearly (I always want to leave a certain…
