Israelis and Palestinians: Can tribalism get worse?
[ 4 minutes to read] The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the clearest demonstrations of how tribalism can…
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The Amish, the Hasidic, and the Taliban: Who is more extreme?
[ 14 minutes to read] It is a comparison that appears surprisingly often. Images of Amish horse-drawn buggies, Hasidic Jews in…
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Pedophilia: “There’ll be a guillotine for this!” And Trump
[ 6 minutes to read] Since I am open about my lifelong mental health struggles, I am also open about having…
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The Bible: Killing children, rape, homosexuality and much more
[ 27 minutes to read] Few books have shaped human civilization as profoundly as the Bible. It has inspired magnificent works…
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Even the Pope can be sometimes right
[ 3 minutes to read] I am not only an atheist, but I also dispute central tenets of Christianity. I believe…
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Christianity without Christ: What survives and what vanishes?
[ 5 minutes to read] Christianity rests on a historical claim. A person existed. Events happened. Teachings emerged from that reality….
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Human rights violations in the name of religion: Second part
[ 4 minutes to read] Human rights are built on the idea that every human being possesses inherent dignity regardless of…
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The importance of secular charities
[ 4 minutes to read] Charity reveals how a society understands dignity. It shows whether help exists as a human obligation…
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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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A Critical Examination of Allah’s Character in the Quran: 10 Rational Points with References
[ 7 minutes to read] Short Introduction This article provides a logical and evidence-based critique of certain attributes ascribed to Allah…
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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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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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Human rights violations in the name of religion
[ 5 minutes to read] Religion claims to guide morality, but its history often tells a darker story. When belief gains…
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The psychological impact of leaving a religious community
[ 5 minutes to read] Leaving a religious community is not merely an act of disbelief. It is a psychological, social,…
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A Richard Dawkins bust in the White House? Get used to it
[ 3 minutes to read] It may sound absurd today — a bust of outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins being in the…
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Violence wants cameras, not justice
[ 3 minutes to read] This is exactly what these POSs really want: attention.Not justice, not ideology. Not truth. Visibility. First,…
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Media representation of non-believers: Stereotypes and stigma
[ 7 minutes to read] Define “non-believers” (atheists, agnostics, secular people) as an often-misunderstood minority. Note that surveys regularly find atheists…
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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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Women’s rights in conservative religious communities
[ 6 minutes to read] Religious traditions have shaped civilizations, guided morality, and provided meaning for centuries. Yet in conservative religious…
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Should the US attack Venezuela?
[ 5 minutes to read] The question sounds insane at first. Yet nothing about Venezuela feels normal now. The country collapsed….
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How banking replaced religion as global power
[ 6 minutes to read] For centuries, religion ruled the human mind. It shaped laws, justified wars, and promised salvation in…
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Facing Jesus’ non-existence: Two approaches
[ 5 minutes to read] Every honest inquiry begins with discomfort. And nothing creates more discomfort than asking whether Jesus ever…
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The psychological roots of human obedience to authority
[ 4 minutes to read] Obedience to authority defines human civilization. Yet it also explains humanity’s darkest moments. Every institution—from armies…
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Death penalty has no place: Freethinkers destroyed it
[ 6 minutes to read] Freethinkers always challenge inherited dogma. They question every ritual, every ancient punishment, and every sacred justification…
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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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How Western control keeps religion thriving in the Global South
[ 6 minutes to read] Religion does not collapse under poverty. It expands with it. It grows strongest where despair, dependency,…
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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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The everlasting tribalism destroys all
[ 4 minutes to read] Tribalism never died. It simply evolved. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict proves that humanity still kneels before its…
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Should we be culturally Christian?
[ 4 minutes to read] Cultural Christianity sounds harmless. People say it means celebrating Christmas, enjoying church weddings, or calling Europe…
