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The Idols of Religion: Francis Bacon and the Psychology of Belief

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A remarkable fact about humanity is that virtually every culture that has ever existed has worshiped one or […]

Posted on May 18, 2026May 28, 2026 Psychology & Behavioral Science

I Think, Therefore I Doubt: Descartes’ Demon and the Collapse of Faith

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Here’s a dark meditation to begin your day: imagine that everything you experience upon waking is an illusion. […]

Posted on May 6, 2026May 28, 2026 Philosophy & Religion

Testing the New Testament: Porphyry and the Origin of Biblical Criticism   

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The deep and critical reading of scripture marks the beginning of the end for Christian credibility. Biblical criticism, […]

Posted on April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 Ancient Atheism

A Multitude of Gods: Cicero and the Case for Agnosticism

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The human mind, linguist Noam Chomsky argues, is a biological system with built-in limits. As impressive as the […]

Posted on April 27, 2026April 28, 2026 Ancient Atheism

On the Sacred Disease: How Hippocrates Exposed the Fallacy of Faith Healing 

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It may come as a surprise to you to learn that the Catholic Church, to this very day, […]

Posted on April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Ancient Atheism

The First Atheist: Diagoras of Melos and the Psychology of Superstition 

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To the ancient Greeks, religion was not just taken seriously—it was a matter of life and death. Religion […]

Posted on April 7, 2026April 8, 2026 Ancient Atheism

Good Without God: Socrates and the Downfall of Divine Command Theory

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If a noble birth were a reliable predictor of philosophical greatness, then no one would have expected much […]

Posted on April 6, 2026April 9, 2026 Ancient Atheism

The First Heretic: Xenophanes and the Birth of Religious Skepticism

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The history of Western atheism begins with an unsettling accusation: it is not God who created man in […]

Posted on April 1, 2026April 7, 2026 Ancient Atheism
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