A remarkable fact about humanity is that virtually every culture that has ever existed has worshiped one or […]
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On a cold February morning in 1600, a man—stripped naked, tongue clamped—was led into the Campo de’ Fiori […]
It’s ironic that the Roman emperor Julian (331 – 363 CE) would later be given the epithet “apostate” […]
The deep and critical reading of scripture marks the beginning of the end for Christian credibility. Biblical criticism, […]
If you want to get to the bottom of any historical event or movement, you have to get […]
“The universe,” wrote astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, “is under no obligation to make sense to you,” and, for […]
A common refrain is that an atheist must also be a nihilist, or believe in nothing, or otherwise […]
The human mind, linguist Noam Chomsky argues, is a biological system with built-in limits. As impressive as the […]
In the book of Genesis, Adam and Eve—God’s first human creations—are abruptly expelled from paradise after succumbing to […]
To the ancient Greeks, religion was not just taken seriously—it was a matter of life and death. Religion […]