On January 1, 1784, a bill was introduced in Virginia that could have changed the course of history. […]
religion
Nearly everyone knows that Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase “wall of separation between church and state,” but far […]
A remarkable fact about humanity is that virtually every culture that has ever existed has worshiped one or […]
Here’s a dark meditation to begin your day: imagine that everything you experience upon waking is an illusion. […]
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 human mind, linguist Noam Chomsky argues, is a biological system with built-in limits. As impressive as the […]
To the ancient Greeks, religion was not just taken seriously—it was a matter of life and death. Religion […]
If a noble birth were a reliable predictor of philosophical greatness, then no one would have expected much […]
The history of Western atheism begins with an unsettling accusation: it is not God who created man in […]