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The Fall of Olympus: How Lucian Exposed the Absurdity of the Gods

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Every religion, if examined closely enough, eventually betrays its own absurdity. The religions of ancient Greece and Rome […]

Posted on July 17, 2026 Ancient Atheism

Footnotes to Democritus: The Ancient Roots of Materialism and Secular Humanism

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In 1929, Alfred North Whitehead famously wrote that “the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is […]

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Ancient Atheism

The First Experiment on Our Liberties: How James Madison Defeated Religious Establishment in Virginia

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On January 1, 1784, a bill was introduced in Virginia that could have changed the course of history. […]

Posted on June 2, 2026June 25, 2026 18th Century Atheism

Jefferson’s Warning: Five Lessons on Religious Liberty for America at 250

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If you want to know what life without religious liberty looks like, look no further than Virginia in […]

Posted on May 30, 2026June 25, 2026 18th Century Atheism

American Heretic: Thomas Jefferson and the Case for Church-State Separation

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Nearly everyone knows that Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase “wall of separation between church and state,” but far […]

Posted on May 25, 2026June 25, 2026 18th Century Atheism

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 19, 2026June 25, 2026 17th Century Atheism

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

Painting of Francis Bacon
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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, 2026June 25, 2026 17th Century Atheism

The Great Divide: How Galileo Built the Wall of Separation Between Science and Religion

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Between the years of 1609 and 1611, Galileo Galilei made more paradigm-shifting observations than perhaps any scientist in […]

Posted on May 6, 2026June 25, 2026 17th Century Atheism

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, 2026July 16, 2026 Ancient Atheism

Unoriginal Sin: Celsus on the Borrowed Origins of the Christian Faith

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If you want to get to the bottom of any historical event or movement, you have to get […]

Posted on April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Ancient Atheism

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