Few arguments in the atheist’s toolkit are as famous — or as frequently misused — as Epicurus’…
When I wrote about this topic years ago, I argued that religion was a virus of the mind, but that politics was the bigger problem — that divisions driven by tribal political loyalty were doing more damage to the world than any church. I still believe the first half. I was wildly, embarrassingly optimistic about the second.
Lately, I have set the science books aside and turned back to philosophy, the field that has…
One of the arguments I find particularly unconvincing — yet surprisingly widespread — is what can be…
Living in today’s world is already challenging without the added problem of misinformation being presented as truth….
Freedom of Speech Is Not Freedom from Responsibility The freedom to offend is essential. When any idea…
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