I used to think that religion caused undesirable behavior until I started looking more carefully at pagan rituals and mythology, human behavior in non-religious...
Read MoreWhat follows is a Facebook note I wrote a few years ago. I’m not sure I agree with everything I said in it now. But regardless, it lays out a good introduction...
Read MoreOne of the rights that Americans and Western Europeans often forget is the right to disagree. This ability is fundamental to anything that may be viewed as a...
Read MoreA little over an hour ago, an acquaintance brought the above question to my attention, and it gave me slight pause for thought. I’m guessing that a lot of the...
Read MoreIn the traditional sense, freedom of thought largely meant freedom from the belief in god. It was a brave and daring proclamation to make. Today, however, most Western...
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