‘God Is a Question’: An Atheist’s Invitation to Intellectual Humility
William Irwin seeks to quell bad faith arguments and encourage greater acceptance of the uncertainty so endemic to life’s big questions.
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Religion
The Precariousness of Societies Without Moralizing Gods
The answer to whether complex civilizations or moralizing gods came first has significant ramifications for how we address social ills today.
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If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck . . . Is It a Religion?
Critics of intersectionality now refer to it as the “social justice faith,” highlighting the religious zeal and dogmatism of its advocates. As religion retreats, its qualifications have widened, continuing the ideologically-motivated practice of redefining what constitutes a religion.
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Why Demoniac Forces Are the Best We Can Hope for
This isn’t about the salvation of the demoniac but an observation about the hope we can find in the demons which show up in our mundane lives.
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Religion Is About Emotion Regulation and Shared Experience
Religion is a social glue that unifies individuals into cooperative social groups and helps us regulate our emotions—even if it can’t explain nature.
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Cult, New Religious Movement, or Minority Religion?
We need to change the language we use when talking about religion, starting with the word “cult.”
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