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God is a question an atheists invitation to intellectual humility Erraticus image by Kelly Kiernan
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Interviews Religion 

‘God Is a Question’: An Atheist’s Invitation to Intellectual Humility

April 29, 2019March 27, 2021 16 min read Jeffrey Howard Ancient Wisdom, Buddhism, Christianity, Community, Mindfulness

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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Ideas Religion 

The Precariousness of Societies Without Moralizing Gods

March 22, 2019March 27, 2021 5 min read Jeffrey Howard History, Politics

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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Essays Religion 

If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck . . . Is It a Religion?

March 11, 2019June 1, 2020 12 min read Rebecca Moore Polarization, Politics

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 The Non-religious Can Hope For Erraticus Image by Arisa Chattasa
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Essays Religion 

Why Demoniac Forces Are the Best We Can Hope for

March 3, 2019June 1, 2020 6 min read John Kaag Christianity, Soren Kierkegaard

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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Essays Religion 

Religion Is About Emotion Regulation and Shared Experience

October 1, 2018June 1, 2020 7 min read Stephen T. Asma Emotional Intelligence, Emotions

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? Erraticus Image by Sarah Noltner
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Ideas Religion 

Cult, New Religious Movement, or Minority Religion?

August 29, 2018June 3, 2020 5 min read Rebecca Moore Community, Language

We need to change the language we use when talking about religion, starting with the word “cult.”

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“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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