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“Till we meet forever.” Can delusions become any deeper?
“Till we meet forever.” People say it at funerals with complete sincerity. They believe they will see their loved ones again. Death is not the end. It is merely a temporary separation. That single sentence reveals something remarkable about the human mind. Hundreds of millions of Americans sincerely believe not only that an afterlife exists,…
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It is natural: Should we bring back infanticide?
“It is perfectly natural.” Few arguments sound more convincing. People invoke nature to defend traditional gender roles, justify eating meat, condemn homosexuality, excuse aggression, or claim that hierarchy and inequality will always remain necessary. Although the subjects differ, the hidden conclusion remains the same. If something is natural, it must also be morally acceptable. This…
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Pride marches: Beneficial or detrimental?
Few social movements have changed Western society as profoundly as the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. A few decades ago, many gay men and lesbians lived in fear. They concealed their relationships from their families. They worried about losing their jobs. In many countries, the state itself treated them as criminals. Some ended up in prison.…
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When Popes murdered – and were murdered
The Pope stands as a figure of supreme spiritual authority. He bridges the divine and the temporal. Yet the history of the Roman Catholic Church contains more than faith and salvation. A darker thread runs through its two-thousand-year narrative. The Church used violence. It wielded the ultimate punishment. Many know the Church as a victim…
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Why DNA can’t explain schizophrenia, intelligence, or appearance
Genetic research has become extraordinarily powerful. Scientists can sequence an entire human genome. They can compare millions of genetic variants between people. They can identify regions of DNA associated with schizophrenia, depression, height, facial structure, intelligence, and countless other characteristics. Nevertheless, finding genetic differences does not mean understanding them. We often imagine genes as individual…
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Christianity made Satan far more powerful than Judaism
Most Christians imagine Satan as God’s eternal enemy. He rules hell. He commands demons. He tempts humanity. Moreover, he stands behind much of the evil in the world. Many believers assume this picture comes directly from the Old Testament. It does not. If we compare the Hebrew Bible with the New Testament and later Christian…
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Christian hell is worse than Jewish hell
Skeptics often charge the Old Testament God with violence. They point to floods, plagues, and conquered cities. Apologists counter by pointing to the cross. They say the New Testament reveals a God of love—one who takes the violence upon Himself. But this defense misses the point. If we take the New Testament’s hell literally, the…
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The Old Testament’s God as a true evil
This question is not merely academic. When the Old Testament is used to justify political policies, military actions, or social hierarchies, its moral content becomes a matter of urgent contemporary concern. The same scriptures that inspire charity and justice have also been invoked to defend slavery, colonialism, apartheid, and violence against marginalized groups. The Old…
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Who will publish a Bible explained by science and philosophy?
The Bible may be the most influential book in human history. It has inspired paintings, wars, constitutions, persecutions, charities, revolutions, and political movements. Billions of people consider at least part of it sacred. Even people who reject Christianity live in societies that Christianity helped shape. Nevertheless, most people have never read the Bible critically. They…
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Quine did not disprove God. He questioned the question itself
Most debates about God begin with evidence. Believers point to miracles, religious experience, or the apparent fine-tuning of the universe. Atheists respond with evolution, cosmology, and the problem of evil. Both sides assume one thing. The debate concerns a meaningful question. The American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine challenged that assumption. Quine did not spend…