Category: Articles
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God loves you and has a list of conditions
God loves you. This is probably one of the most comforting sentences Christianity has ever produced. The creator of hundreds of billions of galaxies knows that you exist. He knows your fears, your hopes, your failures and presumably where you left your keys. More importantly, he loves you with a depth that no human being…
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Can religion turn gay people straight?
Imagine discovering that you are gay and being informed that the solution is remarkably straightforward. You simply need enough prayer, enough faith, enough counseling and perhaps enough determination. Eventually, according to some religious movements, heterosexuality should emerge from the other end. It sounds wonderfully convenient. There is only one irritating obstacle: science. For decades, religious…
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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the righteous after death. Ancient Egyptians envisioned the Field of Reeds. The Vikings dreamed of Valhalla. Muslims anticipate Jannah. Christians, meanwhile, often picture clouds, angels with wings, golden gates, and elderly men playing harps. The Bible presents a far more…
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World’s university student inflation: Has higher education become too common?
For centuries, a university education was reserved for a small intellectual elite. Universities trained future scientists, physicians, lawyers, engineers, philosophers, and public administrators. Admission was difficult, graduation even more so, and holding a university degree carried immense prestige. Today, the situation is very different. In many developed countries, between one-third and one-half of young adults…
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Why society’s best minds work in the wrong places
Every election campaign sounds remarkably similar. Politicians promise better schools, better healthcare, more efficient public administration, and greater investment in science. Almost everyone agrees that these are among the pillars of a prosperous civilization. Parents want excellent teachers. Patients want excellent doctors. Citizens want competent public officials. Every country hopes for groundbreaking scientists whose discoveries…
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IQ and openness to experience: Why intelligence alone is not enough
Intelligence is often viewed as the key to success in education and intellectual achievement. Yet anyone who has met exceptionally bright people knows that high IQ does not automatically translate into broad knowledge, expertise, or creativity. Some individuals with extraordinary cognitive abilities spend their lives pursuing ideas, while others rarely engage in intellectual activities beyond…
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How the education system maintains economic class structures
Education is often presented as society’s great equalizer. Regardless of where a person is born, the argument goes, talent and hard work should enable them to achieve success through learning. This belief forms the foundation of modern meritocracy. Schools and universities promise to reward intelligence, perseverance, and ability rather than family wealth or social background.…
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Tech Bros: One algorithm elects president
“Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”— President Joe Biden, farewell address, January 15, 2025 When Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, one sentence stood out above all…
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Elon Musk: The tech elite’s biggest mistake
What exactly connects Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page? On the surface, the answer appears obvious and even flattering. All three possess extremely high IQs that place them in the rarefied air of genuine intellectual outliers; all three demonstrate a fiercely business-minded attitude that has allowed them to build global empires from nothing more…
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Ceuta: Dehumanizing refugees and shooting them is not enough
The debate surrounding Ceuta has become about far more than border security. It has exposed a disturbing willingness among many Europeans to forget that refugees are human beings before they are migrants. The headline suggesting that those trying to cross into Ceuta deserved even harsher treatment was not an attempt to inform readers. It was…