Tag: Bronze Age myths
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The feeling of being stupid and knowing better
When I walk through my hometown of Jičín and pass its churches, I do not feel reverence; instead, I observe evidence. I move between the medieval church from the 13th or 14th century and the newer church from the 1600s; together, they form a continuous record of how humans once explained reality. These buildings do…
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We really should not care about the Pope
As an atheist, I have been about to puke when reading, for example, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Daily Mail, BBC, TMZ and, then, tons of Czech press when the old Pope died and a new one was elected. According to surveys, more than 70% of Czechs identify as non-religious, atheist, or agnostic. Churches remain largely…