Tag: humanism
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Religions and human rights? Like dogs and cats
Religions are nothing but man-made, superstitious myths with no internal logic or evidence. The vast majority of the world’s major religions were created in an era when we knew little about the nature of the world: there were no peer-reviewed articles, no professional knowledge-makers, and the average IQ of the general population was low, with…
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LGBTQ+ and freethinkers are not necessarily humanists
What made me write this article was the pure hate I received on Freethinkers International in rating of my article that promotes humanism in its purest form. Therefore promoting the well-being of every single individual. Let’s get into bitter reality. Being LGBTQ+, atheist, or freethinker doesn’t mean you are a humanist. Of course, making judgments…
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“I wish all Russians to die!” People are evil
When the media are showing horrible crimes of child rapists or murderers, people cannot compete in who is more evil. They want to inflict the worst possible pain on the culprit. But when it comes to my favorite dichotomy “us/them”, people unleash their animalistic instincts whether it is the Israeli-Hamas conflict (the humanitarian catastrophe respectively)…
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My ambiguous relationship with Václav Havel
Václav Havel, the good guy, right? He was imprisoned for a long time and this ruined his health. He was from a wealthy family yet had compassion for poor people and their needs. His prison stint was no joke. He may have not survived it. However, not only his real morals were the motivators. He…