Hell is one of the oldest and most terrifying concepts in religion. A place of eternal fire, torment, and despair, designed to punish those who fail to believe or obey. For many, it is the ultimate motivator. Believe, or suffer forever. But when you examine the idea closely, Hell collapses. It is not only morally […]
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One of the more common claims made by believers is that atheism is just another religion. On the surface, it might sound like a clever retort. If atheists criticise religion, then saying atheism is also a religion seems to level the playing field. But this claim does not stand up to scrutiny. Atheism is not
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One of the oldest accusations thrown at atheists is that we must be immoral because we do not believe in God. The claim is simple: without divine authority, people have no reason to act ethically. It is a charge as old as religion itself, but also as flawed as the reasoning that supports it. This
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When atheists question the existence of God, one of the most common replies from believers is not a piece of evidence, but a bet. It comes from Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century mathematician and philosopher, who argued that when faced with uncertainty about God, the safest option is to believe. His argument, known as Pascal’s Wager,
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One of the most common responses I hear when I challenge the idea of God is: “Well, have you read the Bible?” The implication is that unless I have consumed a specific religious text from cover to cover, I am not qualified to question the belief. But this is a false requirement, and here is
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For centuries, people have insisted that prayer works. Whisper the right words into the void and presto, cancer melts, floods recede, planes land safely, and Aunt Mabel’s bunions ease up. At least that is the pitch. Unfortunately, when you take this mystical hotline to heaven into a clinical trial, the results are about as impressive
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The beach should be the most democratic of places. Sand, sea, and sun are offered to everyone equally. Yet one image etched itself into my mind: a man in shorts, skin bronzed, wading freely into the water. Beside him, a woman in a full black burqa, her body swallowed in fabric, the heat of the
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Every so often, a believer will set a trap disguised as a challenge: “Prove God does not exist.” It sounds like a debate, but it is really a rigged game. The demand is not only absurd, it is logically incoherent. We do not live our lives by trying to disprove unprovable claims. Nobody is expected
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Category: Ethics & Morality Introduction One of the most persistent and dangerous myths perpetuated by religious institutions is the claim that morality depends on belief in God. Without religion, they argue, society would spiral into chaos, lawlessness, and despair. This fear-based narrative underpins much of the resistance to secularism and atheism. But is it true?
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Is life still meaningful without a divine plan? To many religious believers, the concept of a godless universe is synonymous with despair. If no god created us with intention, if no eternal soul guides our actions, then surely life must be meaningless. But this conclusion, while emotionally potent, is philosophically shallow. Atheism does not erase
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