Why rejecting divine command does not mean rejecting right and wrong The moral compass of the atheist has long been under suspicion by religious critics. Without the commandments of a god or the threat of divine punishment, how can an atheist distinguish right from wrong? The assumption lingers: if morality isn’t dictated from above, it […]
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Exploring the boundaries of meaning, morality, and purpose without belief in God The idea that atheism leads inevitably to nihilism is a misconception as old as the critique of faith itself. To many, the absence of belief in a divine being is synonymous with the absence of purpose, morality, and hope. But this conflation misunderstands
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When we don’t understand something, what do we do? For millennia, the answer was simple: God did it. Thunder? The gods are angry. Disease? A divine punishment. Consciousness? A soul gifted from above. Richard Dawkins coined the phrase: “The God of the gaps is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance.” It’s a trap. And it
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Why do so many religions promise an afterlife? Christopher Hitchens once noted: “Heaven would be hell for me.” It’s a shocking phrase—until you unpack it. Heaven, in many traditions, is sold as an eternal reward: peace, reunion, joy, God. But look closer, and it becomes something more troubling. Eternal worship. No doubt. No challenge. No
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In 2006, Richard Dawkins published The God Delusion—a book that became a lightning rod for debate, outrage, and awakening. Eighteen years later, has anything changed? Dawkins dared to say what many only whispered: “We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god
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Why is it dangerous to ask questions in many religious settings? In God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens observed:“Religion ends and philosophy begins, just as alchemy ends and chemistry begins and astrology ends, and astronomy begins.” Questioning is the death knell of dogma. In societies where religion fuses with power, curiosity becomes subversion. Blasphemy laws,
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“Without God, everything is permitted.” It’s one of the most repeated arguments against secular ethics. But it’s also one of the laziest. As if morality were a leash, and humans were just dogs needing divine control. Christopher Hitchens confronted this directly:“Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could
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There is no neat ritual for leaving faith—no final hymn, no closing prayer. For many, the process is slow and internal. It happens in quiet moments of doubt, hushed thoughts before sleep, or the awkward silence that follows asking one question too many. Douglas Adams described the absence of belief not as a void, but
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Richard Dawkins once wrote, “Science is interesting, and if you don’t agree, you can f** off.”* It’s one of his more famously blunt remarks—but behind it lies a profound idea: that science is not only a method for understanding the world, but a worthy replacement for the myths we’ve outgrown. For centuries, religion answered the
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“We are not required to seek evidence for that which is already evident.”— Christopher Hitchens Many believe morality collapses without God. Without a celestial judge, they ask, what prevents chaos, selfishness, or moral decay? This fear isn’t new—it’s an ancient mechanism of social control: behave, or be punished by an invisible overseer. But morality didn’t
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