Introduction: The Price of Forgetting The most radical idea of the Enlightenment was simple: one law for all. It was the end of trials by ordeal, the end of church courts with their secret verdicts, the end of justice by bloodline or faith. The law became blind and public. This was humanity’s great equaliser. But […]
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One of the most powerful defences of religion is not that it is true, but that it is comforting. When someone loses a child, a parent, or a partner, religion steps in with soft words: “They are in heaven now. You will see them again.” For many, this is what makes faith untouchable. Who would
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Atheists often find themselves tempted into debates with believers. The idea is simple: present evidence, expose contradictions, and reason our way toward clarity. But experience shows that this rarely works. The problem is not the skill of the atheist or the quality of the argument. The problem is the nature of faith itself. Faith and
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Religion presents itself as timeless and universal. Believers often claim that faith is natural, that humans are born with an instinct for gods, and that without belief we would be lost. But history and psychology suggest the opposite. Religion is not inevitable. It is cultural, transmitted like language or tradition. Without people to teach it,
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Churches proclaim that their God is all-powerful, all-loving, and endlessly generous. From pulpits and television screens, we hear the same promises: God delivers, God provides, God blesses. Yet, week after week, collection plates are passed around. Televangelists launch fundraising campaigns. Congregations are told to dig deeper into their pockets. It raises an obvious question: if
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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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