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Religion often begins in childhood. It is given, not chosen. For most people, belief comes long before curiosity, and tradition replaces evidence. Yet millions around the world eventually step away from their inherited faith. They call themselves atheists, not because they reject meaning, but because they refuse to pretend certainty. Why does that shift happen? […]
Why People Become Atheists: The Psychology of Losing Faith Read Post »
Most people treat atheism and agnosticism as if they are identical. They are not.The two words describe very different positions on two separate questions: belief and knowledge. Understanding the difference matters, because confusing them has allowed religion to paint both as arrogant or empty, when in reality they are simply rational answers to two distinct
Agnosticism vs Atheism: The Real Difference Explained Read Post »
Introduction Ask ten people what atheism means and you’ll likely get eleven answers.Some think it’s rebellion, others call it emptiness, yet at its core atheism is simply the absence of belief in gods. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not a faith, not a creed, not a club — it’s a position on one specific question:
What Is Atheism? The Definition, History, and Modern Meaning Read Post »
When two people marry, why must we label it “gay marriage”? No one calls a straight wedding “heterosexual marriage”. The phrase itself betrays a lingering need to qualify equality, as if the word “marriage” still belongs to religion. Religions have long claimed dominion over human identity. They decide who may love, what roles each gender
Why Do We Still Say “Gay Marriage”? Religion’s Obsession With Gender Read Post »
If there truly were a god, the debate would have ended long ago. One simple act of demonstration — a single, undeniable proof — and atheism would vanish overnight. Yet after millennia of worship, wars, and endless sermons, the world remains waiting. The silence is deafening. Christopher Hitchens once wrote, “That which can be asserted
The Proof That Never Comes: Why Faith Fails the Simplest Test Read Post »
Introduction: The Final Word The Abrahamic religions share a family resemblance. Judaism rooted itself in the Torah, built upon by centuries of rabbinical debate. Christianity adopted those texts, added the Gospels, and proclaimed a new covenant. Both fractured into many forms, often contradicting each other, but in doing so allowed change and adaptation. Islam arrived
Islam, Immutability, and the West’s Dangerous Weakness Read Post »
Part I – The Invention of Holy Obedience Every civilisation begins by explaining its own power. The earliest priests and kings did not invent gods because they understood divinity. They invented gods because they understood obedience. A voice from heaven is harder to argue with than a man on a throne. Religion became the first
Why Faith Fails Women Read Post »
Every time atheists or secularists allow a debate to be framed around “what the Bible really says” or “what the Qur’an truly means,” we lose before we begin. The ground is already tilted. You are not debating reality, but the fine print of a work of fiction. It’s like arguing over whether Sherlock Holmes lived
Stop Arguing About Scripture Read Post »
Religious history is often told as a story of divine revelation. The Torah, the New Testament, and the Qur’an are presented as timeless wisdom from heaven. Yet when read historically they reveal a very different pattern. Each book did not simply appear; it was composed to address specific political crises, cultural needs, and struggles for
From Tribe to Empire: The Rise of the Sky-God Books Read Post »
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
The Law of the Land Is Not a Suggestion Read Post »
