How religion shapes laws, schools, public life and the treatment of those who dissent. These articles examine the influence of faith on society, the friction between religious authority and science, and the case for a secular public square where belief is a private matter rather than a political one.
Why religion promises life after death while excusing suffering on Earth. A critical look at disease, pain, and the moral failure of religious explanations.
Why Religion Promises Life After Death and Delivers Suffering on Earth Read Post »
If a god exists but never intervenes, does it matter? A rigorous thought experiment examining divine irrelevance from deep time to modern history, without scripture or revelation.
God, Granted for a Moment Read Post »
Creationist arguments against evolution follow one five step script: find a gap, inflate it, freeze science, insert God, call it faith. Why it fails.
The Five-Step Creationist Script Read Post »
The origins of the Jesus story traced through ancient myth, from Mesopotamian and Egyptian to Persian and Greek dying and rising god traditions.
The Old Story Retold: How the Jesus Narrative Echoes Ancient Myth Cycles Read Post »
A deep exploration of how computing evolved from the abacus to AI, and why this mirrors the step by step process of biological evolution and cumulative complexity.
A deep examination of why blasphemy is not a universal offence and cannot bind nonbelievers. Explores religion, free speech, social power and moral responsibility.
Blasphemy Is Not Real Read Post »
Agnostic vs atheist explained: one word is about belief, the other about knowledge. See the clear difference and what agnostic atheist really means.
Agnostic vs Atheist: The Difference Most People Get Wrong Read Post »
If a child born in isolation would have no faith, what does that say about divine justice? How geography and upbringing, not evidence, decide your god.
The Accident of Faith: How Birthplace and Indoctrination Decide Your God Read Post »
Why churches are covered in gold: the long history of religious opulence, from St Marks to the Vatican, and how it contradicts the duty to the poor.
Gilded Altars, Empty Bowls: The Church’s Obsession with Gold While the Poor Starve Read Post »
How women in religion history were silenced, from the story of Eve to Taliban morality law, and how they are reclaiming the right to speak.
Half a Face, Half a Freedom: When God Spoke Only to Men Read Post »
