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Does God exist?
I think the answer to this question depends on how you define “god”. There are hundreds of gods that have existed throughout time. Maybe more. But most of them are extinct now. Or at least lost to history. The main surviving gods are typically exclusive and monotheistic as represented by the big 3 religions: Christianity,…
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What is human nature
It is important to discuss and define the concept of human nature. Human nature it is central to secular thinking because secular thinking relies on the authority of mankind rather than the authority of a god or gods. Human nature can be defined as traits that are common to most human beings. Human nature has…
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The nature of the gods
It has been estimated that there have been over 4000 religions throughout history. And each one has one or more gods. There is no definitive definition of what a god is. But most if not all of these gods have these three things in common: They can’t be falsified Their existence and powers can’t be…
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Why I Am An Atheist
I’m an atheist because, after much effort, I have found that the evidence against the existence of a god is more convincing than the evidence in favor of the existence of a god. My overall conclusion is that gods and their corresponding religions are products of history, of early mankind’s primitive knowledge level, developed and…
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Why a secular guide to spirituality?
There is a need for a secular guide to spirituality because there are so few resources available on the subject. There are huge amounts of resources available about religious spirituality: Sacred texts (Bible, Koran, Torah) and plenty of experts (Priests, Fathers, Rabbis, Imams) to speak to and plenty of religious scholars to study. And religions…
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The Fate Of The Average Man
A chance of fate determines the society and culture we’re born into: our gender and race roles, our nationality, language, religion, social class, etc. Then the voices of socialization (custom, tradition and public opinion) so overwhelm us that by the time we reach the age of reason we accept them as fact and ride them…
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We are what we believe
The secret to life is that: “we are what we believe”. Human beings are highly logical but we are limited by what we know (believe) and by the quality of that information. Most of us lack the opportunity, motivation, and resources to confirm our beliefs and unknowingly treat them as facts. Consequently our beliefs are…
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What is the meaning of life? 40 ideas…
I just found this excellent article that suggests 40 possible ideas about the meaning of life. In reviewing these 40 ideas I think the most valid options are existential freedom and nihilism. Both of these philosophies suggest that man is alone in a meaningless universe with no predetermined meaning or purpose in life. They represent…
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Some excellent Muslim insights into human nature
I have often suggested that it’s useful to study religions (their scholars) because they cover spirituality better than we secular thinkers do. A great case in point is this article titled “Why Is Shirk the Greatest Sin of All?” located here: https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/why-is-shirk-the-greatest-sin-of-all. “Humanity’s enduring fascination with the same set of existential questions—life after death, the…
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Secular thinkers can potentially learn a great deal from religious scholars
On first blush secular thinkers might think that studying religions is a waste of time because they are all based on false Gods. But if you go one layer deeper and consider that these false Gods were created by their underlying societies, then you see them in a different light. Studying religions, especially their scholars,…