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An Atenean’s Reflections on the CBCP and the Catholic Church

Authority begets blind conformity, hypocrisy, and false allegiance. And we can only liberate ourselves from this sin through questioning.

Are We Free to Believe?

Freedom of thought is essential to a free society and orthodox Christianity is plainly incompatible with this principle. Let us discuss, however, whether a society can actually have “freedom of belief.”

Vatican Silences Their Sisters Yet Again

Oh no, the nuns are expressing their own opinion again! Quick, call the inquisition to shut 'em up and throw 'em...

The Eternal Universe

Let’s get back to basics. The following is a case against a cosmological argument for the existence of God.

The Good Intentions of Religious Conservatives

In the middle of the culture wars, it is easy to get lost in the absolutist narrative…

Freedom Outside Free Will

With the advent of neuroscience, it has become increasingly more difficult to defend free will.

Is Faith Compatible With Science?

The existence of religious scientists only proves, as Sam Harris observes, that good ideas can live with bad ideas in the same head.

The Artistic Merits of 90’s Sexy Cinema (and/or Why “Warat” is Art and Why Art is “Warat”)

Disclaimer: Apologies to all the women in the world for the potentially misogynistic contexts that may emerge from my usage of...

Ten Commonly Used Fallacies Against LGBT Rights Activists

I present to you ten commonly used fallacies and what to do when they are used against you in logical debate.

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