Essays on skepticism, philosophy, and the mechanics of belief.
If a loving God wants a relationship with us, why is He hiding? The Argument from Divine Hiddenness is perhaps the most powerful challenge to theism because it uses God's own defined nature against Him.
If we don't believe in a divine lawgiver, why be good? The answer lies in our biology and our reason. Here is a framework for secular ethics.
Atheism is not a competing dogma. It is the absence of one. We dismantle the "faith to be an atheist" argument.
Force believers to examine their own faith with the same skepticism they use for everyone else's. The argument that makes them an outsider to their own beliefs.
It is often claimed that the separation of church and state is a modern invention hostile to religion. History tells a very different story.
We are told to respect everyone's beliefs. But what if those beliefs are demonstrably false and harmful? True progress requires us to stop coddling bad ideas.
Hell was not always there. A historical deep dive into how Gehenna, Tartarus, and Sheol merged to become the medieval torture chamber we know today.
How do we talk to our kids about God, death, and morality? Guidelines for raising curious, skeptical, and kind children in a religious world.
How to find meaning, community, and joy in cultural rituals without subscribing to supernatural beliefs. A guide to reclaiming the calendar.
There is no controversy. There is science, and there is mythology. Pretending they are equal in a classroom isn't education—it's negligence.