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October 2018

October 29, 2018

On Religion and Human Need

What do people need? It's a serious question. Apart from food, water and sleep, what...

October 16, 2017

The Scientific Mindset and the Exclusion of Meaning

The scientific view of the universe isn't wrong, but it's not complete. What's missing is...

February 2017

February 16, 2017

Not What Things Seem to Be

My father has Alzheimer’s Disease for probably more than five years now. We are...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

The Caged Freedom of Transition

There are a lot of blogs out there where Atheists tell believers things they should...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

Meaning and Purpose: Quantified and Customized!

Source: Cerina Gillilan, used with permission Jackie felt a lack of meaning and purpose as...

August 2016

August 13, 2016

Your Feelings Are Not Your Fault (Mostly)

By guest blogger Hunter Glenn Caption: Happy and sad person (image credit) ________________________________________________ We all...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

A Reason-Oriented Perspective on Meanings and Values

Caption: Happy people (image credit) _________________________________________________________ How can you collaborate with others to...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

What Do Politics Have to Do with Meaning and Purpose in Life?

You pass through the long security line at the United States Capitol building inWashington,...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Is God Needed For Finding Meaning and Purpose? Science Says No!

Caption: Image of man thinking about religion, courtesy of Cerina Gillilan. Imagine the following...

April 14, 2016

What is the Meaning of Life for You?

“What is the meaning of life?” I struggled with this question throughout my teenage...

April 12, 2016

Civil Conversations in Divisive Times

Interfaith literacy is an understanding of how different people live their beliefs and values and...

March 2016

March 06, 2016

Secular Civic Engagement and Your Life Purpose

I remember how in November 2013 my wife (and fellow Intentional Insights co-founder) and...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Don’t Let God Be Your Driver

You know those people who have the "God Is My Driver" bumper sticker on their...

February 23, 2016

A Secular Purpose-Driven Life

By Gleb Tsipursky How can you find purpose and meaning from a secular perspective?...

February 08, 2016

Do You Need God for Life Purpose?

Religion is only one among many ways of developing a personal sense of life meaning...