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November 2018

November 30, 2018

American Pluralism: Its Promises and Struggles

On November 1 – 7, 2018, more than 10,000 people from all over the world...

August 2018

August 26, 2018

What We Talk About When We Talk About Societal Regression

This week in Colombia, the Constitutional Court overturned a two-year-old ban on bullfighting, citing its...

June 2018

June 09, 2018

Leader Worship and Populism: A Humanist Nightmare

If you believe that human beings are responsible for fixing the world's problems, populism can...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

Trump Rescinds Trans Youth Rights: Helped by Christians and Atheists

Yesterday, the Trump Administration reversed former President Obama’s federal extension of Title IX protections to...

February 13, 2017

Preserving Our Democracy on Valentine’s Day

Caption: Photograph of author and wife on Valentine’s Day outing (Image courtesy of Gleb...

February 10, 2017

The Broken Sexual Ethic of Faith and My First Time

I enjoy sex. I enjoy it a lot. I have a very healthy view and...

February 07, 2017

The Science of Solving Alternative Facts

Caption: Image of CNN with quote from Kellyanne Conway saying “Spice gave alternative facts on...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

What Would Gandhi Do About Trump? High-Time For a Science Of Wisdom

Source: wikimedia commons/ Mahatma Ghandi close up potrait Written by Charles Cassidy MPhys, Director of...

January 21, 2017

A Weird American in Trump’s Post-Truth America

Caption: Truth and lies (Open Clipart-Vectors, Pixabay) ________________________________________________________________ It is an undeniable fact that Donald...

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...

December 01, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled This Giving Season: Give Wisely!

Caption: Facepalm by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (AJ Cann, Flickr) ___________________________________________________________________ There are millions of charities...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

4 Questions to Ask Before Wearing a Safety Pin

Caption: Image of safety pin with words superimposed “You are safe with me. I stand...

November 19, 2016

The Worst Problem In American Politics?

Source: Cara Masto, Used with permission Like many Americans, I was left with a heavy...

November 15, 2016

Applying The Scientific Method To Charity

Caption: Hands touching world (image credit) Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights Co-Founder and...

November 02, 2016

Your Vote May Be Worth Millions!

Caption: Surprised Woman (Ohiane Abriteska, Flickr) Is it worth your time to vote? You...

October 2016

October 27, 2016

How Our Thinking Errors Cause Us To Misinterpret Politics

Caption: Image of Trump and Clinton (Wikimedia Commons) Debate checkers usually focus on evaluating the...

October 07, 2016

The Gender Gap in the Presidential Race

Image credit: Wikimedia common The vast majority of pundits described Donald Trump’s performance at...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

How To Be Perfect!

(image credit)By guest blogger Hunter Glenn ______________________________________________________________________ Once, alchemists sought the secret formula for turning...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

Free Money Is Not a Joke: Confessions of a (Former) Skeptic of Basic Income

(Credit: akindo via iStock) Getting a tire replaced seems easy to me. I’d just go to...

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...

July 25, 2016

Police Racial Profiling – How Neuroscience Can Help

____________ The deliberate murders of white police officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas...

July 17, 2016

A Pastor Walks Into a Room Full of Atheists

This is a guest post by my friend and United Methodist Minister Rev. Caleb Pitkin....

June 2016

June 27, 2016

The Morals of Superman

When you compare God's morals to Superman's, Supe wins in a walk.

June 21, 2016

The Panama Papers Reveal the Solution to Global Suffering

Caption: Image of an offshore island in the shape of a dollar. (image credit) ...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Confessions of a Former Nun Wannabe

I wanted to be a Bride of Christ. I thought everything about the Church was...

May 05, 2016

National Day of Prayer or Reason?

Isn't the National Day of Reason just pitting reason against faith once again? When does...

April 2016

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...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Why President Obama’s Tears of Righteous Anger Matter

When President Obama talks about mass shootings, sometimes the strongest message comes across without words.