Regular visitors would have noticed that this site in the reading category mostly has non-fiction, that is – books that teach you something, that makes you think. That means a work of fiction must be extraordinary to earn its place…
In this post, we will look at “Atheism” and try to come up with a definition that enables people to identify themselves as atheists, while maintaining consistency with the rest of the landscape of the philosophy of religion. Why would…
When racists or sexists make their posts and comments, they often argue that equality is a lie, humans are not equal and therefore we cannot have the same opportunities – in this argument, they are often either deliberately or not the confusing type of equality found in mathematics with the type of equality society should strive for.
This time in the Book Recommendations I will be talking about a fascinating, heartbreaking book that touches upon a topic which many of us have a problem facing – the human-induced disappearance of species from Earth.
The problem with the argument is that theists can easily get out of it. They can simply claim that omnipotence does not mean a being can do EVERYTHING. Omnipotence means that a being can do anything logically possible.
On this site, I often argue that we should think critically—not take whatever pundits, influences, preachers and Hollywood are selling and make it a part of us without giving it any more thought but think about those ideas. What usually…
21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s a great book by a brilliant guy. It touches on every important topic, like migration, global warming, fake news, and artificial intelligence, and carefully analyses them from all sides….
WHY are you “automatically” good if you do certain things, we might ask – or we might dismiss such a question with a thought of the sort “because stealing is against the law”. Ok, but what about lying? Or cheating, for that matter? Are the answers always so clear? What about if you’re lying, cheating or stealing to prevent or stop a greater injustice?
Many people talk about secularism these days. Yet many of them do not know what they are talking about and are only repeating what they heard. People who wish to throw dirt on secularism spread falsehoods when they say it’s…
No, it’s not a group of people just hanging around at beaches and swimming pools naked. That’s naturism. Naturalism is a bit less fun than that. Introduction Naturalism is a philosophical view that only natural forces and laws are the…