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Finding Hope in the Natural World
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Detecting Baloney: How to Avoid Adopting a Bogus Bubble of Beliefs
Minutes after posting my last article (No Pain, No Gain: How Suffering Could Change the World) I...
No Pain, No Gain: How Suffering Could Save The World
“Hope is justified when a realistic path toward a better future exists.” From The Hopeful Mindset...
Distrust, Guns, and The Independent Mindset
In a recent Slate Magazine article by Eric Reinhart called “There’s One Thing Republicans Get...
No License to Kill Required: The 27th School Shooting This Year
, The fictional character of James Bond has a license to kill. He has been issued this license by...
Putin’s Legacy: A Better World?
My daughter-in-law, Rita, is of Polish decent and she is a member of the Polish community here in...
The Cynical Mindset of Vladimir Putin
"The Face of War" by Ukrainian artist Dariya Marchenko. Made with 5,000 bullet casings. In...
The Flawed Thinking Behind the Freedom Convoy
Recently, here in Canada, our nation’s capital, Ottawa, was the scene of a lengthy blockade by a...
How the Cynical Mindset Fuels Racism in Soccer Fans
Immediately after England lost the Euro Cup Final to Italy Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and other...
Carol Wayne White: Why America Needs Religious Naturalism
I am a member of the Religious Naturalist Association. Several months ago a committee was formed...
No Rebirth? Why Bother?
This past Tuesday evening philosopher Owen Flanagan gave a presentation at a conference being held...
Old Time Religion – Replace, Reform, or Reject?
At the end of June 2021 the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) is holding a...
Two Mindsets and a Peace Proposal
Before Reading The ArticleThis article makes referrences to the two mindsets that are discussed in...