Kubra’s Story: When Home is No Longer a Haven
” ‘The day you step foot in Pakistan, as soon as you get out from the airport we will kill you’, said my mother.” Kubra recounts her experiences as a child in a devout Shia household and the price she pays for critically confronting her religion.
Navy Strikes Down Application for Atheist Chaplain
“If the U.S. Navy appointed its first atheist chaplain…what could his duties as a chaplain be? Perhaps he could tell a sailor seeking spiritual solace in the face of death not to worry, he has no soul, anyway,” writes the nameless author.
Thinking About How We Think: Metamemetic Learning and the End of Fear
What is metamemetic learning, and could reforming the way we think combat extremism, political polarization, and irrational fears?
The False Equation of Atheism and Belief Without Evidence
Is it logically sound to equate a lack of belief in something for which there is no evidence with belief in it? Jonathan Edwards explores the fallacies in placing the onus upon atheists to disprove the existence of God.
Iceland’s Circumcision ‘Ban’ – an Attack on Religion?
Iceland’s move to ban the circumcision of young boys has attracted controversy and panic from the start. But do opponents of the bill truly grasp both its intention and implications?
I Do, I Did, I Don’t: Getting Sound Mind out of Cognitive Dissonance
I Do, I Did, I Don’t: Getting Sound Mind out of Cognitive Dissonance By Carolyn Lueders Burica Staff Writer My latest favorite word phrase is “Cognitive Dissonance.” This is the internal, cerebral struggle that occurs when behavior and belief do not align with one another. For me, that misalignment came from the years-long struggle I […]