Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Religious individuals have special exemptions from law while non-religious individuals are compelled to comply with the Affordable Care Act healthcare mandate. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation has been quite unpopular with many traditional/conservative religious individuals and organizations throughout 2012 and 2013 because of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate stipulating that people paying for healthcare, […]
Critical thinking about gambling highlights the conclusion that decision-making processes, rather than results, are paramount. Critical thinkers — whether considering gambling, everyday decisions, or supernatural claims — should not focus on results on decisions, but rather the thought processes informing whether decisions are informed or not. In recent months, I became very interested in gambling, […]
Dr. Peter Boghossian’s new book “A Manual For Creating Atheists” inspired deep reflection concerning the way I present myself when engaging in real-world activism, participating in formal debates, and challenging religious beliefs in face-to-face conversations. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the final copy of Dr. Peter Boghossian’s new book “A Manual for Creating Atheists” which I […]
A group of vandals recently attempted to maliciously burn a holiday billboard placed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) reading “Keep Saturn in Saturnalia,” placed in response to religious advertising, using gasoline. ‘Tis the season for secular and atheist organizations in the United States to advertise – mainly in response to religious messages and […]
Dr. David Kyle Johnson — Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and author of the forthcoming book The Myths that Stole Christmas — joins Karla Porter and I for the Saturday, December 14 8PM Eastern episode of Brave Hero Radio. We shall explore the history of Christmas, question whether there is a […]
