You have a choice. You can choose between an array of superstitions, or you can believe in a set of teachings that are rational and common sense. Modern humanism is one alternative, but it is a little dry as a belief system, skirts round what happens after death, and is less forceful about friendship and …
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In Turkey, Erdogan , who does not believe in the equality of the sexes, is overturning the secularization of the country that followed the First World War. A bill is before Parliament which would allow men accused of raping underage girls to be cleared if they marry the girl has been preliminarily backed by Turkish …
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Recent news indicates that there are upward of 400 billion stars, a management problem, even for God. Where on earth do you start? When God Lost the Planet Each day unfurled Another world! God sits up there and gently nurses Spanking, brand new universes. Purblinding flash! Oh, boom and crash! A zillion atoms spun in …
“Pre-Christian religions did concern themselves with morality. Egyptians believed over 4000 years ago that the soul would be judged. But prehistoric hunter-gatherer religions did not concern themselves with sexual morality, since for them the paternity of a child did not matter. “When people settled and men amassed goods and assets- – which they wanted to …
83% of people who have lost a loved one in the past year were given parting words of wisdom by the deceased. 62% were given advice by the dying about relationships, 56% about careers, and 32% about money. 21% were told by their loved one to correct past mistakes, but 17% were urged to go …
