Public debates about God often hinge on syllogisms. Alex O’Connor unexpectedly reminded me there’s more to truth than that. When a Christian friend texted me an interview with Alex O’Connor, I ...

I get so weary of hearing that unless someone believes in a being who will condemn them to Hell if they don’t behave, they can’t possibly be a good person. It seems to never end, this debate over who ...

Many years ago, a woman my wife and I both know had a sibling who committed suicide. She was naturally overwhelmed by grief, to the point of despair, and said to my wife and me, “I’m just in this ...

Ariane Sherine in front of a London bus featuring the atheist ad slogan 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life'Akira Suemori / AP The word of God is on the move in London — ...

Religious believers are no more generous than atheists—at least as long as they don't know what the recipient believes in. Finding this out increases generosity significantly, mainly because people ...

Evolutionary biologist and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins, author of the 2006 book The God Delusion, came out as a “cultural Christian” this past weekend on British radio. “I do think that we are ...

What is the atheist moral code? We all know what the Christian and Jewish moral codes ask of its adherents. We also know that all of the evil committed by Jews and Christians was the result of ...

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Jordan Peterson is getting flak online after a debate he participated in was forced to change its title from "1 Christian vs. 20 Atheists" to "Jordan Peterson vs 20 Atheists." Featured Video Jubilee ...

“What books should I give an atheist?” a friend asked me. It wasn’t an easy question for me to answer, because I don’t get atheism. I’m wired for agnosticism, in that “I don’t know” seems to me the ...