On what grounds can one reject the existence of, say, the Greek god Zeus, the Norse gods Odin and Thor? Or the thousands of other gods believed to be invented […]
This brief paper will examine the act/behaviour of speaking in tongues while also considering expert voices from a number of linguists. 1. What is Speaking in Tongues? Though commonly referred […]
This is an article I was approached to write for Scope Magazine under the theme Rising Up, and within a limit of 850 words. Scope Magazine is a Christian based […]
I don’t agree on much with anti-theist Richard Dawkins but perhaps in one area we can find some common ground, and that is that religion does not deserve a pedestal. […]
When it comes to religious belief there are several kinds of important epistemological questions. For example, what is the evidence for God’s existence? Are there good arguments for the existence […]
“Religious fundamentalism refers to the belief of an individual or a group of individuals in the absolute authority of a sacred religious text or teachings of a particular religious leader, […]
Humanity has a tendency towards what is known as wishful thinking (WT). WT is, as has been pointed out, the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might […]
A study on the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and philosophy from 57 academics in 20 countries around the world suggests that thought processes are “rooted” to religious concepts. The £1.9 […]
After having analyzed data from a national survey (by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago) sociologist Philip Schwadel found that people actually tend to become more […]
A study by the Pew Research Center (See LiveScience link) found women to be more religious than men. The sample size was a some 35 000 adults interviewed by the […]
