The origin of religion is the concerted attempt to isolate a causal primary factor, source, and root of religion (1). Scholars have referred to this causal primary factor as the […]
Anthony Clifford Grayling, a British philosopher and proponent of the new atheism movement, argues that religion and religious believers should be relegated to the private sphere, “It is time to […]
Ancient Egyptian religion lasted for over three millennia, and was foremost polytheistic, meaning that the Egyptians believed in the existence of many gods who were actively involved in human life […]
James Frazer (1854-1941), a Scottish social anthropologist, penned the well-known work The Golden Bough (1890), a 12 volume collection of materials on “the savage mind.” His book had several purposes. […]
What’s The Book of Mormon? The Book of Mormon (henceforth abbreviated as BoM) is the holy book of the Mormons, and is holy scripture that for Mormons is comparable to […]
As once stated on his Facebook page the Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg was an atheist. This was a position he adopted when he was just 13 years old […]
Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions. For example, “It involves all the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, logic, […]
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 […]
