Future Transhumanist City -- Image by Sam Howzit Transhumanism--the international movement that aims to use science and technology to improve the h... <\/p>\n
Zoltan Istvan <\/p>\n
US Presidential candidate of Transhumanist Party; Creator of Immortality Bus; Author of novel 'The Transhumanist Wager' <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm done with Richard Dawkins. As a teenager, the brilliant scientist was among the first to break through my bubble of petty fundamentalism and push me to think critically about the superstitions that envelope our cultures. I miss that guy and have no idea where he went. <\/p>\n
Chris Sosa <\/p>\n
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Without absorbing that the Constitution is the foundation of the United States, it is pointless to claim to be an American, except perhaps by coincidence of birth. <\/p>\n
It seems it is not only the far right that seizes the opportunity of every calamity that befalls us and every terrorist attack to unleash their exclusionary and hateful rhetoric towards Islam and Muslims. Self-proclaimed enlightened liberals do too. <\/p>\n
This article first appeared on the blog of Intentional Insights, a nonprofit organization that empowers people to refine and reach their goals by ... <\/p>\n
Gleb Tsipursky <\/p>\n
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky runs a nonprofit that helps people reach their goals using science, Intentional Insights, authored Find Your Purpose Using Science, and is a tenure-track professor at Ohio State. Get in touch with him at gleb@intentionalinsights.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n When did this happen? When did I lose faith in the fundamental beliefs of Christianity that I'd been raised to respect? What caused me to lean toward atheism? Did I miss something in confirmation class? <\/p>\n The idea and character of religious freedom has changed over the years, and unfortunately the change has not always been for the better. But celebrations like Religious Freedom Day can remind us of the full nature of religious freedom. <\/p>\n You pass through the long security line at the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. While the line of tourists streams forward into the Exhibition Hall, you turn right, and head to the Senate appointment desk. <\/p>\n Gleb Tsipursky <\/p>\n Dr. Gleb Tsipursky runs a nonprofit that helps people reach their goals using science, Intentional Insights, authored Find Your Purpose Using Science, and is a tenure-track professor at Ohio State. Get in touch with him at gleb@intentionalinsights.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n Whether you are a believer or secular, to gain a greater sense of purpose and meaning in life it helps to participate in civic engagement with others from your community. <\/p>\n Gleb Tsipursky <\/p>\n Dr. Gleb Tsipursky runs a nonprofit that helps people reach their goals using science, Intentional Insights, authored Find Your Purpose Using Science, and is a tenure-track professor at Ohio State. Get in touch with him at gleb@intentionalinsights.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n Atheists are generally good people. They are certainly not the demons that some religious people have made them out to be. So why, then, do atheists tend to receive the cold shoulder from their religious fellow Americans? <\/p>\n My sacred ground is all around us. My only holy site is the one we are all standing on and, if we are not careful, it will be in ruins. It will be the graveyard of all humanity. <\/p>\n Recently, Massachusetts resident Lindsay Miller won the right to wear a colander in her State ID photo on account of her belief in Pastafarianism. There are two ways of interpreting this. <\/p>\n Isaac Fornarola <\/p>\n Journalist, satirist and teacher covering identity politics and LGBTQ issues. Based in New York City. Founder and editor of @FluxWeekly. Twitter: @isaacforn <\/p>\n It's not enough for individual believers to worship God as they see fit -- a right which I and most Americans are happy to acknowledge and protect. According to Scalia, the government must place its thumb on the scale and promote and advance religion over non-religion. <\/p>\n Ronald A. Lindsay <\/p>\n President & CEO, Center for Inquiry; Author of The Necessity of Secularism <\/p>\n I recently read excerpts from a website authored by a person who mocks those who are religious or spiritual. The writer repeated the familiar conde... <\/p>\n Elaine Ambrose <\/p>\n Author, syndicated blogger, featured humor speaker, publisher, and retreat organizer knows that laughter - with wine - is the best medicine. <\/p>\n The world? It's something to deal with and find a place in and live your life in, possibly to make a better place. Nature? It's something to study... <\/p>\n Brook Ziporyn <\/p>\n Professor of Chinese Philosophy, Religion and Comparative Thought, University of Chicago <\/p>\n Last year, I wrote that 2014 was a great year for the transhumanism movement. But 2015 was simply incredible -- it might end up being called a breakout year. <\/p>\n Zoltan Istvan <\/p>\n US Presidential candidate of Transhumanist Party; Creator of Immortality Bus; Author of novel 'The Transhumanist Wager' <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Atheism: Pictures, Videos, Breaking News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Future Transhumanist City -- Image by Sam Howzit Transhumanism--the international movement that aims to use science and technology to improve the h... Zoltan Istvan US Presidential candidate of Transhumanist Party; Creator of Immortality Bus; Author of novel 'The Transhumanist Wager' I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm done with Richard Dawkins. As a teenager, the brilliant scientist was among the first to break through my bubble of petty fundamentalism and push me to think critically about the superstitions that envelope our cultures. Continue reading