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God’s Funeral
When philosophy meets cheap religion
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The Divergent Countercultures of Socrates and Jesus
The Divergent Countercultures of Socrates and Jesus
Jewish satire, Platonic humanism, and Christian one-upmanship
Benjamin Cain
Feb 3
Scrutinizing the Religious Meaning of Life
Scrutinizing the Religious Meaning of Life
A dialogue on how theistic religions approach the question of whether human life has a purpose
Benjamin Cain
Jan 27
Sexual Intimacy was the First Holy Ground
Sexual Intimacy was the First Holy Ground
Sex’s prominence in the earliest, Mother goddess religions deflates theism
Benjamin Cain
Jan 6
Atheism’s Stunning Upshot: Life Derives from Nonlife
Atheism’s Stunning Upshot: Life Derives from Nonlife
What, then, is the nature of lifelessness?
Benjamin Cain
Dec 31, 2024
Are We All Illusions that Lead God Astray?
Are We All Illusions that Lead God Astray?
A dialogue on nonduality, and Western and Eastern views of enlightenment
Benjamin Cain
Dec 23, 2024
The Tempest in a Teapot for Pantheists
The Tempest in a Teapot for Pantheists
The trivial difference between pantheism and panentheism
Benjamin Cain
Nov 25, 2024
The Sage’s Mission in a Harmonious Universe
The Sage’s Mission in a Harmonious Universe
Alienation, renunciation, and the moral calling in Hindu monism and the secular Enlightenment
Benjamin Cain
Nov 14, 2024
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The Cosmic Horror in Psalm 8
The Cosmic Horror in Psalm 8
And the cheap humanism that dispenses with existential dread
Benjamin Cain
Oct 22, 2024
Why do Conservative Muslim Men Hate Women?
Why do Conservative Muslim Men Hate Women?
The irony of misogynistic scapegoating in the Muslim world
Benjamin Cain
Oct 14, 2024
Sanctifying the Crutch of Religious Faith
Sanctifying the Crutch of Religious Faith
The perversity of this Christian virtue of faith, and the role of stories in knowledge
Benjamin Cain
Aug 28, 2024
The Call for an Atheist Counterattack Against Christian Nationalism
The Call for an Atheist Counterattack Against Christian Nationalism
Eastern Christianity and how conservative Christian politics is more threatening than fundamentalist theology
Benjamin Cain
Aug 8, 2024
Cosmic Neutrality and the Paradox of the Bodhisattva’s Virtue
Cosmic Neutrality and the Paradox of the Bodhisattva’s Virtue
The enlightened Buddhist should be as inhuman as the universe
Benjamin Cain
Jul 15, 2024
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