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Is Any Religion Good?

I do not think that even the most ardent atheist could deny that good religion can inspire good people to do good things.

A Lament for the Innocents Lost in Our Shadow

There comes a moment when the burden of knowing and not acting settles on a people like a shadow that will not lift.

ToolAI will be more than just a tool – it will be a new kind of intelligence

When AGI matures into Superintelligence, it will give birth not only to the self-created new species, but it will also begin our own evolution.

The Warsaw Ghetto vs. God-Is-Good Theology

Even well before Bertrand Russell, many serious thinkers could see that God-Is-Good Theology doesn’t make any sense at all.

This President’s Day, Cruelty Is the Legacy Trump Leaves Behind

Ofelia Torres, a 16‑year‑old with stage 4 cancer who begged for her ICE‑detained father to come home, has died.

The imminence (or otherwise) of depopulation

As ecosystems deteriorate and wealth inequality deepens, the impact of overpopulation on the natural world is well-documented.

More on God and Ethics

But what is sin? As I learned in Sunday School long ago, sin is the transgression of the will of God by thought or deed.

America at the Mirror’s Edge

A few nights ago, I was forced to admit that I had exhausted my store of ideas for a way out of the Trumpian nightmare.

Overpopulation is a major factor in global mortality

In many countries, overpopulation, poverty and lack of food increase hunting of wildlife for ”bush-meat” and other products.

Words and Men Worth Remembering

King did not focus only on racism. He died while in Memphis supporting a strike of sanitation workers striving for a better life.

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