Hinduism
Love Jihad, Forced Conversion, and the Kerala Tragedy
Introduction: The Kerala Suicide and the ‘Love Jihad’ Debate The recent suicide of a young woman in Kerala, allegedly linked to forced conversion to Islam, has reignited the contentious de...
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (50th Anniversary Ed.) – A Humanist Spacetime Review
Introduction This review begins with a confession: I recently had a transcendent experience. In its aftermath, I turned to The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra, curious whether his insights might reson...
Jason Sylvester – Eastern Philosophical Concepts in Spinoza’s Pantheism & Ethics
Nadler cited the influence of Greek Stoicism on Spinoza’s thoughts, based on his education and books found in his personal library. However, to the reader unfamiliar with the Greeks but with a basic u...
Why you should rethink your God
I haven’t counted but I’m pretty sure I have asked far more than 1,000 people why they believe in God. And, without a single exception, I have always seen the same result. The result is th...
Why religions don’t care about truth
All religions insist they have found the truth, despite the fact there are hundreds of religions and thousands of denominations preaching contradictory beliefs. This made me wonder, if religions were ...
A Case of Alleged Passive “Love Jihad”: Manipulative Religious Conversion, Marriage-linked Entrapment, and a Survivor’s Suicide Attempt
I am placing this note on record as a summary of a grave incident narrated by a young woman in a public conversation. Her identity and private details are being withheld out of concern for her safety,...