Category Archives: Religion and Atheism

When Redditors Do Religion

A 2016 article from The New Yorker details the Simulation Hypothesis, or the idea that we are living in a highly elaborate computer program rather than a base reality. According to the article, quite a few people within the scientific … Continue reading

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Faerie of the Scientific Age

Aliens, as commonly depicted, are faerie. There is no two ways about it; they serve the same role in modern times that the fair folk and demons did in earlier eras, especially before the Enlightenment.

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A Simulated Universe Has a God

As I’ve wandered through the internet, I’ve come across a rather bizarre yet interesting idea: that the universe we live in is not real, but simulated. A simulated reality helps us explain the weirdness of quantum physics and the fact … Continue reading

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Atheism’s Dire Paradox

Atheism is sold as a modern, up-to-date way of thinking, free from the superstitious baggage of religion. Instead of following the rules of an imaginary creature, you get to do whatever you please, for reason and science do not put … Continue reading

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