On Good and Evil by Albert Einstein

This short essay taken from Albert Einstein's book The World as I See It p. 7. It is right in principle that those should be the best loved who have contributed most to the elevation of the human race and human life. But, if one goes on to ask who they are, one finds oneself in no inconsiderable difficulties. In the case of political, and even of religious, leaders, it is often very doubtful whether they have done more good or harm. Hence I most seriously believe that one does people the best service by giving them some elevating...

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Adolf Hitler & Christian Nationalism Nazis’ Program of Positive Christianity

This article is in no way anti-Christianity/religious, it merely tends to show the problem of what can happen when any religion is used for nefarious and murderous purposes. Adolf Hitler & Christian Nationalism: A popular image of the Nazis is that they were fundamentally anti-Christian while devout Christians were anti-Nazi. The truth is that German Christians supported the Nazis because they believed that Adolf Hitler was a gift to the German people from God. German Christianity was a divinely sanctioned religious movement...

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Epicurus – Jefferson's Favorite

Another philosophy that focused on how one should live was Epicureanism. Its founder was Epicurus, who was younger than Pyrrho the Skeptic by 19 years, and older than Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, by 8 years. Epicurus was from the island of Samos. He went to Athens at the age of eighteen to confirm his Athenian citizenship – the year before Alexander died. Later he took up residence in the city of Mytilene, and there, at the age of thirty, he acquired recognition as a philosopher. Like the Cynics and Stoics, Epicureans believed it best to...

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The History and Philosophy of Skepticism

The History of Skepticism  The Philosophy of Skepticism   Pseudoscience and the Paranormal   Definitions of Categories ·       Anomaly - deviating from the common or expected; inconsistent with what would be expected; unexpected   ·       Paranormal - beyond the normal; beyond science; not scientifically explainable (Greek para = beyond)   ·       Preternatural - beyond nature; exceeding what is natural or regular;...

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A Defense of Religious Liberty

Thesis to Be Proved Religious liberty is the freedom of the people to publicly profess whatever religious truths are agreeable to the reasoned judgment of the majority Preface The appearance of religious liberty within the socio-political order signals an underlying agreement among all believers; therefore, it cannot be the product of any one faith. Instead, the idea of religious liberty coincides with the appearance of a purely rational conception of God among the people. By “rational conception” I mean God as conceived by the mind independently...

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