Last Thursday, I found myself at the bottom of a pond. And there was something down there with me. I've been afraid of deep water ever...

There’s an idea in various metaphysical traditions that “thought is causative.” That is, our thoughts have a direct, metaphysical...

One morning, I went for a walk. My anxiety and self-consciousness had returned to hound me. I was exploring the archetypal idea of the...

I'm constantly amazed how certain religious myths map onto human psychology. Psychologist Gabor Maté wrote a book called "In the Realm of...

It feels like a lot of people around me are yearning for intimate connection right now. I keep coming back to "Journey of the Heart" by...

For a long time, I tried not to be angry. My father was an angry man. His father was an angry man. At some point, I decided, "I will not...

Listen to the original podcast episode here. What’s the meaning of life? Seriously though. I don’t think it’s love. Or happiness. It’s...

by Daniel Lev Shkolnik Odysseus, the Greek hero, didn’t get his name because he went in search of his Odyssey. Rather, The Odyssey was...

This article pairs well with the following episode with Taj Smith: God as Change There are a few descriptions of God out there that I can...

The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that one of his most popular arguments against atheism is that it is morally repulsive....

When I was a teenager, I became convinced there was no meaning in the world. I’ve done a lot of thinking since, but that basic insight...

None of us are really ourselves. In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s...

The U.S. election may be over but healing the division and rancor in the country will take years. Anthony Magnabosco uses a dialogue...

Buy the Book Buy IRL, Faitheist, or any other book mentioned in the podcast at: https://bookshop.org/shop/reenchantment A-Thesaurus...

Here are the relevant links from my episode with Bart Campolo. Find the Humanize Me podcast on their website, on Apple Podcasts, or...

“An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that a deed must be done instead of prayer...

During my episode with Sasha Sagan, she mentioned her father's Baloney Detection Kit. I'd never heard of it. It's something that should...

Most people have heard of Albert Einstein's science. Few people know about his religion. Einstein’s achievements in physics irreversibly...

Right now we all face a rare opportunity. If Italy is a window to the future, the future is sobering. Riots have swept Italian prisons....

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze noticed a problem in his field. Despite centuries of philosophical argument about the nature of...