"As a love of truth is the only motive which actuates the Author of this little tract, he earnestly entreats that those of his readers who may discover any deficiency in his reasoning, or may be in possession of proofs which his mind could never obtain, would offer them, together with their objections to the Public, as briefly, as methodically, as plainly as he has taken the liberty of doing." — Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Necessity of Atheism
The first time I realized the world outside my family’s walls was different—colder, stranger, and somehow louder—I was five years old. It was late Spring. I don't remember what day it was, though days didn’t mean much then anyway. They were just spaces between the times when Baba came home from work or my brother... Continue Reading →
Throughout history, alphas have controlled the three basic requirements of survival: food, sex, and territory. As human cognition evolved, those in power, such as kings and rulers, often secured their dominance by aligning themselves with divinity or declaring themselves gods outright. Ancient Egypt provides an excellent example of this practice. Pharaohs were not merely rulers;... Continue Reading →
The news of an Iranian girl murdered by her father in sleep shocked the whole country once again. 13 year old Romania's throat was slashed by a sickle in a village in the north of Iran. Murderer was her father and his reason was her elope with a 35 year old man (the eloping with... Continue Reading →
How Iran's adventurous hit and run killed Iranians!
Soheil Arabi ,born on 21 August 1985, is an Iranian blogger who was sentenced to death in Iran in 2013 on charges of insulting the Prophet Mohammad in his posts on Facebook about Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist and political prisoner. In late September 2015, his death sentence was commuted to "reading 13 religious... Continue Reading →
8 years ago, on this day, the turning point of my life happened, a kafkaesque ordeal that taught me what freedom means, and how everyone takes it for granted. I realised that not only was I physically detained in an obscure place waiting for some unknown fate to be decided by unseen judges, but I... Continue Reading →
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