Thinking

Logos, pathos, and ethos can help you bring people over to your side.

Does the God who is existing itself actually exist?

Former evangelical pastor Joshua Harris has put himself in a difficult situation.

Ask very silly questions to spur very serious innovation.

It’s a popular buzzword among the self-help community, but does trying to become self-actualized do any good?

The Portal promises to be a deep dive into the possible.

Symbols are often used to help people get an idea of higher, often ineffable, truths.

From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.

At one point, America needed to be called a Judeo-Christian nation. Now, with growing populations of Muslims, Evangelicals, Sikhs, Atheists, and other faiths, what should America call itself next?

Science, theology, and the divine creator as a verb.

Eli Pariser explains why we can’t just think of civility as being polite to one another.

Just because you don’t believe in God doesn’t mean you aren’t superstitious.

Templeton Prize winner Marcelo Gleiser on knowledge, the endless frontier.

As religious diversity increases in the United States, we must learn to channel religious identity into interfaith cooperation.

And other questions people brought to an “Ask the Philosopher” booth in New York City.

Comedian Pete Holmes details his struggle with faith, sex, and God.

Roe who?

These three things can help you make smarter and faster decisions.

Religion does not have a monopoly on meaning.

Self defined not as individual ego, but the whole universe.

Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.

Is it saying too much to say something doesn’t exist when you have no evidence either way?

Discover the holistic and all-encompassing philosophies of the ancient East.

Perpetual worry doesn’t have to be your default mindset.

Unwind the mind with these thought-provoking Alan Watts quotes.

Surprisingly, many of the world’s most popular religions have a lot to do with anarchy.

Unions between Muslims and non-Muslims played a huge part in the expansion of Islam.

“I should be as happy as I’m ever going to be right now, but I’m not. Is this it?”