If you've plunged into the philosophical arena of human consciousness, I think we'd agree—if on nothing else—that the expert dialogue is a great big ball of confusion. After all, in a 2024 survey by Robert... Read More

We are freer than any generation before us. We can leave our hometowns, abandon religion, cut ties with toxic family members and build lives wherever we want. But are we all built for an independent... Read More

My grief journey would be easier if I believed in God. I used to. I have a giant cross and a Jesus fish tattooed on my back, for crying out loud. It used to be... Read More

Perhaps I’m over-thinking this (you might argue under-thinking?), but in terms of first contact, why would any interstellar species be that interested in Earth or any of us? Sure, we like our planet a lot,... Read More

In March 2025, Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies — a data analytics company deeply embedded in The Pentagon and intelligence apparatus — made a remarkable statement on CNBC. His AI technology, he argued, would... Read More

When I came out as an atheist, I was expecting some blowback. Frankly, I expected to lose a few friends and sadly, some family as well. I had already been an exotic dancer for a... Read More

My name is Antonio Castillo. I am a humanist, a father, and a middle school teacher. I was born and raised in Brownsville, in the Rio Grande Valley - deep South Texas. I started teaching... Read More