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Atheism Is Just A Way Of Clearing The Space For Better Conversations.

The Fact That One Can Lose One's Sense Of Self In An Ocean Of Tranquility Does Not Mean That One's Consciousness Is Immaterial Or That It Presided Over The Birth Of The Universe.

It Is Utterly Astonishing How Ordinary A Book Can Be And Still Be Thought The Product Of Omniscience.

What I'm Asking You To Entertain Is That There Is Nothing We Need To Believe On Insufficient Evidence In Order To Have Deeply Ethical And Spiritual Lives.

For Nearly A Century, The Moral Relativism Of Science Has Given Faith-based Religion--that Great Engine Of Ignorance And Bigotry--a Nearly Uncontested Claim To Being The Only Universal Framework For Moral Wisdom. As A Result, The Most Powerful Societies On Early Spend Their Time Debating Issues Like Gay Marriage When They Should Be Focused On Problems Like Nuclear Proliferation, Genocide, Energy Security, Climate Change, Poverty, And Failing Schools.