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Author Archives: Paul Chiariello

Of Hidden Gods: Sometimes Absence of Evidence IS Evidence of Absence

November 27, 2014by Paul Chiariello 29 Comments

I love this popular little mantra: the absence of evidence isn’t the evidence of absence, also known as the fallacy of the argument from ignorance.  If you’re not already familiar with […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

A Defense of Social Labels

October 28, 2014by Paul Chiariello 8 Comments

Are you a Democrat or Republican?  A Christian, or maybe Muslim? An Atheist?  What’s your stance on abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?  What’s your ethnicity? Labels for political parties, religions, races, […]

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Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

Humanists & Atheists Represent at People’s Climate March

September 22, 2014by Paul Chiariello 2 Comments

Atheists and Humanists care about social and environmental justice! A surprising statement for far too many Americans.  Do atheists even care about anything besides internet shouting matches?  Isn’t Separation of […]

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Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

Is Humanism a Religion?

August 19, 2014by Paul Chiariello 4 Comments

Like other difficult questions, there are no clear answers to the old debate of whether or not Humanism is a religion.  Here the crux of the problem seems to stem […]

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Religion & Secularism

Buddhism & Humanism: Two Sides of the Same Coin, Part 1

May 23, 2014by Paul Chiariello 11 Comments

Buddhism and Humanism are two geographical sides of the same philosophical coin.  They’re twins with the same DNA, separated at birth, and brought up by different parents.  The same dish […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

Why is Literature Important? The 3 Social Functions of Fiction

May 6, 2014by Paul Chiariello 5 Comments

What’s the purpose of literature?  Of fiction?  Of course it’s enjoyable – it sweeps our emotions this way and that and allows us to ‘experience’ so much beyond our everyday life.  […]

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Art & Literature, Politics & Culture

Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Pluto, Lovecraft, & the ‘REAL’ Reason Behind Cosmos

April 1, 2014by Paul Chiariello 4 Comments

OK… OK… Hear me out on this one: Neil DeGrasse Tyson is an alien, or at very least working for an alien race known as the Mi-go who are described […]

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Art & Literature, Science & Nature

3 Reasons Why God is a Nihilist; Or, Showing Sympathy for God

February 28, 2014by Paul Chiariello 4 Comments

I want to start with a disclaimer and a qualification. First, this post isn’t about bashing God.  This post is about understanding humanity.  It’s about finding joy as flourishing individuals […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

The 6 Ways Altruism Could Have Evolved: Part 2, Commitment & Sex

December 27, 2013by Paul Chiariello 2 Comments

In my first post in this three part series I focused on the first 2 of 6 ways – reciprocity and kin selection – that evolution by natural selection without […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Science & Nature

The 6 Ways Altruism Could Have Evolved: Part 1, Kinship & Reciprocity

November 26, 2013by Paul Chiariello 2 Comments

I’m getting pretty tired of hearing Ayn Rand fanatics, economics undergrads and those who misinterpret the ‘selfish’ gene talk about how egoistic the human race is and how the existence of […]

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Science & Nature

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