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Atheism is as old as belief in God or Gods, or virtually all kinds of religion, and is not the result of the European enlightenment of the 18th century or a fashion that started off when German philosopher and economist Karl Marx said “Religion is the...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1sGrA7XTU Why is Western philosophy so difficult, so abstruse, and so damned wordy? Perhaps it’s simply a matter of job security. It’s generally well-known, after all, that some of the most taciturn philosophers were...

The Renaissance was an explosion of ideas, education, and literacy. It produced some of the greatest artwork and artists in history. The leaders of the Renaissance were born in Italy’s independent city-states and drew inspiration from Ancient Greek and...

RIO DE JANEIRO – This week the world has turned its attention to famous Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as it has become the host of the 2016 summer Olympic Games and the first South American city to stage the “biggest show on earth.” The games opened...

If you grew up in North America, chances are your hometown or city is but a fledgling on the grand scale of historical world cities. Maybe that’s why we’re so drawn to places like Europe – it’s hard to wrap our minds around places that have been inhabited...