That Religion May Have Served Some Necessary

Any Conception Of Human Well-being You Could Plausibly Have, The Taliban Patently Fails To Maximize It.

You Can Do What You Decide To Do — But You Cannot Decide What You Will Decide To Do.

Religion Provides The Only Story That Is Fundamentally Consoling In The Face Of The Worst Possible Experiences - The Death Of A Parent, For Instance. In Fact, Many Religions Take Away The Problem Entirely, Because Their Adherents Ostensibly Believe That They're Going To Be Reunited With Everyone They Love, And Death Is An Illusion.

You Cannot Take Death For Apostasy Seriously And Be Working For Peace.

It Is Time That Scientists And Other Public Intellectuals Observed That The Contest Between Faith And Reason Is Zero-sum.