An eye for an eye does not leave the whole world blind as Gandhi mistakenly assumed. It always leave one guy with one eye ruling everyone else.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The image above was designed as a billboard to be put up during the Christmas period by Cyprus FreeThinkers. From left to right, it shows Isis and Horus, Devaki and Krishna, and Mary and Jesus. The slogan reads, “The myth repeats itself,” as a reference to accepted historical and anthropological scholarship concluding that the stories [...]
READ MORE »What makes ethno-nationalisms non-rational?
Ethno-nationalism is the strand of nationalism that is most often characterised as ‘non-rational’ by various authors. W. Connor (1992; 1994) attributes this mainly to the nature of the bond that constitutes the basis of ethno-nationalism, a bond which allegedly lacks logical coherence and empirical basis. It therefore seeks to appeal to emotion, rather than to [...]
READ MORE »Sports & Sexuality Lecture
The University of Nicosia in cooperation with ACCEPT LGBT Cyprus are organising a two-day event on Sports and Sexuality. The event is supported by Cyprus Sociology Association, Cyprus Family Planning Association, Cyprus FreeThinkers and the institute of Hospitality (Cyprus Branch). (details below)
READ MORE »Does prayer work? Not really…
Prayer is attempted communication with supernatural beings (SBs) or metaphysical energies. The word derives from a 14th century French word (preiere) meaning “to obtain by entreaty.” The most common use of the word “prayer” is asking an SB for some favor or entreating an invisible force or energy to fulfill one’s desire. This type of prayer I’m calling intercessory [...]
READ MORE »Open letter concerning Noah’s Ark in biology textbooks
A school serves many purposes, but the two primary ones are to teach a sense of critical thinking, and to teach about our current knowledge of the world. This is especially true for the science classes. This is why we view the addition of a section on Noah’s Ark in school biology textbooks, pictured above, [...]
READ MORE »Secular Humanism presentation
Cyprus FreeThinkers was invited to represent the Secular Humanists/Atheists/ Irreligious in the workshops of the M.R.I. Scan (Mythology, Religion, Irreligion) Venus Rising? Jesus Resurrecting? The training course was international and was organized by Youth for Exchange and Understanding, Cyprus within the “Youth in Action” Program of the European Commission. The workshop took place at the [...]
READ MORE »All is Art?
Most of us have walked into a gallery or came across an art piece and left with total disappointment at least once. The majority of us also associate Art with low intellectualism, an endeavor that some people undertake because they are not able to succeed in anything else. This rhyme of thought though does not [...]
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