Given that we know that atheists are often among the most intelligent and scientifically literate people in any society, it seems important to deflate the myths that prevent them from playing a larger role in our national discourse...
Thomas Edison — “I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious ideas of heaven and hell, of the future life of individuals, or of a personal God.”
Around the time when the war in Iraq started I was invited to a birthday party for my friend Maria. A couple of dozen people stood around and chatted casually in small clusters...
In 27 years as a body psychotherapist, I have come to witness how powerfully the human spirit seeks expression and how finding one’s voice is a critical pathway in connecting with and understanding who we truly are...
I used to be one of those people who would be quick to tell you that something didn’t bother me when deep down inside it did. That was how I had learned to cope...
In our culture, there are few guideposts for the journey from disease to death. Both the dying person and the person caring for, or even just visiting, the individual frequently feel...
