Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Get Ready for More Borat Atheism

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Sigh. More of the same self-defeating sophomoric rants against religion coming to a theater soon.

It’s an embarrassing time to be an atheist in America.

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Five World War I soldiers in uniform stand and sit near sandbags in a trench, with a sign reading "Surrey Lane" visible in the background—evoking camaraderie amid the Ring of Fire on the front lines.

Books

Not just the Western Front: “Ring of Fire” rediscovers WWI’s global story

Historians Alexandra Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst reexamine the pivotal conflict from a grassroots perspective.

A painting of a praying woman with clasped hands and an upward gaze appears through the outline of a keyhole, set against a black background, evoking an air of mysticism.

Mini Philosophy

The public-private myth: Why religion can’t be kept behind closed doors

It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.

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Starts With A Bang

American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

Over the first half of 2025, the US has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science may be a gift to the rest of the world.

A young armored man consults an elderly bearded man holding a key and a staff, both seated and looking at an open book, as if exploring how stories teach philosophy.

Big Think Books

5 stories that teach you philosophy (better than some philosophy books)

Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)

Silhouette of a person carrying a cross in front of the United States Capitol building, symbolizing cross purposes between faith and politics.

Big Think Books

The price of Christianity’s “broken bargain” with democracy

An atheist’s case for why American democracy needs a more Christlike Christianity.

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