When Does Secularism Let Us Simply Be? 🕊️⚖️
#Secularism #Freedom #Philosophy #Neuroscience #Consciousness
https://brainlatam.com/blog/when-secularism-allows-us-to-cease-being-8767
#Secularism #Freedom #Philosophy #Neuroscience #Consciousness
https://brainlatam.com/blog/when-secularism-allows-us-to-cease-being-8767
November 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
When Does Secularism Let Us Simply Be? 🕊️⚖️
#Secularism #Freedom #Philosophy #Neuroscience #Consciousness
https://brainlatam.com/blog/when-secularism-allows-us-to-cease-being-8767
#Secularism #Freedom #Philosophy #Neuroscience #Consciousness
https://brainlatam.com/blog/when-secularism-allows-us-to-cease-being-8767
Even if we constrain ourselves to merely progressive and modern virtues like egalitarianism and humanism, Elon Musk is the lowest sinner, a living Antichrist to secularism
my most pronounced small-c conservative conviction is that a society worth living cannot survive without some meaningful conception of virtue in the classical sense, and for that reason anti-virtue sociopolitical edgelordism of the sort that has come from Musk et al needs to be punished
Men (and I say 'men' intentionally here) like Musk have severely damaged the moral order with their actions -- and the rest of society (esp other elites) has damaged it further by indulging them. They must be held to account in order to restore it and end the corrosive fact of elite impunity.
November 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Even if we constrain ourselves to merely progressive and modern virtues like egalitarianism and humanism, Elon Musk is the lowest sinner, a living Antichrist to secularism
hello secularism my old friend
I’ve come to talk higher order critical thinking skills again
I’ve come to talk higher order critical thinking skills again
THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education!
This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state.
Congratulations to our incredible candidates!
This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state.
Congratulations to our incredible candidates!
November 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
hello secularism my old friend
I’ve come to talk higher order critical thinking skills again
I’ve come to talk higher order critical thinking skills again
Is this perhaps convergent evolution as a result of greater secularism making British politicians uncomfortable with explicit appeals to spiritual reasons for why sex is corruptive and dangerous and needs to be tightly limited and controlled?
November 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Is this perhaps convergent evolution as a result of greater secularism making British politicians uncomfortable with explicit appeals to spiritual reasons for why sex is corruptive and dangerous and needs to be tightly limited and controlled?
I would argue not in the way presented here. It is basically completely non religious.
If anything, Norway’s long-term secularism has shaped its culture.
If anything, Norway’s long-term secularism has shaped its culture.
November 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I would argue not in the way presented here. It is basically completely non religious.
If anything, Norway’s long-term secularism has shaped its culture.
If anything, Norway’s long-term secularism has shaped its culture.
Is something that talks about "one nation under god" really laicist? Imo the US is extremly religious. There's ni real commitment to any form of secularism(laicism) I can see there.
November 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Is something that talks about "one nation under god" really laicist? Imo the US is extremly religious. There's ni real commitment to any form of secularism(laicism) I can see there.
IMO the main difference I'd make between French secularism and "atheism as a religion" is the degree to which French secularism is implicitly Christian, and favorable towards personal expressions of (mainly Catholic) Christian faith
October 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
IMO the main difference I'd make between French secularism and "atheism as a religion" is the degree to which French secularism is implicitly Christian, and favorable towards personal expressions of (mainly Catholic) Christian faith
“You can’t get a TT academic job because no one cares about early modern religion,” they said. “Secularism is the order of the day,” they said.
What!
The White House has issued a Reformation Day proclamation, of all things.
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November 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
“You can’t get a TT academic job because no one cares about early modern religion,” they said. “Secularism is the order of the day,” they said.
Meet our host and panelists for our upcoming episode of Religion &! This episode, filled with an amazing panel of past and current YSAR members, will showcase areas of American society where the influence of secularism is on the rise.
November 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Meet our host and panelists for our upcoming episode of Religion &! This episode, filled with an amazing panel of past and current YSAR members, will showcase areas of American society where the influence of secularism is on the rise.
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November 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Just read your post and watched the video. I'm truly moved by the fantasy that my arguments on secularism may have been read by @abdulelsayed.bsky.social who's so eloquent a teacher on secularism. It is a fantasy, but a heartwarming one for me - thank you! From Paris, I wish him the best on Tuesday.
November 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Just read your post and watched the video. I'm truly moved by the fantasy that my arguments on secularism may have been read by @abdulelsayed.bsky.social who's so eloquent a teacher on secularism. It is a fantasy, but a heartwarming one for me - thank you! From Paris, I wish him the best on Tuesday.
Xenophobia, Islamophobia, fear of difference obstruct secularism, whilst the nefarious desire of politicians to preserve power & cultural dominance may turn ignorant citizens' fear into law.
That's why Bible & hymns are pushed into schools, IN VIOLATION of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
That's why Bible & hymns are pushed into schools, IN VIOLATION of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
November 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Xenophobia, Islamophobia, fear of difference obstruct secularism, whilst the nefarious desire of politicians to preserve power & cultural dominance may turn ignorant citizens' fear into law.
That's why Bible & hymns are pushed into schools, IN VIOLATION of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
That's why Bible & hymns are pushed into schools, IN VIOLATION of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
Reading this after I'm done with Francesca Albanese's book.
Really enjoying this scholarship on translation, secularism and religion.
Really enjoying this scholarship on translation, secularism and religion.
November 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Reading this after I'm done with Francesca Albanese's book.
Really enjoying this scholarship on translation, secularism and religion.
Really enjoying this scholarship on translation, secularism and religion.
Muslim women are a favourite scapegoat for at least the last 30 years, it is not a question of secularism but of racism.
October 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Muslim women are a favourite scapegoat for at least the last 30 years, it is not a question of secularism but of racism.
Why do you think coping about reality is what matters? Secularism doesn't need to give people made up bullshit to feel better about the world, we need cold hard truth. CHRISTIANITY, AS A WHOLE, is bleeding followers. You cannot even face the facts because your religion blinds you.
November 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Why do you think coping about reality is what matters? Secularism doesn't need to give people made up bullshit to feel better about the world, we need cold hard truth. CHRISTIANITY, AS A WHOLE, is bleeding followers. You cannot even face the facts because your religion blinds you.
Texas and SC have gloated how so many Californians fled to their state. It was because of cheap housing. They brought their secularism and sensibilities with them. Ya welcome bitches!
November 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Texas and SC have gloated how so many Californians fled to their state. It was because of cheap housing. They brought their secularism and sensibilities with them. Ya welcome bitches!
Actually you know what, fuck secularism too, people can't be trusted with it
October 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Actually you know what, fuck secularism too, people can't be trusted with it
It's about defending the rights of people who don't believe what you believe.
Different paths. Equal rights. Shared humanity.
That's an America worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
#ReligiousFreedom #SeparationOfChurchAndState #OneAmerica #Democracy #FreedomOfReligion #Secularism #Pluralism #CivilRights
Different paths. Equal rights. Shared humanity.
That's an America worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
#ReligiousFreedom #SeparationOfChurchAndState #OneAmerica #Democracy #FreedomOfReligion #Secularism #Pluralism #CivilRights
November 1, 2026 at 3:08 AM
It's about defending the rights of people who don't believe what you believe.
Different paths. Equal rights. Shared humanity.
That's an America worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
#ReligiousFreedom #SeparationOfChurchAndState #OneAmerica #Democracy #FreedomOfReligion #Secularism #Pluralism #CivilRights
Different paths. Equal rights. Shared humanity.
That's an America worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
#ReligiousFreedom #SeparationOfChurchAndState #OneAmerica #Democracy #FreedomOfReligion #Secularism #Pluralism #CivilRights
"Fascists often cursed faceless cities and materialist secularism and exalted an agrarian utopia free from the rootlessness, conflict, & immorality of urban life. Yet fascist leaders adored their fast cars & planes, & spread their message by dazzlingly up-to-date techniques."
October 28, 2026 at 11:56 AM
"Fascists often cursed faceless cities and materialist secularism and exalted an agrarian utopia free from the rootlessness, conflict, & immorality of urban life. Yet fascist leaders adored their fast cars & planes, & spread their message by dazzlingly up-to-date techniques."
Unfortunately, secularism is a theoretical concept that is not applicable in reality
November 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Unfortunately, secularism is a theoretical concept that is not applicable in reality
I agree with the broader point, but I would distinguish between "laïcité", "atheism", and "secularism"; I think there's a huge difference between official state atheism and what we see in France. It's more like "laïcité is official state policy" because it is too Christian-inflected to be atheism
October 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I agree with the broader point, but I would distinguish between "laïcité", "atheism", and "secularism"; I think there's a huge difference between official state atheism and what we see in France. It's more like "laïcité is official state policy" because it is too Christian-inflected to be atheism
One factor is economic growth, which tends to boost secularism. Poland’s record on that front is extraordinary. Register for free to discover the other factors behind the country’s declining religiosity
Poland is growing less religious, but not less right-wing
As belief in Catholicism declines, secular far-right parties are rising
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November 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
One factor is economic growth, which tends to boost secularism. Poland’s record on that front is extraordinary. Register for free to discover the other factors behind the country’s declining religiosity