Tag: history

It Wasn’t Just Aisha: Child Marriage and Sexual Exploitation by Muhammad, and in Early Islam (Including the Qur’an)

Many people have heard about Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha when she was 6 years old, and how he had sexual intercourse with her when she was 9, and he was in his 50’s (Bukhari, and Muslim). This is either denied outright (without evidence) or explained as an anomaly. The truth however is that classical Islam, … Continue reading It Wasn’t Just Aisha: Child Marriage and Sexual Exploitation by Muhammad, and in Early Islam (Including the Qur’an) →

Most Religious Muslims Aren’t Religious, And That’s a Good Thing

Introduction There is a persistent myth, widely believed both within Muslim communities and outside them, that “religious” Muslims, those who pray, fast, and openly identify with Islam, are living embodiments of the faith’s actual teachings. Mosques are full of such people: men who pray five times daily, women who fast every Ramadan, families who send … Continue reading Most Religious Muslims Aren’t Religious, And That’s a Good Thing →

Homo Astra and Homo Logos – The Future of Human Evolution

People think evolution has stopped. That it was a thing of the past, a process that made dinosaurs, apes, and us, and then ended. But that is not correct. Evolution has been running for about four billion years on this planet, and it hasn’t paused for a moment. I believe our next evolutionary forms will … Continue reading Homo Astra and Homo Logos – The Future of Human Evolution →

Today is the Year 11,525 AG. Let me explain: my proposal for a new dating system

I dont like using BC. its very clumsy and clunky and no reason - although Christ is a great figure - to start at his birth.  It splits history into two halves for no good, objective reason. And it makes things confusing. Why do we count down, then count up again? Respectfully, it's fucking stupid. … Continue reading Today is the Year 11,525 AG. Let me explain: my proposal for a new dating system →

The End of the Old World: Why Modern Life Feels So Hollow, Why Marriage is Dying (And What We Can Do About It)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of success—what it means, and more importantly, who gets to define it. By the popular standards of the Western post-1960s model, I should probably consider myself a failure. I didn’t go to prom. I didn’t party in high school. I didn’t even finish school the normal … Continue reading The End of the Old World: Why Modern Life Feels So Hollow, Why Marriage is Dying (And What We Can Do About It) →

Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual

The sun god leads the sheep to bright pastures. Conquering death and the darkness. It's a model for what happens when we choose to be good despite our tragedies. This is a very old story. Far older than Christianity, though the Christian writers wisely incorporated it into their story. I have traced it as far … Continue reading Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual →