If Psychedelic Drugs Were Legalized, Capitalism Would Destroy Religion
Going full on into a shamanic or Occult practice is beyond weird, because the vast majority of people think you’re completely nuts for gasp, actually paying attention to your inner world (let alone...
View ArticleCan Transhumanism Overcome a Widespread Deathist Culture?
Zoltan Istvan via IEET: The rapidly growing field of transhumanism—an international social movement whose highest immediate priority is overcoming human death via science and technology—is facing a...
View ArticleMorality requires a god, whether you’re religious or not
Moral commands are the commands of a unique, external, eternal agent. Chris JL Gerald K Harrison, Massey University I have no religious convictions. I am, or try to be, a man of reason, not of faith....
View ArticleNavigating the Shadow: Psilocybin Mushrooms and Transformation – Free Radical...
You can also listen to the FRM podcast via Itunes. In this episode, the Free Radical Media crew is joined by fellow Disinfonaut and host of the AttMind Radio podcast, James W. Jesso. Jesso and the...
View ArticleSean Kramer on Project Bring Me to Life
Selomon and Shantastic Shine interview Sean Kramer for episode #49 of the Project Bring Me to Life Podcast: Sean lived as a monk and hermit for nearly 20 years. He teaches classes on world religions,...
View ArticleWanted: A Theology of Atheism
Does the world really need a “theology of atheism”? Probably not but Molly Worthen thinks that secular humanists need one, writing an op-ed at the New York Times: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — One Sunday last...
View ArticleExposing Australia’s Ex-Gay Conversion “Therapy”— Survivors Speak Out
“Anthony Venn Brown photograph” by Marcus Mok. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Over at news.com.au, Rohan Smith interviews three victims of ex-gay therapy treatments. Here’s Anthony...
View ArticleOccultists, Freemasons, And The Secret History of Radical Islam
Aleister Crowley in a Turban. In 1910, the English occultist, Freemason, and poet, Aleister Crowley, published a strange and now little-known work called The Scented Garden of Abdullah: The Satirist of...
View ArticleMindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots, and it may not be doing you good
Harry Koopman (CC BY 2.0) Miguel Farias, Coventry University and Catherine Wikholm, University of Surrey Mindfulness as a psychological aid is very much in fashion. Recent reports on the latest finding...
View Article“God Is Not A Christian. Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu” – Desmond Tutu
“Desmond Tutu 2013-10-23 001” by Libris Förlag – mynewsdesk. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Via Real Leaders: In this exclusive interview with Real Leaders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate...
View ArticleTantra, Martial Arts, and The Metaphysics of Pain
From the the Christian image of the crucifixion to statues of a skeletal Buddha, pain and suffering, and pushing beyond them, have been perennial themes in religion and spirituality. Both in the East...
View ArticleAnti-Semitism, Caitlyn Jenner, and the Insecure Male
Matthew Rozsa writes at the Good Men Project: For several weeks, I’ve been carefully preparing an article on a childhood experience that profoundly shaped my worldview today: An act of anti-Semitic...
View ArticleIslam, Freemasonry, and Revolution: A Podcast at Occult of Personality
From the middle of the 19th century, Islam and Freemasonry came to be connected in strange but significant ways that, ultimately, helped shape the world we are living in today. Prominent Muslims that...
View ArticleIke Interviews God
A timid insurance clerk named Ike is our only hope of convincing God to halt the impending apocalypse. h/t Christian Nightmares.… Read the rest The post Ike Interviews God appeared first on...
View ArticleDying like an American: spaceflight, coral reefs, and other wild ways to get...
Screen Shot from UrbanDeathProject.org Lizzie Plaugic via The Verge: On the day before her 56th birthday, Grace Seidel talked to me about dying. It probably wasn’t going to happen anytime soon, she...
View ArticleThe Church of the SubGenius Is Still Preaching Slack
J. R. “Bob” Dobbs™ At a certain point in American history, if you smoked weed and skateboarded, you probably were approached by representatives of a religious group, or cult, led by “Bob” Dobbs. While...
View ArticlePulling the Cosmic Trigger: The Contact Experiences of Philip K Dick & Robert...
For seasoned Disinfonauts, this entire article is all familiar territory and admittedly, as far as internet attention spans go it’s a long read. But, you know, excellent stuff that in my mind is always...
View ArticleDungeons & Dragons Yoga
D&D Yoga from 39forks on Vimeo. D&D Yoga — the idea that these two activities and communities don’t have much in common turned out to be untrue. The guided adventure intended as an experiment...
View ArticleFor believers, fear of atheists is fueled by fear of death
Recognizing death’s inevitability, people find comfort in their beliefs. Andreas Hunziker/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Corey L Cook, University of Washington and Sheldon Solomon, Skidmore College Skepticism...
View ArticleAtheism must be about more than just not believing in god
Not a helpful message. Andy Rain/EPA Patrick O’Connor, Nottingham Trent University Atheism is so often considered in the negative: as a lack of faith, or a disbelief in god; as an essential...
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