The Path
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Why We Built Gods, and What Comes After
You know that feeling when you’re trying to explain something important to a child, and you realize that every answer just leads to another “why?” Well, let me take you… Read more.
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Understanding Religion’s Value to Humanity
Picture a small band of humans, perhaps fifty thousand years ago, huddled around a fire as lightning splits the sky. They’ve just buried one of their own, and the questions… Read more.
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Where We Come From and Why It Matters
Picture, if you will, a small spacecraft no bigger than a school bus, traveling through the cold vacuum of space for seven long years. Its destination: an ancient asteroid named… Read more.
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Revenge and Forgiveness From A Scientific Perspective
Picture this: you’re sitting across from someone who has wronged you deeply. Your jaw tightens. Your heart races. Behind your eyes, something primal awakens—a hunger not for food or comfort,… Read more.
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Why Jesus?
An Internet philosopher once challenged me with a question that cuts to the heart of what we do on The Path: “If you’re going to cherry-pick wisdom from ancient teachers,… Read more.
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Assembly Topics about Current Events
The sun filters through the meeting room windows, casting familiar patterns on the faces gathered here. In times like these, when headlines bring news that challenges our deepest convictions, The… Read more.
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When Religion Divides Instead of Heals
Children don’t choose their first words based on ancient grievances. A Jewish toddler learning to say “mama” sounds remarkably like a Palestinian child reaching for the same comfort. Muslim babies… Read more.
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If I Follow ‘The Path’, Am I an Agnostic, Atheist, Deist, or Something Else?
I once watched a heated conversation unfold at a coffee shop in Berkeley. A philosophy student was interrogating a woman about her beliefs, firing off questions like a prosecutor cross-examining… Read more.
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Dealing with Moral Failings
I was walking through downtown San Francisco one cold Tuesday morning, the fog still clinging to the buildings like reluctant dreams. The sidewalk bustled with people clutching coffee cups, their… Read more.
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Is Religion Bad?
I once sat on a park bench in New Orleans, watching two very different scenes unfold before me. To my left, a church group served meals to people experiencing homelessness,… Read more.
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Marriage: A Human Bond
Let me tell you about two ceremonies I witnessed. The first took place in a grand cathedral, where a priest declared that God had joined two people together. The second… Read more.
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A Teaching Moment
Today, I want to share a story that illuminates why The Path’s principles matter more than ever. It begins with a young woman named Selena Gomez, born in Texas, who… Read more.
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Understanding and Overcoming Our Challenges as We Walk on The Path
Let me tell you about Maria, who I watched struggle with a decision that many of us face. A coworker had taken credit for her work, threatening her chance at… Read more.
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The Answer to Conspiracy
Picture, if you will, a remarkable finding from the University of Kent’s psychology lab. Dr. Karen Douglas, a leading researcher in conspiracy beliefs, has shown that people don’t typically embrace… Read more.
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The Path’s Mortality Framework
When we come into this world, tiny and vulnerable, we begin a mysterious countdown toward life’s final exhalation. From our first breath, each of us is on a journey toward… Read more.
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