Garth Kroeker

For almost every safety-sensitive occupation, society insists on some objective demonstration of competence. We license pilots, credential s...

Nationalism—loyalty and commitment to serve one’s country—is, in many ways, a secular cousin of religion. Patriotism—the warmer, more emotio...

In conclusion, religious beliefs—and organized group religion in particular—have been part of human civilization for thousands of years. Cul...

Imagine a crowded church service at the moment the congregation rises. Each person hears the same words, sees the same gestures, and sees ev...

There are many unanswered questions about how the universe works. Part of the wonder of science is appreciating that for every advance in u...