Book Review: ‘In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism’
Source: Asia Times Scott A Shay’s new book explores the arguments and rational reasons to believe in God “Why should anyone in his or her right mind believe in God?” […]
اکرمو اولادکم و احسنو آدابهم Respect your Children and Cultivate in them the best of Manners
‘Respect your children and cultivate in them the best of manners’ is a saying of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Hazrat Ans bin Malik […]
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
Source: The New York Times By Olivia Goldhill CONSCIENCE – The Origins of Moral Intuition By Patricia S. Churchland In “Conscience,” Patricia Churchland recounts a conversation with Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, in which he laments moral philosophers’ focus on reason. “Surely,” he said, “philosophers must know about biological […]
Is God Necessary for Morality? We have the Best Answers …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral Source: Pew […]
The Problem of Suffering and the Goodness of God – Ravi Zacharias at Johns Hopkins
Suggested Reading The Ever Present Question of Suffering The Best Collection to Introduce Islam to the Fellow Christians Joel Osteen: Enlarging the Circle of Love The Question of Suffering tackled by Dr. Charles Stanley […]
Does Religion Make People Moral?
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol, a contributing opinion writer, is a visiting fellow at the Freedom Project at Wellesley College. Over the past 15 years, my country, Turkey, […]
Debate: God & Morality: William Lane Craig vs Erik Wielenberg
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for understanding morality and promoting secularism in every country of the world Debate: Human Morality, Monotheism and Organized Religion? […]
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]
Videos: Morality, Religion and Atheism?
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion (morality) other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they […]
Bush 41 apologizes for groping of 16-year-old girl
Source: MSN By Jessica Estepa George H. W. Bush apologized Monday after another woman said the former president groped her during a 2003 photo op when she was 16 years […]
Are religious people more moral?
Source: The Conversation Why do people distrust atheists? A recent study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found widespread and extreme moral prejudice against atheists around the world. Across all continents, people […]
How a corporate mission can drive young workers away
Source: BBC News By Sydney Finkelstein A former student of mine called the other day. She’d worked at a major global company in the food industry, with primary responsibility for […]
Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study
Source: The Guardian Religious belief widely viewed as safeguard against ‘grossly immoral conduct’, according to new research Many still hold the view that people will do bad things unless they […]
How Humans Became Moral Beings
Source: Smithsonian Why do people show kindness to others, even those outside their families, when they do not stand to benefit from it? Being generous without that generosity being reciprocated […]
Christopher Hitchens vs John Lennox | Is God Great? Debate
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times First of all I want to thank Prof. John Lennox for defending God of Islam and Judaism most of […]
China ponders public morality after video of gruesome death
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH BEIJING (AP) — A speeding taxi knocks the pedestrian off her feet, sending her hurtling through the air. Dozens of people stand gawking or […]
The Best Ted Talk to understand Democratic & Republican divide in USA
The moral roots of liberals and conservatives Source: Ted Talks Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right […]
Videos: Is Morality from Reason or Religion or Both?
Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life: Sin – Richard Dawkins Viewer discretion is advised for this video, as there is some nudity in it. This thought-provoking series is not […]
A scientist’s new theory: Religion was key to humans’ social evolution
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer; Reporter — Washington, D.C. BOSTON — In humans’ mysterious journey to become intelligent, socializing creatures like no other in the animal world, one innovation […]
Today is the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln: What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and Him
Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th […]