religion
If you feel like you’re missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a medieval airship!
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
To this day, one cult believes that Lemuria was real, and that its people left us the sacred wisdom to revive their advanced civilization.
Wherever automation rises, religiosity falls.
Be more like Goldilocks.
The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills is filled with skulls and oil lamps — objects a new study says may have been used in dark rituals.
There were many similarities, but also some profound differences.
The debate goes back at least 400 years.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death.”
No, Gandhi did not single-handedly bring about Indian independence. Pacifism alone usually gets you killed.
People discovered prehistoric fossils long before Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species.” The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.
A philosophical debate spanning creation, free will, and a sneaky teapot.
Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
These core teachings make an ideal starting point for exploring Buddhist philosophy.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.
A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
Is there an ultimate answer to the age-old question?
Before Constantine received his history-defining vision, a pagan Sun god paved the way for Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into the Eternal City.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.
De-urbanized lifestyles can be aligned with basic Taoist principles — and remote workers are starting to feel the connection.
How one man’s divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.