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It feels like a lot of people around me are yearning for intimate connection right now. I keep coming back to "Journey of the Heart" by...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Feb 18, 2022
- 6 min
Anger is a Sword
For a long time, I tried not to be angry. My father was an angry man. His father was an angry man. At some point, I decided, "I will not...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 18, 2021
- 10 min
The Meaning of Life
Listen to the original podcast episode here. What’s the meaning of life? Seriously though. I don’t think it’s love. Or happiness. It’s...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
6 Keys to Mature Heroism
by Daniel Lev Shkolnik Odysseus, the Greek hero, didn’t get his name because he went in search of his Odyssey. Rather, The Odyssey was...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jan 20, 2021
- 6 min
What if God were Change?
This article pairs well with the following episode with Taj Smith: God as Change There are a few descriptions of God out there that I can...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
Without God, Is Anything Truly Wrong?
The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that one of his most popular arguments against atheism is that it is morally repulsive....
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Positive Nihilism
When I was a teenager, I became convinced there was no meaning in the world. I’ve done a lot of thinking since, but that basic insight...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
How are you not yourself?
None of us are really ourselves. In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes - How to Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving | Anthony Magnabosco
The U.S. election may be over but healing the division and rancor in the country will take years. Anthony Magnabosco uses a dialogue...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: What is "Real" | Chris Stedman
Buy the Book Buy IRL, Faitheist, or any other book mentioned in the podcast at: https://bookshop.org/shop/reenchantment A-Thesaurus...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: Let’s Admit We Liked Church | Bart Campolo
Here are the relevant links from my episode with Bart Campolo. Find the Humanize Me podcast on their website, on Apple Podcasts, or...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: The Untold Story of Atheism | Nick Fish
“An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that a deed must be done instead of prayer...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Baloney Detection Kit
During my episode with Sasha Sagan, she mentioned her father's Baloney Detection Kit. I'd never heard of it. It's something that should...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Einstein's Religion
Most people have heard of Albert Einstein's science. Few people know about his religion. Einstein’s achievements in physics irreversibly...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Quiet Heroism
Right now we all face a rare opportunity. If Italy is a window to the future, the future is sobering. Riots have swept Italian prisons....
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
Religion as Art
The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze noticed a problem in his field. Despite centuries of philosophical argument about the nature of...
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