The principle that we have called the requirement of rationality, and which might also be called "intellectualism" or "evidentialism" received its most famous formulation in an essay by W K. Clifford ...

Some years ago, I was in a lively conversation with a software developer about arguments for and against God’s existence. After discussing their merits and shortcomings, he paused – perhaps a little ...

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say they believe in heaven. (The survey did not immediately offer a definition of heaven, though subsequent questions explored what respondents think heaven is ...

Do we choose to believe in God? Do we choose not to believe? In one sense, beliefs are not under our control. I cannot, strictly speaking, choose to believe something. In the philosophy classes I ...

In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically. In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority ...

There is an open question among pundits and researchers: Do more Americans believe in conspiracy theories now than ever before? But as a scholar of conspiracy theories and their believers, I am ...