Browsing: atheism

Inquilab Zindabad (“long live revolution”) — the chant that Bhagat Singh popularised during his arrest — should, if we are to stand for progress, reverberate eternally not only in society but in our minds and thoughts as well. Singh’s atheism — the rejection of ultimate authority and transcendent truth — is necessary in any revolutionary thought.

The dire lack of knowledge about our major religions risks driving religious debate into a conservative silo.

Illustration by Stephanie Barahona. When I was 16, I emailed singer-songwriter Tim Minchin to talk about God. I had just…