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Feb 11, 2021

Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious Mind

Religious ritual mitigates the downsides of human consciousness.

Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious Mind

Mitchell Diamond

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Jun 20, 2025

An open letter to Trump voters who now have regrets

Why are you surprised by his behavior?

An open letter to Trump voters who now have regrets

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The Quantastic Journal

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Mitchell Diamond

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Feb 27, 2025

Are Humans Still Evolving?

How to debate an evolution denier and other musings on the state of human evolution.

Are Humans Still Evolving? How to debate an evolution denier and other musings on the state of human evolution.

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Jan 21, 2025

Spirituality Has a Biological Basis Because Humans Have Brains

What does the evidence about spirituality say so far and can it tell us why it’s pervasive across human societies?

Buddhist monk taking a picture of a Buddha statue. Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash

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Dec 8, 2024

Humans Are Not Rational

Trump’s reelection is a gut-punch to progressives and liberals who believe humans can be rehabilitated or improved, but is it true?

Humans Are Not Rational

Mitchell Diamond

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Dec 7, 2024

There is Morality Without Religion

Morality arose before there were humans. Why do the devout need to rationalize that morality began with the Abrahamic God?

There is Morality Without Religion

Mitchell Diamond

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Oct 5, 2024

It can’t happen here…can it?

Could the U.S. actually lose its democracy?

It can’t happen here…can it?

Mitchell Diamond

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May 11, 2024

Emotions run high in the Israel — Palestine conflict

Facts and blame depends on who you support, but .

Emotions run high in the Israel — Palestine conflict

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Dec 15, 2022

Answering the cosmic questions is not the reason for the origin of religion, if you embrace…

Asking what happens to us after we die and our purpose in life is a secondary function of religion, not its original purpose.

Answering the cosmic questions is not the reason for the origin of religion, if you embrace…

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Oct 22, 2022

My interview with drunk Evolution #2

Where she talks about some planet-level environmental effects on evolution, then does a deep dive into human evolution, especially the…

My interview with drunk Evolution #2

Mitchell Diamond

Mitchell Diamond

Author of Darwin’s Apple: The Evolutionary Biology of Religion, a new take on the function and purpose of religion. http://www.darwinsapple.com

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