The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that one of his most popular arguments against atheism is that it is morally repulsive. If there is no God, they think, then there’s ultimately no right or wrong. Everything’s allowed. …

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 hasn’t changed. What has changed is the way I feel about it. In this week’s episode of Re-Enchantment, I speak with Ansley Sawyer…

Most people have heard of Albert Einstein’s science. Few people know about his religion. Einstein’s achievements in physics irreversibly warped our notions of time and space. But the discoveries of Einstein, the physicist, were so monumental that they have largely eclipsed the profound depth of Albert, the man. Ethically, Albert…

In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s character (a successful but inauthentic business executive) until he cries out in exasperation: “How am I not myself?” …

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze noticed a problem in his field. Despite centuries of philosophical argument about the nature of reality, it didn’t seem like philosophers were getting any closer to a definitive set of conclusions. Deleuze re-conceptualized his field and argued that we might understand philosophy better as a…