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Gabriel Andrade
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Gabriel Andrade is a university professor originally from Venezuela. He writes about politics, philosophy, history, religion and psychology.
“Trillions of humans”: is Elon Musk right about population size?
Should we aim to limit population growth to maximise resources, or follow Elon Musk's advice and aim for trillions of humans? Or is the answer actually neither?
The question isn’t whether Jesus was really Palestinian – it’s whether that even matters
Jesus was likely born in what is now Palestine, and he was Jewish - but neither fact should have any bearing on modern geopolitical conflicts
The Sound of Freedom: thinking of the children shouldn’t stop us from thinking rationally
Our modern concern for children has been exploited by activists and politicians, like the QAnon-adjacent makers of The Sound of Freedom
Regality in the modern world: can a skeptic be a monarchist?
As the world watched on at the coronation of Charles Windsor, it's reasonable to ask: is there still a role for monarchy in the modern world?
From Patmos to Waco: the impact of apocalyptic religious beliefs
On the thirtieth anniversary of the end of the Waco siege, it's worth considering how similar Koresh was to other apocalyptic religious prophets
Job’s QALY problem: Is the life of an existing child worth more than two future children?
Allocating our medical resources based on QALY - or Quality of Life-Adjusted Years - is important, but it has to be applied logically, rather than religiously
If Vladimir Putin wants to label liberals and the West “Satanic”, so be it
As the invasion of Ukraine continues to falter, Putin has sought to justify his actions with accusations of Satanism - by which he really means Western liberal values
Robin Dunbar examines the possible evolutionary role of religious thinking
Robin Dunbar, the noted evolutionary psychologist, turns his attention to the role of spiritual thinking in his new book "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures"
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