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How Fascism Spreads in Modern Democracies and How Citizens Can Resist It

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on November 26, 2025 Posted in Politics Tagged with authoritarianism, civic awareness, civil liberties, Critical Thinking, democracy under threat, democratic decay, democratic erosion, division politics, fascism, freedom of speech, hate politics, hero worship politics, media freedom, minority rights, modern dictatorships, modern fascism, political education, political manipulation, political psychology, press freedom, propaganda, public awareness, Rationalism, rise of fascism, secular politics

How Fascism Spreads in Modern Democracies and How Citizens Can Resist It

How Fascism Sneaks Into Modern Democracies When people hear the word fascism, they imagine old black-and-white photos, dictators shouting speeches, and armies marching. But today, fascism does not always arrive with boots and flags. It spreads quietly, step by step, …

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മനുഷ്യ ദൈവങ്ങൾ തടവറയിലേക്ക്

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on August 16, 2025 Posted in Malayalam, Superstitions, Thoughts Tagged with BlindFaith, Chittur, DharmasooyaYagam, FakeGurus, HumanGods, KeralaHistory, KeralaReform, Palakkad, Pattanchery, PoliticalCorruption, Rationalism, SivaramanPattanchery, SocialIssues, SpiritualBusiness, SuperstitionEradication, Thathathan, Yukthirekha, അന്ധവിശ്വാസം, അന്ധവിശ്വാസനിർമാർജ്ജനം, ആത്മീയകച്ചവടം, കേരളചരിത്രം, ചിറ്റൂർ, തഥാതൻ, ധർമ്മസൂയയാഗം, പട്ടഞ്ചേരി, പാലക്കാട്, മനുഷ്യദൈവങ്ങൾ, യുക്തിരേഖ, യുക്തിവാദം, രാഷ്ട്രീയഅഴിമതി, ശിവരാമൻപട്ടഞ്ചേരി, സമാധാനവിതരണക്കാർ, സാമൂഹികപ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ, സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യചിന്ത

മനുഷ്യ ദൈവങ്ങൾ തടവറയിലേക്ക് 1990-കൾ പാലക്കാട് ജില്ലയിലെ ചിറ്റൂർ താലൂക്കിൽ, അന്ധവിശ്വാസങ്ങ ളും ചൂഷണങ്ങളും വർധിച്ചു വന്ന ഒരു കാലഘട്ടമായിരുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രീയ അഴിമതികളും സാമൂഹിക പ്രശ്‌നങ്ങളും വിദ്യാ ഭ്യാസ പിന്നാക്കാവസ്ഥയും നിലനിന്നിരുന്ന ആ സമയത്താണ്, പട്ടഞ്ചേരി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്തിലെ ചോഴിയക്കാട്, വണ്ടിത്താ വളത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള തപോവരിഷ്‌ഠാശ്രമത്തിൽ ‘തഥാതൻ’ എന്ന വ്യക്തിയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ ധർമ്മസൂയ മഹായാഗം സംഘടിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്. ലോകസമാധാനവും ധർമ്മസംസ്ഥാപനവും …

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Is Religion Really a Good Thing? An Atheist’s Perspective

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on July 6, 2025 Posted in Atheism, Religion Tagged with atheist perspective, Critical Thinking, evidence-based ethics, faith vs reason, Humanism, is religion good, morality and religion, Philosophy of Religion, Rationalism, religion, religion and society, religion debate, religious belief, secular humanism, truth and religion

Throughout history, many have claimed that religion is a good thing — a moral compass, a source of hope, and a binding force for communities. But is that the full picture? As an atheist, I think we should examine this …

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The Cost of Dogma: Gandhi, Penicillin, and the Death of Kasturba

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on June 9, 2025 Posted in History, Science Tagged with BlindFaith, ControversialHistory, CriticalThinking, DogmaVsScience, EthicalDilemmas, EthicsAndFaith, EvidenceBasedMedicine, FamousFiguresUnderScrutiny, gandhi, GandhiControversies, HealthDecisions, HistoryOfMedicine, IndianHistory, KasturbaGandhi, LessonsFromHistory, MahatmaGandhi, MedicalEthics, MoralAbsolutism, Penicillin, PhilosophyOfScience, PneumoniaTreatment, Rationalism, ScienceVsFaith, ScientificTemper, SecularHumanism, SkepticalThinking, SpiritualityVsScience

In February 1944, Kasturba Gandhi—wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi—lay gravely ill in the Aga Khan Palace detention facility in Pune. Suffering from a severe case of bronchitis that progressed into pneumonia, her condition became critical. By that time, penicillin—a revolutionary …

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We Are Atheists

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on February 19, 2025 Posted in Atheism Tagged with atheism, Critical Thinking, Existence of God, Faith and Reason, Freethought, God Debate, History of Religion, Humanism, Mythology vs Science, Philosophy of Religion, Rationalism, Religion and Morality, Religious Criticism, Religious Intolerance, Religious Persecution, Science vs Religion, Scientific Discovery, Secularism, Skepticism, Superstition

We Are Atheists Because: There is no proof of the existence of God. There is no need of, or use for, a God. A good God would be useless if he were not powerful. A powerful God would not deserve …

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[Videos] Rationalism / Atheism

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on December 4, 2014 Posted in Media, Speech Tagged with atheism, Rationalism, Videos

Here are some short videos on Rationalism, science and atheism.

Rationalism Breeds Nontheism

By rationalthoughts.org Posted on July 9, 2011 Posted in Media, Thoughts Tagged with atheism, belief, Breeds, christianity, creationism, darwin, dawkins, debate, design, evidence, evolution, intelligent, logic, morality, Nontheism, proof, rational, Rationalism, reason, richard, science, truth, universe

Speakers featured in chronological order: Lawrence Krauss is an American theoretical physicist who is professor of physics, Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and director of the Origins Project at the Arizona State University. Robert Coleman …

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How Fascism Spreads in Modern Democracies and How Citizens Can Resist It

മനുഷ്യ ദൈവങ്ങൾ തടവറയിലേക്ക്

Is Religion Really a Good Thing? An Atheist’s Perspective

The Cost of Dogma: Gandhi, Penicillin, and the Death of Kasturba

We Are Atheists

[Videos] Rationalism / Atheism

Rationalism Breeds Nontheism