God

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    Why We Had to Change the Meaning of Nothing

    Nothing” isn’t what it used to be. It used to be something self-evident: the opposite, or the absence, of something. We still use the word this way colloquially, of course. When I’m asked, on the sidewalk, if I can spare some change or a dollar, I say, if I have neither, “Sorry, I got nothing.” […]
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    God Created Consciousness in Fiction

    Given his grandeur, pettiness, and complexity, and his capacity for introspection, he’s the major exception to the flatness of ancient characters—God.Illustration by Humphrey King / Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Many modern novels do something that the earliest literature sometimes seems incapable of doing—representing the inner life […]
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    Science Is Not Constantly Being Proved Right

    It’s a subtle point, but the British comedian Ricky Gervais was not quite right when he told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show yesterday, “Science is constantly being proved all the time.” Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Perhaps he misspoke. He was put on the defensive. Colbert, an […]
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    Is Santa Claus a God?

    Father Christmas bears some striking similarities to the divinities of many religions.
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    The Hidden God

    One man’s path to knowing less about God.