Do secularists need confession and repentance? (by @bledewitz.bsky.social ) Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people. onlys.ky/confession-a... #secularism #forgiveness

Lessons from Foundation: Decline, fall... and comeback? (by @tjkratt.bsky.social ) Civilization goes through cycles of collapse and rebirth. That's both a pessimistic and a hopeful message for us. onlys.ky/lessons-from... #foundation #parableofthesower

How to heal after trauma, by Becky Garrison A guide to finding mental health care practitioners who do no harm. onlys.ky/how-to-heal-... #trauma #mentalhealth

Ancient Greece and sexual identities, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social The ancients thought of sexual behavior as a phase of life, not an immutable identity. We can learn from that idea. onlys.ky/ancient-gree... #sex #lgbtq

A new era of political violence, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises. onlys.ky/a-new-era-of... #charliekirk #gunviolence

Are we ready to live forever? The quest for immortality, whether through science or religion, poses a whole new set of problems we're currently ill-equipped to deal with. onlys.ky/are-we-ready... #transhumanism

Odds and ends: The Amish response to technocentrism, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social We could all take a lesson from the Amish's more mindful and deliberate approach to technology. Yes, really! onlys.ky/the-amish-re... #sex #technology #technocentrism

Will China save the world from climate change? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social) The only shocking thing is that so few others are doing the same. onlys.ky/will-china-s... #climatechange #china #climatecrisis

The second arts and crafts revolution is here: "Want to make candles, blow glass, assay metals, bake bread, construct a Federal Shield-back chair, paint in oil, distill whisky, plant a garden, fell a tree, lay bricks, carve wood? There are videos teaching you how." onlys.ky/the-second-a... #diy

Can we imagine life without cars? The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out. @daylightatheism.bsky.social reports on Culdesac Tempe: onlys.ky/life-without... #urbanism #carculture #culdesac

Rechalking the giant, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social "Each generation has a duty to participate in the work of memory, doing their part to refresh, reimagine and even recreate the past." onlys.ky/rechalking-t... #culture #deeptime

OneTaste: Female empowerment or forced labor? A high-profile conviction may signal a shift away from the victim-blaming mentality. onlys.ky/onetaste-fem... #onetaste #feminism

AI chatbots are coming for you: The glass is half-full, and AI can't draw it, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social On Ray Kurzweil, teledildonics, and the need to use technology mindfully to enhance our experiences without diminishing ourselves. onlys.ky/the-glass-is... #ai #technology #sex

"We aren’t doomed, and we cannot be saved." At a time of increasing extremes, utopia and dystopia are failing us – not only in fiction, but as a way of understanding the world itself. Check out my new article on OnlySky: AMBITOPIA: HOW TO FACE AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE onlys.ky/ambitopia/

Does the rule of law have a future? An exploration by @bledewitz.bsky.social Can the law be objective? Or is it always just the preferences of those currently in power? onlys.ky/does-the-rul... #law #ruleoflaw #usconstitution

Today on OnlySky, new short fiction from @daylightatheism.bsky.social: "A list of friendly AI directives recovered from a degraded memory chip, excavated from a circa 22nd-century ash layer" We only wanted it to solve our problems. onlys.ky/friendly-ai-... #fiction #scifi #ai

A better form of belonging, by @tjkratt.bsky.social Our political allegiances often determine our moral beliefs, rather than vice versa. onlys.ky/a-better-for... #tribalism #politics

If there were life on Europa, could we be trusted to know about it? Nonfiction sparks fiction! Read first: onlys.ky/from-earth-t... #space #science #Jupiter #speculativefiction #fiction #shortstory @nasawatch.bsky.social @nasascience.bsky.social @esa.int @science.esa.int @onlyskymedia.bsky.social

🧪 Europa Clipper & JUICE, NASA and ESA's space missions, aim to uncover life in Jupiter's icy oceans. From Earth to Jupiter's moon Europa! 🚀🧪 #space #technology #ESA #NASA #science #astrobiology @nasawatch.bsky.social @esa.int @science.esa.int @onlyskymedia.bsky.social onlys.ky/from-earth-t...

From Earth to Jupiter, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social Could there be life on Jupiter's oceanic moon Europa? Two space missions en route to the Jovian system may help us find out. onlys.ky/from-earth-t... #space #spaceexploration #jupiter

The fertility freeze: Why the birth rate is falling, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social Fewer women are choosing to have kids, and the reasons should be obvious. onlys.ky/the-fertilit... #population #demographics #natalism

AI chatbots are coming for you: A glitch in the (nervous) system, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social All minds, as well as mind-like AIs, use tricks and shortcuts that make them brittle. onlys.ky/a-glitch-in-... #ai #sexbots #mindhacks

New blood: Could artificial blood alleviate the need to donate? onlys.ky/new-blood/ #biology #medicine #technology

AI chatbots are coming for you: The binge-and-purge reinforcement schedule, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social Are sex robots a safe outlet for unhealthy urges, or do they make the problem worse? onlys.ky/the-binge-an... #ai #sexbots

New on OnlySky: The future of late night, by @ledflashing.bsky.social The CBS network's spiteful cancellation of Stephen Colbert shows how late-night TV is dying. What might spring up to replace it? onlys.ky/the-future-o... #media #culture #comedy #colbert #lateshow

OnlySky is on Bluesky! It's a match made in secular heaven. onlys.ky

Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today. onlys.ky/negativland-... @onlyskymedia.bsky.social