Do Not Fear the Universe

Let me start by quoting Albert Einstein: “The single most important decision any of us will ever have to make is whether or not to believe that the universe is friendly. The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. I think the most important question…

Constantine the Great and Religious Tolerance

Constantine the Great is a well-known Roman emperor. When you ask people about why Constantine was such a great emperor, they’ll probably say that because he was the first christian Roman emperor or because he made Christianity a state religion of the Roman empire. But that’s not really correct. Constantine did not make Christianity a…