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Ciaran Hanway

What is your purpose in life?

How being an atheist can mean taking responsibility for defining your own meaning in life

By Ciaran Hanway

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Morals without God?

How you can decide what is right and wrong without god

By Ciaran Hanway

What’s wrong with Faith?

How faith can leave you open to abuse by those in authority

By Ciaran Hanway

I believe in one less god than monotheists…

Ciarán Hanway explains he's not a man of faith ... he's an atheist

By Ciaran Hanway

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