Belief
We Asked Atheists How They Deal With Their Religious Families
And what to do if moving out is not an option.
How Trying To Stop India’s Superstitious Killings Ended in Exile
Human sacrifice, particularly that of minors, has been prevalent in many parts of India for a long time.
Bengal’s BJP Chief Believes Indian Cow Milk Is Yellow Because it ‘Contains Gold’
He also said that if people are comfortable eating beef, they should eat dog meat too.
Why Some Indian Women Are Terrified of Chopping off Their Dreadlocks, Even Though They Can’t Move Their Necks
A religious superstition is prohibiting some women in Maharashtra from cutting their matted hair, even if they're lice-infested and weighing them down in ways more than one.
College Admission Forms in Bengal Now Allow Students to Describe Themselves as Humanist, Secular or Atheist
"We feel that 'Humanity' is the true religion of mankind."
This Archeologist Says He's Got Proof That Atlantis Sunk Into the Java Sea
Using ancient stories and "conversations with ancestors," the founder of Atlantis-obsessed group says he's cracked the codes that led him closer to the lost civilization.
Round Earth “Theory” is Western Propaganda, According to This Indian Flat Earther
The world’s oldest conspiracy theory is being revisited by a man practicing the ancient Indian religion of Jainism, who claims to have seen two suns.
The Latest Issue of VICE Magazine Gets to the Bottom of Belief, Memory, and Our Understanding of Reality
We have stories on the Mandela Effect, the increasing belief in extraterrestrials, how social media shapes our memories, and more.
Silicon Valley’s Radical Machine Cult
From afterlife to machine transcendence, Digitalism offers a new promise of paradise.
Loser Takes All: The Philadelphia 76ers, The Process, And Belief
During the lean years of The Process, the Sixers didn't give their fans much more than faith that things would someday be better. It was more than enough.
It's No Miracle, Daniel Murphy Is For Real
How a few small adjustments—and some familiar feats of belief—helped Daniel Murphy carry his October heroics all the way through to the regular season.