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Category: Cuno’s Corner

Cuno's Corner
2+2=9
Free Inquiry Volume 40, No. 1
December 2019 / January 2020
Steve Cuno

The African leopard is not part of the cat family. I beg the indulgence of the taxonomically anal-retentive. I am well aware that Panthera pardus pardus falls under Felidae, and that felidae has meant cat ever since Julius Caesar asked Cicero to think up a shorter way to say “those pointy-eared creatures the Egyptians are …


Cuno's Corner
Godawful Communication and Divine Boners
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 6
October / November 2019
Steve Cuno

God, if you’re reading this, a word of advice: Hire an editor. By now even you must be aware that most of the time your followers haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. I wish I had a full collection plate for every time I have heard the likes of “… and then I realized …


Cuno's Corner
On the Proper Use of the M-Word
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 5
August / September 2019
Steve Cuno

I live in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. As some of you may be aware, more than a few Mormons live here, too. Thanks to this unique religious demographic— Oops. My bad. I meant to say that more than a few members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints live here. These …


Cuno's Corner
A Not-Perfect Defense
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 4
June / July 2019
Steve Cuno

Gadzooks. A shocking revelation just took down another politician. Nearby and on the same day, another cleric was busted, too. I shall withhold their names, not for legal reasons or discretion’s sake but because I’m writing weeks before they will have been caught and therefore don’t know who they will turn out to be. Still, …

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Cuno's Corner
The Lazy God’s Guide to Miracles
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 3
April / May 2019
Steve Cuno

Today’s gods are lazy. And it’s our fault. Back in the day, gods established their bona fides by staging spectacular miracles. Lotuses sprouted from the baby Buddha’s footsteps. Zeus hurled thunderbolts, reversed Earth’s rotation, and turned infants into adults. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob parted the Red Sea, split the moon, and, millennia …

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Cuno's Corner
Rules for Playing the Race Card
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 2
February / March 2019
Steve Cuno

Not long ago, a champion of humanity set me straight. Someone in our monochromatic, melanin-deficient lunch gathering had mentioned race, and before I could think better of it I had naively blurted something about racism not being a good thing. The above-referenced champion politely pointed out my error. The real problem, he explained, is that …


Cuno's Corner
Jesus vs. Santa: The Evidence Speaks
Free Inquiry Volume 39, No. 1
December 2018 / January 2019
Steve Cuno

I bristled when I overheard a friend place the evidence for Jesus and Santa on a par. I felt it was patently unfair to Santa. Don’t get me wrong. I am no fan of Christmas. For all I care, the likes of Santa, Jesus, decorations, and Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time” can …

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Cuno's Corner
Persecution Envy
Free Inquiry Volume 38, No. 6
October / November 2018
Steve Cuno

There are places where belief in the wrong or in no deity is a capital offense, a fact that makes decent people recoil in horror and, when they can, take action.1 But in places like the United States of America, where killing someone for not accepting the right religion remains illegal,2 it would seem that …

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Cuno's Corner
Drawing Lines for Fun and Prophet: How Religion Makes Us Behave Better
Free Inquiry Volume 38, No. 5
August / September 2018
Steve Cuno

I am told religion makes people behave better. I do not dispute it. When religion draws a line and slaps a thou shalt not sticker on it, believers mind the old Ps and Qs. This came dramatically to my attention over lunch with Brad, whom I hadn’t seen in years and whose name isn’t really Brad, as …

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