# The Universalist
> The Universalist is a magazine of ideas — a space where culture, society, and the moral questions of our time meet thoughtful, unhurried reflection.
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## Pages
- [About us](https://www.theuniversalist.com/about.md) - The Universalist is a magazine of ideas — a space where culture, society, and the moral questions of our time meet thoughtful, unhurried reflection. We write about the world as it is and as it might be: the books, films, and art that shape how we see ourselves, the debates that define public life,…

## Posts
- [One Universe Is Not Enough](https://www.theuniversalist.com/one-universe-is-not-enough.md)
- [Sweet Killer](https://www.theuniversalist.com/sweet-killer.md)
- [Ancient Board Games and Modern Archaeology: What Emperors and Slaves Played](https://www.theuniversalist.com/ancient-board-games-and-modern-archaeology-what-emperors-and-slaves-played.md)
- [Microaggressions](https://www.theuniversalist.com/microaggressions.md)
- [It's Good to Be a Vertebrate](https://www.theuniversalist.com/good-to-be-a-vertebrate.md)
- [The Case of Lewis Carroll](https://www.theuniversalist.com/the-case-of-lewis-carroll.md)
- [Objects and Living Beings](https://www.theuniversalist.com/objects-and-living-beings.md)
- [The Dark Side of the World](https://www.theuniversalist.com/the-dark-side-of-the-world.md)
- [The Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence: How to Disarm AI](https://www.theuniversalist.com/the-encyclical-on-artificial-intelligence-how-to-disarm-ai.md)
- [If Humans Descended From Apes, Then Where Did Apes Come From?](https://www.theuniversalist.com/if-humans-descended-from-apes-then-where-did-apes-come-from.md)
- [How to Part Ways the Catholic Way? The Full Truth About "Church Divorces"](https://www.theuniversalist.com/how-to-part-ways-the-catholic-way-the-full-truth-about-church-divorces.md)
- [Ozempic Changes Lives. But Not Everyone's in the Same Way](https://www.theuniversalist.com/ozempic-changes-lives-but-not-everyones-in-the-same-way.md)
- [Patti Smith in the Vatican Pavilion. The Church and Art at the Venice Biennale](https://www.theuniversalist.com/patti-smith-in-the-vatican-pavilion-the-church-and-art-at-the-venice-biennale.md)
- [First of Its Kind: The Fruit Fly Connectome Has Been Mapped](https://www.theuniversalist.com/first-of-its-kind-the-fruit-fly-connectome-has-been-mapped.md)
- [Why Surrealism Keeps Coming Back to Us](https://www.theuniversalist.com/why-surrealism-keeps-coming-back-to-us.md)
- [Let's Talk About Loneliness. How to Face It?](https://www.theuniversalist.com/lets-talk-about-loneliness-how-to-face-it.md)
- [Sir Roger Penrose: "The Name "Big Bang" Was a Joke."](https://www.theuniversalist.com/sir-roger-penrose-the-name-big-bang-was-a-joke.md)
- [Trust and Recognition. What Their Crisis Does to Us and to Society](https://www.theuniversalist.com/trust-and-recognition-what-their-crisis-does-to-us-and-to-society.md)
- [Pete Hegseth Promotes a Brutal Warrior Ethos. The Middle Ages Teach Us This Is a Mistake](https://www.theuniversalist.com/pete-hegseth-promotes-a-brutal-warrior-ethos-the-middle-ages-teach-us-this-is-a-mistake.md)
- [In Defense of Tribalism. Three Evolutionary Instincts That Taught Us to Cooperate](https://www.theuniversalist.com/in-defense-of-tribalism-three-evolutionary-instincts-that-taught-us-to-cooperate.md)
- [When Someone Close to Me Is Suffering Mentally. How to Care for Them While Also Caring for Yourself](https://www.theuniversalist.com/when-someone-close-to-me-is-suffering-mentally-how-to-care-for-them-while-also-caring-for-yourself.md)
- [Why Did Great Civilizations Fall?](https://www.theuniversalist.com/why-did-great-civilizations-fall.md)
- [People on the Spectrum Often Mask Their Neurodivergence. What Price Do They Pay?](https://www.theuniversalist.com/people-on-the-spectrum-often-mask-their-neurodivergence-what-price-do-they-pay.md)
- ["I'm Staying in the Church." Who Are the Young Catholics?](https://www.theuniversalist.com/im-staying-in-the-church-who-are-the-young-catholics.md)
- [Animals Can Learn What Death Is. But They Will Understand It Differently From Us](https://www.theuniversalist.com/animals-can-learn-what-death-is-but-they-will-understand-it-differently-from-us.md)
- [When Will You Fall in Love with a Chatbot? Artificial Intelligence Is Getting Better at Impersonating the Human Soul](https://www.theuniversalist.com/when-will-you-fall-in-love-with-a-chatbot-artificial-intelligence-is-getting-better-at-impersonating-the-human-soul.md)

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