Gad Saad

Trigger warnings are an instantiation of the West's zeitgeist of perpetual offense and victimhood that defines much of public discourse.

— Gad Saad

One's political views and/or religious beliefs should not exist in an impenetrable and inviolable bubble wherein they are protected from criticism or…

— Gad Saad

“In other words, a playful mindset into adulthood protects our bodies and minds in a myriad of ways and gives us more…

— Gad Saad

Medical ethics is a fascinating discipline, as it deals with issues replete with complex philosophical, moral, and ethical considerations that are rarely…

— Gad Saad

Freedom of religion does not entitle your religion to have a privileged position within the public sphere.

— Gad Saad

My attachment to my wedding ring is a powerful symbol of the infinite love that I have for my wife and children.

— Gad Saad

It is not 'dehumanizing' to call someone an illegal immigrant if he/she resides in the host country illegally.

— Gad Saad

To the uninitiated, the Hasidim constitute a rather homogeneous sect of orthodox Jewry, but this is far from being true.

— Gad Saad

Offending someone's religious sensibilities can never justify a violent response. There are no 'but' qualifiers, and the sooner that this lesson is…

— Gad Saad

At the basis of a country's immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first,…

— Gad Saad

As members of a social species endowed with large brains, we are natural-born marketers. Capitalism, the economic system that has elevated innumerable…

— Gad Saad

One of the hallmarks of the American justice system is that it should be blind to individuals' idiosyncratic descriptors, including biological sex,…

— Gad Saad

What you believe in the privacy of your thoughts and what you do in the privacy of your home or house of…

— Gad Saad

To rightly recognize that men and women are equal under the law is perfectly removed from the fact that men and women…

— Gad Saad

...These politically correct language initiatives are misguided and harmful. They create highly entitled professional "victims" who expect to be free from any…

— Gad Saad

One of the ways by which astrology tricks human brains is via the Barnum effect, which is the process by which individuals…

— Gad Saad

Atheists do not seek to violently impose their non-belief onto others. They simply reject all gods inherent to the 10,000 religions known…

— Gad Saad

In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions.

— Gad Saad

A society is only as great as the values that it enshrines as part of its ethos. A society is only as…

— Gad Saad

It is perfectly acceptable in a free and liberal society to criticize, debate, mock, and reject any ideology.

— Gad Saad

My purity manifests itself in countless ways, including an utter inability to sit idly when exposed to attacks on truth, reason, logic,…

— Gad Saad

The Christmas-New Year's holiday season can be a double-edge sword when it comes to one's mental health.

— Gad Saad

While it is true that all individuals are equal under the law, this hardly implies that they are created equal.

— Gad Saad

While I do not have a sweet tooth, I am a fan of the dark chocolate ice cream at Baskin Robbins.

— Gad Saad

Individual freedoms are the primary engine by which the pursuit of happiness can be maximally instantiated.

— Gad Saad

There is nothing offensive about the word 'obese.' It is a descriptor of a person's weight.

— Gad Saad

Western societies in general and universities in particular have not always been immune from institutional sexism. This is incontestable.

— Gad Saad

Memorable people do memorable things. Followers are seldom remembered. The herd mentality is the killer of innovation. When appropriate, be bold in…

— Gad Saad

Academia is ruled by a pathological herd mentality. Stick out, and be prepared to get ostracized.

— Gad Saad

There is no gospel of atheism. Atheists don't pray at the altar of a Richard Dawkins poster.

— Gad Saad

It is an immeasurable tragedy to spend a sizeable portion of one's waking hours doing a job that does not excite you…

— Gad Saad

Any clear-thinking person should be able to engage in nuanced thinking when it comes to complex political positions.

— Gad Saad

In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions. To argue otherwise is to violate the meaning…

— Gad Saad

In criticizing an ideology, one cannot be racist, hateful, or bigoted. These descriptors apply to positions held against people and not ideologies.

— Gad Saad

Secular societies establish tolerance by being equally non-accommodating toward all religious demands within the public sphere.

— Gad Saad

Needless to say, I fully support the legal codes that are meant to protect individuals from discrimination.

— Gad Saad

If one wishes to forgo the protection afforded by secular pluralism, then perhaps Western liberal democracies is not the right place for…

— Gad Saad

The capacity for humans to come up with ever-increasingly granular in-group versus out-group demarcations is truly breathtaking.

— Gad Saad

Of all forms of diversity that should be celebrated on university campuses, none is more important than supporting, nurturing, and promoting intellectual…

— Gad Saad

Few people are as well-situated to speak about the laudable benefits of a humane immigration policy than me.

— Gad Saad