At left is what Bertrand Russell said perhaps a century ago. My take on this may be slightly different, in that I call religion our prescientific understanding of the universe. Human beings with our newly formed big brains were called …
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Do Unto Others- The Primary Teaching?
The Golden Rule is a teaching of these religions, though calling it the primary teaching is debatable. For those with monotheistic beliefs, e.g., Christians, Jews, and Muslims, I would argue that the main idea is that the universe and everything …
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Religion in the Middle East: A Big Taboo
With all the media coverage of the vicious terrorist attack on Israel, it’s weird that no one seems to mention religion as the proximate cause of this atrocity. For a moment, imagine a scenario in which none of the players …
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What Science Can Tell Us – And What It Can’t
I’ve always enjoyed helping my kids with their homework, and, as they’ve gotten older, I’ve been learning a great deal myself from what I’m helping them study. Last night, I spent a few happy hours helping my son Jake study …
Religion and Energy Policy
Earlier today we had a very interesting guest-post on Religion and Renewable Energy, in which the author, Brian McGowan, begins: Recently the subject of religion has come up several times. I try not to discuss it but it keeps coming up …
Science Under Attack
I’ve gotten a great number of fascinating comments on my piece on science’s coming under attack from politics and religion, for example: Like you, I am worried about the religious campaign to undo hundreds of years of scientific development. Unfortunately, …
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