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Religion As A Morally and Politically Ambivalent Force

August 14, 2009 – 4:59 pm

Two weeks ago, I profiled various remarks from Jerry Coyne for the incisive way they challenged assumptions that (1) religion is indispensable for moral progress, (2) that religion is even on balance usually an aid to moral progress, and (3) that moral progress is even something observable over the course of history.  Coyne’s remarks were written [...]

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Almost All My Opinions Remain Disputable

August 10, 2009 – 2:02 pm

In a previous post I discussed part of my thought process in leaving Christianity and then contrasted my experience in Christianity, spent desperately trying to rationalize what were apparent falsehoods, with my experience of thinking free of faith ever since: it took me (and is taking me) years to painstakingly develop my own constructive conception [...]

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What Makes Humans Unique?

July 20, 2009 – 5:32 pm

This is a fascinating, illuminating, and myth-debunking lecture from neurologist Robert Sapolsky.  He goes through a number of features of our nature, shows how they are shared with other animals and how we take these features to another level.  And in the end it’s paradoxical and inspirational. It’s long but worth the time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCVu25wQ5s&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01] Thanks [...]

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