No. If you’ve ever visited Northern Europe, you’ve noticed that the fare is more about meat and potatoes than it is the rich salads and vegetable plates of the Mediterranean. The reason for that is that higher latitudes have less …
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Most of us would agree that music programs are wonderful things to have in our schools, but we need to learn how to think logically at the same time. Is it possible that: Schools with music programs are simply better …
This is true by definition. Religion is based on faith, not reason. If it were provable, it would be science. In most cases, I don’t have anything against this. People who believe they’re going to see their grandparents in heaven …
The meme here reminds me of a thought I had during my first (and only) course on the subject: There’s no guarantee that the human mind evolved so as to make sense of the universe, and it appears that, in …
We’ve been having this discussion for at least 100 years. How is it possible that two siblings with essentially the same DNA and the same home environment can be such different people? In the 18th Century, British philosopher John Locke …
This is a point I make frequently, that our understanding of the universe is a one-way street, away from religion and in the direction of science. Neil deGrasse Tyson was once asked, “So we only understand a small fraction of …
Carl Sagan left us 28 years ago. I don’t think he’d be too impressed with the changes this country has gone through since. For example, in 2016, we elected Donald Trump president of the United States. Now a convicted felon, he’s …
Interesting thought from Max Plank here, but I wonder if it’s true. I grant that there is no guarantee that humankind will eventually nail down the details of cosmogeny and cosmology, and come to a comprehensive understanding of our consciousness, …
FWIW, I have never mentioned this subject to either of my two kids. I figured a) my integrity forbids my teaching them something I don’t believe, and b) they’ll have ample access to religious indoctrination through friends and school, and …
Life After Death, The Christian Heaven (and Hell), Etc. Read More »
Good advice to religious leaders: Don’t promote the mutual exclusivity of faith and reason. Go back to the good old days where religion and science were compatible. Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz were collectively known as the “rationalists.” Good times! Do …
