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  • Religion Isn’t the Enemy of Science: It’s Been Inspiring Scientists for Centuries

    Religion Isn’t the Enemy of Science: It’s Been Inspiring Scientists for Centuries0

    Take notice of any debate in the media and you’ll see that science and religion are, and always were, at loggerheads. Science is about evidence-based fact, religion is about faith-based belief. But repeating statements endlessly in the media doesn’t make them true. The actual entanglements of religious tradition and the development of science are far

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  • Religion is Not Going Away

    Religion is Not Going Away0

    • September 7, 2017

    In 1966, just over 50 years ago, the distinguished Canadian-born anthropologist Anthony Wallace confidently predicted the global demise of religion at the hands of an advancing science: ‘belief in supernatural powers is doomed to die out, all over the world, as a result of the increasing adequacy and diffusion of scientific knowledge’. Wallace’s vision was

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  • Religion is Down, Spirituality is Up

    Religion is Down, Spirituality is Up0

    An interesting conundrum was raised by Pew Research earlier this week. Writing for Pew, David Masci and Michael Lipka noted that although religion is on the decline in America, the number of individuals who experience “spiritual peace and well-being” and “wonder about the universe” has seen a dramatic increase in the last several years. “The

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  • Religion and Cultural Friction: Are the Two Related?

    Religion and Cultural Friction: Are the Two Related?0

    Republicans and Democrats today rarely agree on anything. So it’s not surprising that a new Pew Research report shows them at odds again. This time, the disagreement is on religion and its influence in society. Roughly two-thirds of Republicans believe that religion brings people together, strengthens morality in society, and does more good than harm.

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  • Releasing Fear During the COVID-19 Crisis

    Releasing Fear During the COVID-19 Crisis0

    “The world is too much with us,” wrote Wordsworth. Today, frightened by continuous coverage of COVID-19, few would disagree. “What you focus on creates your experience,” writes Winifred Gallagher in her book Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life. Gallagher continues, “choosing those targets wisely is the key to the good life.”  Gallagher wouldn’t advise ignoring COVID-19, yet

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  • Relativism is Enslaving

    Relativism is Enslaving0

    • April 7, 2016

    Holbrook Jackson: “Truth is one’s own conception of things.”   G. K. Chesterton: “The Big Blunder. All thought is an attempt to discover if one’s own conception is true or not.”   The above exchange between Holbrook Jackson and G. K. Chesterton summarizes the radical difference between the relativist and the realist in regard to

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