science
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A Biologist Looks at Religion, the Humanities, and Our Compulsive Sociability
At age 85, the evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson has a new book out, ambitiously titled The Meaning of Human Existence. It’s a philosophical weaving of Wilson’s themes of human and animal sociality and its consequences for humanity. Here as… Continue reading
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Spirituality in “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”
Secular spiritualists, although they trust in nature instead of the supernatural, may or may not as individuals understand much about science. And scientists, who study nature in detail, may or may not find spiritual meaning in it. The relationships between… Continue reading
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Religion for Atheists
In his 2012 book Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton has this message for atheists: don’t let your outrage at religion blind you to its wisdom about suffering and its contributions to culture. Religions (in the book, mostly Christianity, some Judaism… Continue reading
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