Ragged Clown

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Tag Archives: religion

Nov
18
2006

Spock’s Eyebrows

The recent flurry of humanist literature is partly a reaction to the re-emergence of creationism as a challenge to evolution. But, in this piece, My God Problem, Natalie Angier wonders why scientists don’t worry about the more central Christian beliefs. … Continue reading

Nov
18
2006

Buttery

I haven’t received my copy yet but no doubt when I will do, I will experience a reaction similar to Bob’s to the intemperance of Dawkins’ language; and similar to the reaction I experienced when I read the Sam Harris … Continue reading

Nov
15
2006

God as subjective experience

In part One of his criticism of The God Delusion at huffingtonpost.com, Deepak Chopra makes the case that science can’t explain subjective experience. For thousands of years human beings have been obsessed by beauty, truth, love, honor, altruism, courage, social … Continue reading

Nov
7
2006

Government Control of Appetites

According to this essay in conservative journal, The National Revew, “If everyone were in control of his appetites, there would be no need for the government to be involved in endorsing some sexual relationships while withholding endorsement from others.” in … Continue reading

Nov
4
2006

Cynical Pastors

So, Pastor Ted… Is he: someone who believe what he preaches? someone who does not believe what he preaches but believes that the world is better if his flock believes it? a complete con man? My Cynical Caesars Theory would … Continue reading

Oct
30
2006

A Transcendental God

I have read about a million reviews now of The God Delusion. This was a tricksy one by Terry Eagleton in The London Review of Books. It comes out fighting… Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of … Continue reading

Oct
28
2006

Moral Minority

Just read George Will’s review of “Moral Minority: Our Skeptical Founding Fathers” in the New York Times. I don’t know why I take so much comfort from Conservatives Who Make Sense (Brooks, Sullivan and Will foremost among them). Perhaps it … Continue reading

Oct
26
2006

Belief in Belief

I am listening to Penn (of Penn and Teller) interviewing Richard Dawkins as I type. Dawkins just used the phrase, quoting Dennet, “belief in belief” to describe the tone of many of the reviewers of his new book The God … Continue reading

Oct
11
2006

Evidence for Levitation

Bob suggests that my belief in the possibility of flying by concentrating very, very hard, is not reasonable because there is strong evidence against the claim of flying but while I admit that there is no evidence either for or … Continue reading