Any sane religion will exist in parallel to science, meaning that the abstract descriptions in that religion will match what science discovers. The problem occurs when religions decide to deny physical reality, or when science decides to politicize itself and create its own competing philosophy to religion. Science after all by its own founding mandate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Living Forever
With the holiday season highlighting beliefs of major religions, it’s easy to forget how Western religion evolved over time. For example, my household and those of most I knew growing up were Christian in some denomination or other, so the holidays were filled with stories about the birth of Jesus Christ. Only later did I [...]
Self-pity and Darwin
Our society is very fond of the idea that we are enlightened. We are scientific, progressive, compassionate humanity. Underneath this veneer of nice, the usual manipulations go on for personal profit — which is the underlying theme of humanity in every age: sacrifice the self for the whole, or sacrifice the whole for the self. [...]
