Why the big feud between religion and evolution, anyway?
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the bushy-bearded biologist known for being the first to articulate the theory of […]
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How do we make moral choices?
Most of us don’t often reflect on the machinery of our moral reasoning. When we do think about it, we may fall back on this […]
Brain networks linked to religious cognition
Are religious beliefs fundamentally different, or are they simply the result of cognitive systems built for interactions with other human beings projected onto a supposed […]
Religious views on evolution more diverse than usually thought
Religion and evolution are in fundamental conflict with each other, right? Perhaps not, at least not necessarily for many religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, […]
Natural religion?
Despite many famous examples of contemporary atheism in the media, and often highly dubious claims of religions, widespread belief continues. Why? In a recent essay […]
Acceptance of supernatural beliefs
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the past half-century or so of evolutionary science, it’s that natural selection often works in unexpected ways. The […]
Religion brings sadness to some
People participate in religion because it makes them happy, right? Sure – plenty of studies have indicated a correlation between religious involvement and mental health, […]
Who’s afraid of ETI? Religious beliefs not easy to shake
Would extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) mean the end of religion on Earth? While many non-religious people tend to think this is the case, religious believers seem […]
No free will? You’re more likely to cheat
Do you reject the idea of free will and believe that your actions are determined? If so, it turns out that you are more likely […]
Religious profile of the US is changing
The religious profile of the United States is changing as Protestants and Catholics shrink in proportion to non-Christian religions and the religiously unaffiliated. Yet people […]