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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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, […]
IN FOCUS: Religion, gender, and age
Recent polls conducted by the Gallup Organization (2006) as well as the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life “U.S. Religious Landscape Survey” (2008; hereafter […]
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 […]
Review of recent religion-and-science articles in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
It seems that conversations about religion and cognitive science are heating up in the American Academy of Religion (AAR), the nation’s largest organization of religion […]