A look at the history of Mormon archaeology in Mexico
Science magazine this week has a feature article by Lizzie Wade, looking at some of the history of archaeological research in Mexico supported by the Church ...
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Link: A consideration of religion and Neandertals
Barbara King asks, “Were Neanderthals religious?”
Our future shrinking population
Jeff Wise in Slate has an essay about “World population may actually start declining, not exploding”.
Quote: Paleolithic religion as sex mysticism
I ran across a 1940 paper by George Barton, a specialist on Near Eastern religious tradition, during the course of researching a paper I’m writing. The paper...
Tortoises down
John Wilkins comments on an old fable, often attributed to William James, in the service of commenting on the snooty attitudes toward common folk beliefs (“T...
If they have tentacles, will pouring water make a difference?
Well, it looks like the British Science Festival is going to be a whole lot stranger than the World Science Festival was:
Dawkins and Hewitt
I want to point to an interview between conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and Richard Dawkins, on the subject of Dawkins’ new book, The Greatest Show on Ea...
Religion and evolution book showdown
William Saletan reviews Robert Wright’s book, The Evolution of God, with some discussion of Nicholas Wade’s upcoming book, The Faith Instinct: How Religion E...