Marcelo Gleiser on the immortality that the WWW brings

Today Marcelo Gleiser has a wonderful blog entry on 13.7 Cosmos and Culture. I just loved the ending – I’m not going to spoil the fun here, just read it for yourself before you continue reading the next lines! I loved it simply because it made me think: the Internet is so much about shallow … Lees verder

Is Richard Dawkins (still) a “real” scientist?

Is Richard Dawkins a scientist? According to Edward O. Wilson, in a recent interview with The Guardian, Dawkins is not a scientist. Wilson claims: “Would you like to talk about Dawkins?” he continues – and when I [i.e. the author of the article, Susanna Rustin] say yes, he laughs. “I hesitate to do this because … Lees verder

Some biblical humor…

Source: http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip/2010/09/14/.

Robert McCauley explains why religion is natural and science is not

One of the most impressive and I think groundbreaking books in the cognitive science of religion that I read recently, is Robert McCauley’s latest book Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not published by Oxford University Press. If you were allowed to read only one book on the cognitive science of religion, read this … Lees verder

The “God spot” is missing

According to the Huffington Post, research conducted by the University of Missouri has shown that there is not a single point or area in the brain where experiences of God are located. The so-called “God spot” seems absent. Instead, spirituality is spread all over the brain, though there is apparently a correlation between the right … Lees verder