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Joss Whedon on Humanism

Joss Whedon was recently honored with the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism at Harvard University. Part of his acceptance speech is below (link). If you know me, you know that I’ve been a long-time admirer of Whedon as a creator, thinker, and activist as well as a fan of his work, particularly Firefly/Serenity and [...]

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Evolutionary Theories of God

If you haven’t already seen it, there’s a great article in the New York Times’ Magazine called “Darwin’s God.” It spells out the various sides of an ongoing scientific debate about why religious beliefs are so pervasive across time and culture. It’s long, but well worth the read. Here’s my diigo highlights and annotations.

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Making a Bad Date

On the list of things you’re not supposed to talk about on a first date, religion sits at number one … and for obvious reasons. Disagreements can get nasty and irrational, and in most cases, nobody is going to say anything original anyway–much of the talk that surrounds the topic is poorly-imitated and poorly-informed [...]

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A Religious Shoot-out

[Disclaimer: By making both a "Full Feed" and an "Education Only" feed available at the top of this blog, I sorta' warn that I might write about things not directly tied to education, educational technology, or the classroom. I also say this on the "About" page. Since this is the first time I've [...]

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