Smelling the Sacred: Better (Lived) Religion Through Chemistry
An article published in the journal Scientific Reports this month provides evidence that Smell-O-Vision may…
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Are All Religious Experiences Reducible to 16 Desires?
For quite some time now, there’s been an irritating trend in the social sciences. In every generation, someone new…
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Gluten-Phobia, Sacred Volcanoes, Undercover Atheists: The Best Religion and Science Writing of 2015
This year saw the launch of the Cubit: RD’s answer to the mainstream media’s coverage…
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Did Pope Francis Just End the Religion and Science Conflict?
It’s unclear what kind of political impact Laudato si, the first encyclical of Francis’ papacy will have, but from…
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On the “God-spot,” the psycho-phone, and mapping the mystical brain.
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Creationism v. Integrationism
While fundamentalists bicker, and a Turkish crank tries to disprove Darwin, a scientist meets a Buddhist who is able to integrate science and faith…
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