Category Archives: Morality

Sam Harris on The Moral Landscape (TED talk of the week)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Well, it finally happened. In multiple posts in the past I have defended Sam Harris and his efforts towards a scientific morality. I have done this even though I have never seen him speak or read a word of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Mind, Morality, reason, Sam Harris | 11 Comments

The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, Religion… an Introduction

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

After posting briefly about how I was enjoying Phil Hefner’s The Human Factor, I decided the book was well worthy of a handful of posts. This book, fully titled The Human Factor: Evolution, Culture, Religion, was published in 1993 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Human nature, Image of God, Morality, science vs. religion, Scientist-Theologians | 3 Comments

Frans de Waal for “sanity” in science and religion

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Just saw this blog post on Irtiqa, a great science and religion blog.  Quite interesting in light of my hour old blog post on models for the interaction of science and religion.  It is also relevant because it is a … Continue reading →

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“Scientists” on morality

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I posted this on Twitter a few days ago, but I think it’s worth highlighting on the blog as well.  New Scientist has got what looks like a great selection of posts on morality, addressed from a scientific perspective.  I … Continue reading →

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Morals without God (Frans de Waal, NY Times)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

I just got done reading a wonderful article by Frans de Waal, the noted primatologist who works on social behavior.  In it, he makes the common argument that we are not all that unique from other animals (as always, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Human nature, Image of God, Morality | 5 Comments

RJS on “The Moral Landscape”

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

While great minds think alike, sometimes I think that one so-so mind and one great mind can also do the same.  By the way, RJS is the great mind in this analogy. I saw that Thursday she had a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Evolution, Human nature, Morality, Sam Harris, science vs. religion | 3 Comments

The limits of science (and its relationship to religion)

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had conversations on multiple occasions with colleagues and students about what science is and what it can tell us/what it can’t tell us (i.e. what are its limits).  Needless to say, there’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Accommodation, Morality, science vs. religion | 29 Comments