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Of interdependence

The oft espoused tenet of self-promotion, and watching out for number one is the default ideal of Western society. I contend that humans have...
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Materialism, idealism or just culture

We do not know when was born the concept of materialism and idealism. It is an open question how exactly the people of Neolithic for instance,...
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A. C. Grayling’s gray matter – materialism fails again

In misosopher A. C. Grayling’s book Thinking of Answers: Questions in the Philosophy of Everyday Life, the following is stated:Why would...
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Voluntary simplicity brings greater happiness, more sustainable environment

WASHINGTON, D.C.Voluntary simplicity brings about greater happiness and a more sustainable environment per the results of a newly published paper...
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What has psychology to do with spirit?

Psychological and spiritual perspectives have been seen as being in opposition. The field of psychology first emerged as a science of the subject....
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Evolutionism: even kids know it's wrong!

Many of the most outrageous claims of modern science, including evolutionism and the rejection of the soul, have always met resistance, even from...
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UUs in Rochester NY offer a fun alternative to the Black Friday shopping frenzy

On Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, pre-dawn crowds line up outside retail stores for the start of the holiday shopping season. Members of...
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Coyne's view of science is incomplete

Many who try to reconcile science and religion do so at the expense of the one, and arguably of both. In fact, the modern definition of science is...
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Dinesh D'Souza on religion vs. the new atheism

While some Christians think I am a sun-worshipping pagan, at least we share a common belief in God. Believers in God in all traditional religions...
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Christmas without materialism

50 years ago the Beat Generation poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote this poem, Christ Climbed Down. A protest against the creeping materialism of...
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