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Essay on Anti-Materialism, the Spiritualist Assumption.

Posted on March 1, 2020 by waz — Leave a reply

Some folks, how ’bout most folks, just don’t like the idea of materialism. “There must be something more”, many feel, and it is non-material, made of the spirit, in the Continue Reading →

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Cultural Inertia: Old Ideas Die Slowly Especially if Institutionalized.

Posted on May 15, 2019 by waz

I coined the term “cultural inertia” some time ago to describe the phenomenon that some ideas just hang around if widely-held, if they are the majority view, and the average Continue Reading →

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Posted in Anti-theism, Nonbelief, Religion, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Religion

Unbelieving Scum on the Airwaves: Science and Secularism videopodcast Coming Soon!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by waz — Leave a reply

I’ll be remodeling my old office in the basement in September/October to turn it into a video studio/library for all my science and secular books as backdrop to the video Continue Reading →

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Cave Art: Not Psychedelic, but Normal Human Art: Hunting, Sex, and Scribbling.

Posted on April 10, 2018 by waz — Leave a reply

Wounded Bull and Ice Age hunter with atl-atl (spear-thrower). From nearly 40,000 years ago to almost 10,000 BC, all across southern Europe in over 400 caves and rockshelters, Paleolithic Cave Continue Reading →

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Posted in Evolution, History, Paleoarchaeology, Religion, Science, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Evolution, Science | Leave a reply

Mindfulness, Meditation, and Neuroscience: “Buddha’s Brain”

Posted on July 6, 2017 by waz — Leave a reply

A short book review of the above. (13 chapters plus appendix, 234 pages, 196 references). From the Forward: “The authors have woven together Buddhist practices developed over two thousand years Continue Reading →

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The Inevitable Conflict of Religion and Science: Young Catholics Reasons for Leaving…

Posted on December 26, 2016 by waz — Leave a reply

In these troubled times of terrible Trumpism, one can lose perspective that altho the liberal to conservative pendulum swings back and forth every 2 Presidential terms or so, it swings Continue Reading →

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The Illusion of God’s Presence: Intermittent and Disposable

Posted on October 30, 2016 by waz — Leave a reply

John C. Wathey’s clearly written and interesting book, The Illusion of God’s Presence is certainly worth the read for a good exposition on the intersection of science and belief: 320 Continue Reading →

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Why teaching Creationism to kids is a crime. Episode #109

Posted on September 2, 2016 by waz — Leave a reply

Here’s two recent TED talks from scientists who demonstrate the daily use of evolutionary theory, the likes of which goes on all over the world, undertaken by millions of scientists Continue Reading →

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Posted in Evolution, Religion, Science, Secularism, Skepticism | Tagged Arrogance of Religious Thought, creationism, Evolution, New Enlightenment, Religion, Science | Leave a reply

Historicity of Jesus Debate in October, Milwaukee!!!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by waz — Leave a reply

The Mythicist Milwaukee team is hosting another informative conference in October featuring a whole afternoon of excellent secular speakers capping it off with the much awaited debate on the existence Continue Reading →

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Conservatism: Lamely trying to maintain the status quo, and losing faster than ever before.

Posted on August 11, 2016 by waz — Leave a reply

A recent article in the Daily Beast on the current political changes in this very unique Presidential election, noted an interesting and telling fact while covering the electorate changes in Continue Reading →

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