http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/08/beyond-prayer-the-power-of-rationalization/ driven by curiosity, guided by rationality Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:16:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/08/beyond-prayer-the-power-of-rationalization/comment-page-1/#comment-15052 Michael Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:37:51 +0000 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/08/beyond-prayer-the-power-of-rationalization/#comment-15052 I think there's an interesting parallel to very dated historical texts where there are religious justifications for social evils (eg. of slavery) -- in that they also tell us far more about the people of the time than of anything else we might find out from reading them. I think there’s an interesting parallel to very dated historical texts where there are religious justifications for social evils (eg. of slavery) — in that they also tell us far more about the people of the time than of anything else we might find out from reading them.

]]> http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/08/beyond-prayer-the-power-of-rationalization/comment-page-1/#comment-15050 Carnival of the Godless #125 -- a Nadder! Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:30:26 +0000 http://evolvingmind.info/blog/2009/08/beyond-prayer-the-power-of-rationalization/#comment-15050 [...] [15]And the LORD will confound those of knowledge amongst thou, leading them to study vanities, thereby exposing their biases. [...] [...] [15]And the LORD will confound those of knowledge amongst thou, leading them to study vanities, thereby exposing their biases. [...]

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