Category Archives: Science and Christianity
Science, History and the Myths of New Atheism
New Atheists seem wedded to a secularist myth, a “meta-narrative” for technophiles. For example Jerry Coyne recently reacted angrily to Ross Douthat’s critique of contemporary secularist thought:
Douthat is wrong. The cracks are not in the edifice of secularism, but in the temples of faith.
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Tagged Christianity and Science, Coyne, Evolution, Faith and Reason, God and Science, History, New Atheism, Secularism
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Why It’s OK to #PraytoEndAbortion
Now and then, #PraytoEndAbortion trends on Twitter. Unsurprisingly, most of the comments are unreservedly hostile. Among some of the printable tweets are:
Why do we always have to include religion?!”,
“Yes, please #PraytoEndAbortion. That way it will continue, like everything else anyone has ever used prayer to solve”,
“Religious, holier-than-thou, judgmental bigots: objectifying the subjective for 2000-odd years.
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Tagged #Pray-to-End-Abortion, Abortion, Pro-Life, Secularism
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