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Faith, Progress and Pinker’s Angels
How Violent Was the Past? The Violence of the Churches The Sins of the Crusaders Christians, Nazis and Communists How Safe Has Science Made the World?
In the second chapter of New Atheism: A Survival Guide I argue that:
Scientific progress could face severe practical obstacles.
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Tagged Better Angels, Christianity and Politics, Crimes of the Church, Crusades, Myth of Christian Hitler, Myths of Secularism, Nazism and Christianity, New Atheism, New Theism, Pinker, Practical Reasons for Faith, Secularism
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The Dangers of Religion
See the accompanying article: The Dangers of Irreligion
In every human being there are two conflicting forces. We all have a deep, indelible knowledge of good and evil. On some level, each person wants to be honourable; we certainly want to be regarded as good by our neighbours.
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Tagged Crimes of the Church, Crusades, History, Sin
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