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The Consolation of Karma

Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman talks about how suffering, even through the tsunami disaster, can offer a karmic advantage.

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Blogalogue: Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan, Part Two

In an ongoing debate, an atheist and a Christian confront questions of faith, logic, and mortality.

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Pope Benedict XVI: Neither Creationist Nor Hardline Darwinist

The pope's views on evolution are nuanced, and he sees no contradiction between science and the Bible.

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The Fallacy of the Selfish Gene

The 'selfish gene' notion plays to our prurient interests, but it fails to explain the biology behind love and altruism.

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Biologists' Letter to Pope Benedict XVI on Evolution

Scientific rationality and the Church's commitment to divine purpose and meaning in the universe are not incompatible.

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Loose Canon Archive: May 2005

Charlotte Hays's daily weblog on religion, spirituality, and politics.

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FAQs: What Is Intelligent Design?

States are weighing whether public schools should teach intelligent design alongside Darwin's theories. What is ID all about?

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'The God Gene': Bad Science Meets Bad Theology

Some scientists want belief to fit an evolutionary worldview. But we can't limit faith in God to a chemical reaction.

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Upgrading Humanity

It's outdated to think that the essence of our humanity lies in our chromosomes.

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Charlotte Hays Loose Canon

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