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To resurrect the dead… using science?
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Harry J. Bentham
A project to resurrect the dead using science has gained quite a bit of publicity recently and deserves at least one mention at Beliefnet. What is most intriguing is that this project isn’t just about resuscitating people who are clinically brain-dead, but about regenerating actual dead tissue, effectively turning a corpse into a living person. That is…
Myth of progress, reality of change
By
Harry J. Bentham
Social progress, which is closely tied to the notion of modernity, has been a core belief of the so-called Western world since, possibly, the French Revolution. It is not without merit, but simplistic assertions that modern Western political systems are the best can obscure the central role played by technology. The ancient myth of progress Similar notions of the march of…
My aims at the L’Ordre blog
By
Harry J. Bentham
Qui plume a, guerre a To hold a pen is to be at war. Voltaire After accepting the rare opportunity to blog with Beliefnet, I have named this blog L’Ordre. This is French for The Order, because the main topics I’m going to be addressing here relate to religion, society and politics – the established order. These subjects are going to be…
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