Why Be Jewish? Beauty, Questions, and Connections
In a day and age of functionality and productivity, where is the need for beauty or connection? And more importantly, how does Judaism fill that need?
Posts tagged with ‘Evolution’
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Seeing Religion in Science, and Science in Religion
Religion and science needn’t live in their own echo chambers. Rather, they can coexist in a meaningful way, both informing the other.
A Scientific Creation Cantata
One of the discoverers of the Higgs boson — who is also the president of a Reform synagogue — offers meditations on the creation story.
Animals Evolve. People Evolve. Can Groups Evolve?
If evolution only involves discrete entities replicating themselves with high fidelity, then group-level selection probably doesn’t happen. But not everybody agrees that this is the litmus test for evolution.
Everything is Awe-Some
If transcendence can help us become better people, then not only science, but religion, can add something to the conversation, as well.
Is Religion Evolutionarily Adaptive?
Connor Wood argues that religion’s evolutionary adaptiveness (or lack thereof) shouldn’t have the slightest bearing on the epistemic credibility of religious beliefs, or the ultimate goodness of religion.
A Rabbi’s Review of “The Rap Guide to Religion”
The Rap Guide to Religion is a very clever way to explore an ancient question, and one that both theists and atheists need to think about: how should religion evolve?
What is Most Surprising About the Religion and Science Discussion?
While conversations about truth and morality often pit science and religion in opposition to each other, when we talk about meaning and values, science and religion can come together in productive ways.
