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Study: Religion May Head Toward ‘Extinction’ in Many Western Countries - TIME NewsFeed I'm a big news buff and I noticed this item trending a lot this week. Interesting claims/observations to say the least. I was surprised to see a mathematical equation was involved in the prediction...

I learned something interesting, though somber, the other day in light of the Japan Tsunami. The Japanese, it turns out, almost exclusively practice cremation. The body count was such that they were concerned they might ''have to'' resort to burials (their crematoriums were fully occupied). I...

I highly doubt there is such a thing as a humanitarian atheist charity. As we said above, an overwhelming majority is secular, some multifaith I presume. Honestly, I think the catholic church is gently drifting away from ''christian charities'', on the basis that it's not Christian to impose a...

I encourage you to look at broader measures of "progress'', particularly since we're discussing a human evolution that's occurred over tens of thousands of years. It's bold and far-fetched to assume Darfur, the Taliban and the U.S. haven't seen darker days. What about life expectancy? Level of...

I'd say our ''philosophy levels'' are subject to increases and decreases. At the same time, I do think being in touch with our spiritual side gives us a great incentive to make thoughts into actions, to be more proactive and to aggressively pursue our philosophical impressions.

My name is Oliver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I looked over this forum and before long my interest levels were tickling! This forum looks like it hosts the perfect blend of questions, answers and heart-felt statements. I feel like a have a little bit of each to offer, but for the moment I'm...

''The abstraction of good and evil'' Would it be wrong to accord the dissemination of good and evil to mankind himself? Of all literary, philosophical and intellectual frameworks, the concept of Good vs evil is one of the oldest on written record. Some will argue it's one of the earliest...

I'm either too optimistic, or I'm misreading your question. To which extent do you wish the two to get along? I happen to think science and religion get along relatively well given how contradictory they may seem at times. This is particularly true in the United States, which boasts powerful...

Hello all, and Oats! (get it? haha) Nice discussion! I have looked it over and would like to chime in. ''Babies have a lack of belief, Athiest have an anti belief, which still requires rationality as a basis. (atheists have) evidence of nothing'' - Oats Belief is the psychological...