Science and religion both make claims about the fundamental workings of the universe. Although these claims are not a priori incompatible (we could imagine being brought to religious belief through scientific investigation), I will argue that in practice they diverge.

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Sam Harris and Philip Ball discuss the conflict between religion and science. They do not agree…

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Some will recognize the many “one-liners” pulled from this text.  While this is not the full essay, I believe it to be the full chapter titled “The World As I See It”.

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In this writing, the British Philosopher Mill recounts his childhood education at the hands of his father James Mill, also a philosopher and historian.

A scientific exploration of how we have come to believe in God.

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Richard Dawkins interviews Daniel Dennett for BBC TV series “The Genius of Charles Darwin”

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Discussion of the French Scientology trial.