This post is in reply to psychologist William A. Zingrone, who recently wrote a thoughtful and challenging review of my book, The Illusion of God’s Presence: The Biological Origins of Spiritual Longing. The scientific issues he raised deserve serious discussion, and because he and I are now Facebook friends, it seemed natural to write this in Read More …
Category: Ideas
Baby Jesus and the War on Christmas
Christmas is a microcosm of the biological roots of religion. Read this at the Huffington Post. Share this:
The Cultishness of Trump’s Following
This post spontaneously poured out of me on the day before the election of 2016. Read it at the Huffington Post. Share this:
There’s a Better Way to Elect Presidents
Only a broken electoral system could let Donald Trump get this close to the presidency. Here’s an elegant way to fix it. Read this on the Huffington Post. Share this:
What Should Replace the Republican Party?
On the eve of the first presidential debate of 2016, this is my fanciful take on how to fix our dysfunctional politics. Read it at the Huffington Post. Share this:
2001: A Hate Odyssey
In commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this post offers a cosmic perspective on religious violence, terrorism, and the future of humanity. Read it at the Huffington Post. Share this:
It’s Not That Trump Is an Alpha Male…
…It’s That He’s So Little Else It takes more than narcissism and charisma to make a president. Read this on the Huffington Post. Share this:
Trump’s Narcissism Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Does evolution have anything to say about the allure of Donald Trump? I think so. Read this piece at the Huffington Post. View Post Share this:
Occam’s Butter Knife: Reflections on My Conversation with Drew Marshall
I’ve admired Drew Marshall ever since I first learned of him and his crisis of faith in 2010. What he did back then took a lot of courage. After many years of immersion in religion, it’s not easy to discover there’s something seriously wrong with it — the logical contradictions, the hypocrisy, the unanswered prayers, Read More …
Welcome to the Blog
I have some reluctance about blogging. I don’t know if I will have enough time to do it well, and I have no idea what kind of response it might generate. Moderating conflagrations in the comments section does not appeal. But this might be a useful forum for discussing The Illusion of God’s Presence, especially Read More …