Tag Archives: science and religion

Conservative Churches are More Fanatic

Posted on September 17, 2008 by ylooshi

I’m sure many would object to my use of the term “fanatic” to describe the outcome of a recent study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion[1], but that description truly captures the essence of the data, … Continue reading →

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Pareidolia and Anthropomorphism

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Ylooshi

Christopher Moreau, a 47 year old Canadian man, recently noticed the tree growing in his yard presents the image of “the Virgin Mary.” According to the Sun Media article in the link, the tree: has left dumbfounded residents wondering if … Continue reading →

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Creationists dealt a blow in Calif.

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Ylooshi

I was going to include this with the Sunday Cult Watch since creationism really is a cult (within a cult), fitting the definition leading the Cult Watch post quite well: the adherents of various creationist cults invoke a particular form … Continue reading →

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The Need for Absurd Belief Among Fundamentalists

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Ylooshi

Why is there a “culture war” between science and religion? Religionists, particularly the more fundamentalist of them, frequently object to scientific facts of evolution, geology, DNA, and so on. They very often assert that very paranormal and supernatural events described … Continue reading →

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Are all Believers Bigots?

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Ylooshi

This was the question that was posed to me by James Ross, a visitor to my Employee of 1800Flowers.com thread, when I accused him of bigotry. It’s a fair question. I thought I’d repost my answer to the atheosphere, which … Continue reading →

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Templeton Founder Dead

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Ylooshi

The Templeton Prize is worth $2 million, intentionally more than the Nobel (about $1.5 million). The thought was that it would send the message that “spiritual” matters are worth more than “scientific.” The result, intentional or not, is an attempt … Continue reading →

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Five Stages of Religious Evolution

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Ylooshi

A well-known theory of religious development was proposed by Robert Bellah (1964) in which he defined an axial point of religious evolution Bellah describes 5 stages: 1. Primitive Religion (i.e. Native American & aboriginal) This stage contrasts with others in … Continue reading →

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Magical Thinking – a Common Spell

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ylooshi

One of the most prevalent spells that afflict humanity is that of magical thinking. Atheists are familiar with the spell of religion, which they reject, and magical thinking is very much a part of religion. But it goes beyond religious … Continue reading →

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Why study religion scientifically and what are we able to objectively examine?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ylooshi

[note: this is one of the earliest posts from brokenspells.blogspot.com] The Scientific Study of Religion On science message-boards and blogs, there are typically two camps: believers and non-believers. Many discussion forums omit religion sub-forums because of the controversy and division … Continue reading →

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