The cascade of unwelcome revelations about people we admire could have an upside. The series of scandals could nudge progressive churches and educational institutions to overhaul the ways they provision our youth to grow into healthy, resilient adults.
Everything we value is possible only because of death. The ancients couldn’t have known this truth revealed by science. We can no longer afford to remain ignorant of it; the cost is too high.
Science not only increases our knowledge, it also deepens our intimacy with reality. Nowhere is this more evident than in how an evidential worldview helps us honor—indeed, celebrate—the role of death at all scales of the cosmos.
Faith traditions offer conflicting beliefs about our inner nature and challenges. Fortunately, a knowledge-based view is emerging that offers fresh and realistic hope for improving the quality of our lives and relationships.
A new breed of theist is emerging in nearly every denomination and religion across the globe. If we had a creed, it might simply be this: Reality is our God, evidence is our scripture, integrity is our religion, and ensuring a healthy future for the entire body of life is our mission.
The 21st century will be seen as humanity’s rite of passage. We’re growing up as a species, going through the very same process we’ve all gone through individually. Our biggest challenge? Idolatry of the written word.
We are in the early stages of what I think historians will one day call religion’s “Evidential Reformation.”
2012 promises to be a pivotal year for proponents of group selection and multi-level selection theory.