Category Archives: Religion

Cooperation Is the Key to Human Advancement

Posted on Sunday 10 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Cooperation, not competition, is the key to the advancement of the human race. Competition is the law of the jungle. Big Think, Eric Markowitz, 7 May 2026: How helping your rivals makes you harder to beat, subtitled “A counterpoint to … Continue reading →

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UFOs, Consciousness, Being Savvy

Posted on Saturday 9 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

One more about the new UFO data, since it’s by Adam Frank. The Atlantic, Adam Frank, today: Just Show Us the Spaceships Already, subtitled “Until the U.S. government has data or samples of alien material that can be shared, the … Continue reading →

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Sean Carroll on Science and Religion, and Templeton

Posted on Thursday 7 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Here’s an old piece from 2013, that was linked to a recent piece that I saw yesterday, by Sean Carroll, author of one of my favorite books, THE BIG PICTURE, which I wrote up here almost 10 years ago. It’s … Continue reading →

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Is Islam the Best Alternative to Modernity?

Posted on Friday 1 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trying to get a handle on the latest would-be presidential assassin. Slate, Luke Winkie, today: Donald Trump’s Attempted Assassin Had Shocking Motives—Especially What They Weren’t, subtitled “A decade of MAGA has really done a number on us.” If Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Dead Scientists, Fine-Tuning, and the Vacuum of Space

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

A couple follow-up items today. This item at PolitiFact (the fact-checking website founded by the author of this book that I reviewed) delves into the missing scientists story, which most commentators have already dismissed. But let’s see what PF has … Continue reading →

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Twilight of the Gods?

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Pondering how to live in a era without religious assumptions; A related theme in Arthur C. Clarke’s The Songs of Distant Earth; Timothy Snyder on superpower suicide; distrust of the current administration; confused thoughts about racism from the right; And … Continue reading →

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Is Reality a Hoax or a Conspiracy? No.

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Many items about the apparent assassination attempt last night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and how many people on social media detected signs of a staged attack; Why posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms doesn’t work, as conservatives think … Continue reading →

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An Assortment of Current Events

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trying to catch up on numerous items from recent days, briefly. MAGA and confederates • Firing the National Science Board • A Texas court defies the Supremes about posting the ten commandments • America’s moral code • The new Navy … Continue reading →

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Change For the Better, vs. Sunk Cost

Posted on Friday 24 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

John McWhorter: Don’t pronounce the T in ‘often’; How an American living abroad realizes the problems with America; Why we’re stuck with a religious calendar. – – – My favorite pet peeve. NY Times, John McWhorter, yesterday: What’s Better Left … Continue reading →

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Another Example of the Endless, Fruitless, Search for Proof of God

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

No, there isn’t any new evidence that God exists; Clannad and The Last of the Mohicans. – – – Noted from last month. What could this mean? The Atlantic, Elizabeth Bruenig, 26 Mar 2026: The Evidence That God Exists, subtitled … Continue reading →

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