Naturalistic Paganism

Category: B. T. Newberg


Big History: A narrative core for HP?

– by B. T. Newberg Last time, our poll uncovered the three most popular root metaphors of our readers: nature-as-Creativity nature-as-kin nature-as-Big Self This time, I propose Big History as the narrative core of all forms of Religious Naturalism, including…

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What are our root metaphors?

– by B. T. Newberg I need your help folks.  At the core of every religious tradition is a root metaphor which fuses ideas of how things are and how we ought to live.  So what root metaphor(s) operate among…

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Managing human nature: A job description for HP

– by B. T. Newberg Job descriptions help us know that we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing.  So what’s the JD for HP? This post is the first in a series examining HP through the lens of the…

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Unexplaining the unknown: Science’s forgotten power

– by B. T. Newberg Why does so much of popular culture seem to doubt and resent science?  Perhaps it is because, in public perception, it has lost its natural power to evoke the unknown. Does science explain phenomena in…

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Cherry blossoms bloom and fade in Korea

– by B. T. Newberg This video is a bit more quirky than usual for HP, but I thought I’d share it.  Everyday from the first bud to the final petal, we took a video of the local cherry blossoms. …

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