Naturalistic Paganism
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Looking back, Looking forward, by John Halstead
Officially, my job as managing editor does not start until next Sunday, but I’m very excited, and I wanted to give you a preview of what’s to come. Looking back But before I do, I want to look back briefly….
Read MoreThe three why’s of ritual, by NaturalPantheist
There are three reasons why ritual is important, whether or not we believe in anything supernatural about it – it reminds us to stop and be aware of the world around us, it has an effect on us internally and it helps us to connect to something bigger than ourselves.
Read MoreAncient philosophy meets Darwin: Can science offer a way of life?
Ancient philosophers differed from those today in one crucial way: For them, philosophy was a way of life. Can science, too, be a way of life? Philosophy as a way of life All the ancient philosophers, from Socrates to the…
Read MoreHidden spirits, by Bryan Beard
This week we feature the photography of Bryan Beard, who also happens to be the artist who drew our tree logo. A long-time photographer of mushrooms, Beard captures the beauty of the ubiquitous but virtually unnoticed.
Read MoreA tropical rainforest ontology: In search of a non-reductive naturalism, by John Halstead
Analytical philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote in “A Free Man’s Worship” that the world which science presents to us is purposeless and void of meaning, and our lives are nothing but the “outcome of accidental collocations of atoms.” Similarly, Steven Weinberg…
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