Naturalistic Paganism

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Naturalism: Every second of your life is meaningful, by B. T. Newberg

The theme for the rest of this month at HP is “Finding Meaning”.   Image contributed by Laura Stevens A common reaction to naturalism is that it means nothing matters. On the contrary, it means everything matters. Nothing can magically…

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To what should I aspire? by Thomas Schenk

The theme for the rest of this month at HP is “Finding Meaning”.  The limits of artificial intelligence The success of artificial intelligence, though limited, suggests that intelligence is a rather mechanical operation.  To the extent that we humans have…

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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….

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The 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.

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Ancient 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…

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