
In The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion, published in 1967, Peter Berger analyses religion as socially constructed knowledge. His description suggests to me that our body of knowledge about the history and evolution of life could…
Read More– by B. T. Newberg The goal of this website is to promote naturalistic spirituality (check out our mission statement). But is it possible that, in the end, we’re doing harm to society? By harm, I mean any substantial increase…
Read MoreShe sat on my couch and wept. Not because her husband left. Because he wanted the kid. “He abuses him. He abuses both of us,” she said between sips of pekoe. “Now he’s going to take my son.” I didn’t…
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Carl Sagan, an agnostic who made a career of exploring – and marveling at – the wonders of the universe. His philosophy was that no concept of a creator or overseer could possibly match the awe-inspiring grandeur of nature itself. This is the way the Pagan atheist views the world, and the universe at large. It’s not some dry, clinical and bitter philosophy. It’s a vibrant, dynamic view of life and the environment that births and sustains it.
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