Naturalistic Paganism

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The impossibility of Atheism, by Bart Everson

I’ve identified myself as an atheist for many years, but now I’m reconsidering this label. It’s not that my worldview has changed. It’s a matter of intellectual honesty. I started rethinking this after reading an essay on Religion Dispatches in…

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Naturalism and the gods, by Glen Gordon

Having a naturalist sensibility, I find supernatural concepts of deities within paganism difficult to accept. Having been unsure if concepts of deities are applicable or valuable, I drifted towards an agnostic humanism. Exposure to the blending of process theism and…

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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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Magic in the 22nd century, by Drew Jacob

This week we hear from Drew Jacob, author of Walk Like a God, and proprietor of altmagic. This article will not convince you that magic is real. I practice the art of magic. I define magic as using ritual or…

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