Blasphemy laws are one of the most egregious and severe forms of religious privilege. It is the use of state-sponsored violence to attack someone for speaking in ways that religious leaders don’t like. Yet many countries, including the United States,…
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Category: ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, Intellect, intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, nature, practice, Responsibility, Science and Religion, Starstuff, Contemplating, uncategorized
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When I read today about reverence for nature, anxiety about the climate, and the fused destinies of humans and the environment, I hear Humboldt loud and clear.
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Category: Brock Haussamen, Cosmos, evolution, Gaia/Earth, Latest Posts, life, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion, wonder
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She thought she could now actually feel the Earth turn–not just imagine it in her head, but really feel it in the pit of her stomach. It was like descending in a fast elevator. She craned her neck back further,…
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Category: ancestors, Ancient and Modern Paganism, Gaia/Earth, Intellect, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, nature, Practice, practice, science, Science and Religion, Seasonal, seasonal, spirituality, Starstuff, Contemplating, uncategorized, wonder
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Simplified though the comparison is, it’s startling what genetics and written language have in common considering that the second is a recent human invention and the first represents the formation of life almost four billion years ago.
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Category: Brock Haussamen, Cosmos, evolution, Gaia/Earth, Latest Posts, life, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion, wonder
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“The most impressive aspect of the living world is its diversity. No two individuals in sexually reproducing populations are the same, nor are any two populations, species, or higher taxa [categories of organisms]. Wherever one looks in nature, one finds…
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Category: Brock Haussamen, Cosmos, evolution, Gaia/Earth, Latest Posts, life, naturalism, naturalistic pagan, Science and Religion, wonder
Tags: earth religion, nature religion, Peter Berger, Sacred Canopy, science and god, science and religion