PinnedPublished inThe LabyrinthReligion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious MindReligious ritual mitigates the downsides of human consciousness.Feb 11, 2021A response icon8Feb 11, 2021A response icon8
Published inThe Quantastic JournalAre Humans Still Evolving?How to debate an evolution denier and other musings on the state of human evolution.Feb 27A response icon14Feb 27A response icon14
Published inThe Quantastic JournalSpirituality Has a Biological Basis Because Humans Have BrainsWhat does the evidence about spirituality say so far and can it tell us why it’s pervasive across human societies?Jan 21A response icon19Jan 21A response icon19
Humans Are Not RationalTrump’s reelection is a gut-punch to progressives and liberals who believe humans can be rehabilitated or improved, but is it true?Dec 8, 2024A response icon82Dec 8, 2024A response icon82
There is Morality Without ReligionMorality arose before there were humans. Why do the devout need to rationalize that morality began with the Abrahamic God?Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024
It can’t happen here…can it?Could the U.S. actually lose its democracy?Oct 5, 2024A response icon2Oct 5, 2024A response icon2
Emotions run high in the Israel — Palestine conflictFacts and blame depends on who you support, but .May 11, 2024A response icon1May 11, 2024A response icon1
Answering the cosmic questions is not the reason for the origin of religion, if you embrace…Asking what happens to us after we die and our purpose in life is a secondary function of religion, not its original purpose.Dec 15, 2022A response icon1Dec 15, 2022A response icon1
Published inThe LabyrinthMy interview with drunk Evolution #2Where she talks about some planet-level environmental effects on evolution, then does a deep dive into human evolution, especially the…Oct 22, 2022A response icon1Oct 22, 2022A response icon1
Published inThe LabyrinthMy Interview with Drunk EvolutionI arranged for an interview with Evolution to get some background from the source, but when I showed up, she was drunk. I didn’t expect…Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022