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Why There Are No Atheists at the Grand Canyon
TIME: Any fool can feel religious around the holidays. When the entire Judeo-Christian world is lit up — literally — with celebrations of faith, family and love, you’ve got to be awfully short of wonder
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Experiencing Awe Increases Belief in the Supernatural
Awe-inspiring moments — like the sight of the Grand Canyon or the Aurora Borealis — might increase our tendency to believe in God and the supernatural, according to new research. The new findings — published
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Conjuring Up Our Own Gods
The New York Times: “Americans are obsessed with the supernatural,” Jeffrey J. Kripal, a scholar of religion, told me here at Esalen, an institute dedicated to the idea that “we are all capable of the
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Infused With Faith: Ritual and Conflict
The Huffington Post: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begin this week, and it’s fair to say that attitudes range from guardedly hopeful to sneeringly cynical. After all, this conflict has been going on since the mid-20th century
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Infused with faith: Religious ritual and hope for peace
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks begin this week, and it’s fair to say that attitudes range from guardedly hopeful to sneeringly cynical. After all, this conflict has been going on since the mid-20th century, with a lot
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How Faith Can Affect Therapy
The New York Times: Can belief in God predict how someone responds to mental health treatment? A recent study suggests it might. Researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., enrolled 159 men and women in
