Religious Awakening in China
Religious practices and spirituality among the Chinese may get a boost, thanks to forthcoming mandatory changes in China’s central government when the 18th Congress of the Communist Party meets later...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of the Millennium Still Drives So Many of Us - From Mayan Myths...
Every once in awhile I rant.read more
View ArticleCrowdsourcing, Crowdfunding, X Prizes - 7 Billion Minds Put to Work
There has never been a better time in history for us to become collectively engaged in addressing the challenges humanity faces including climate change, energy, food production, social, religious,...
View ArticleReligion, Technology and Science in the 21st Century - Uncertainty in a...
Back at the beginning of the 21st century, PBS, the U.S.read more
View ArticleReligion, Technology and Science in the 21st Century - Part 2: What...
The major religions of the world are faced with a knowledge explosion here in the 21st century. In particular scientific knowledge is growing exponentially.read more
View ArticleReligion, Technology and Science in the 21st Century - Part 3: How Islam...
The scientific and technological revolution in the Western Christian World bypassed Islam in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ottoman Empire, the most powerful of Islam's organized states succumbed to...
View ArticleReligion and Technology Cooperate in Stained Glass Solar Cells
Here I am writing about religion, science and technology and the 21st Century and suddenly I run across the following story.read more
View ArticleReligion, Technology and Science in the 21st Century - Part 4: How the Hindu...
Of the world's major religions one, Hinduism, stands out as not following the Western monotheistic view of God. Close to a billion of us follow the religion. And the faith has been described as...
View ArticleSelf Deception and Denial - Human Behavior and Climate Change
November 2, 2013 - Humans are great at denial. It keeps us going in times of war and crisis. It gives us hope even when reality points to a disastrous outcome. Think about the passengers and crew on...
View ArticleSeparation of Religion and State Is Unlikely in Muslim World
“The Arab world does not want a state without religion,” according to Islamic scholar Gudrun Krämer of the Free University of Berlin.read more
View ArticleIt is Easier to be Selectively Aware of Science Today Than Face Our Future...
Last night I watched an HBO documentary called "Questioning Darwin." It took an in-depth look at those who reject Darwin's theory of natural selection on grounds of faith in the words of the...
View ArticleThe Yearning Annex: Google Commits Millions for Robot Cult Indoctrination in...
Their prose was all purple, there were VCs running everywhere, tryin' to profit from destruction, you know we didn't even care.read more
View ArticleScience, Technology and Islam - The Latest News
February 19, 2015 - Some of you who are my readers may not know that when I graduated from university my degree was in Islamic Studies and Medieval History. I was very much aware of Islam's...
View ArticleAnglican Church Divesting Investments in Fossil Fuels
May 1, 2015 - The divestment movement that began in American universities, progressed to include Rockefellers among its successes, has now won over the read more
View ArticleWhen the Pope Gets it Right Even Atheists Sit Up and Take Notice
June 18, 2015 - Although couched in biblical terms and phrases, the head of the Roman Catholic Church couldn't have said itread more
View ArticleReinventing Afterlife - AI Company on a Mission to Bring You Back After You Die
November 27, 2015 - This sounds like science fiction at its spookiest but a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence company called Humai, short for Human Resurrection Through Artificial Intelligence,...
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