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Morality must relate, at some level, to the well-being of conscious creatures. If there are more and less effective ways for us to seek happiness and... →
It's not so much religion per se, it's false certainty that worries me, and religion just has more than its fair share of false certainty or... →
Nothing guarantees that reasonable people will agree about everything, of course, but the unreasonable are certain to be divided by their dogmas. It... →
Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic, human... →
The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs... →
It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a... →
Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries.... →
Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of... →
The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it... →
Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
As a parent, it's my responsibility to equip my child to do this - to grieve when grief is necessary and to realize that life is still profoundly... →
I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in any deep... →
The moral landscape is the framework I use for thinking about questions of morality and human values in universal terms.
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