Humor The weekend in crazy 23 Aug 2009 See the One Hour Parking Show. And the Washington Post… Read More
Evolution Some reading 18 Jul 2009 My longtime correspondent Bill Benzon has a very nice piece on the biological failure of the so-called “literary Darwinism” movement, in particular that of Joseph Carroll, who is the leading exponent of it. As Bill points out, we can mistake cultural tropes for biological traits all too easily. Will Thomas… Read More
General Science On ID and the public awareness of evolution 20 Apr 2008 Imagine a scientific theory that very few people know or understand. Let’s call it “valency theory“. Now suppose someone objects to valency theory because it undercuts their view of a particular religious doctrine, such as transubstantiation. So they gather money from rich members of their faith community and start a… Read More
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
And even once you get beyond that stage, nowadays you find yourself in temporary positions. Anyone have a job for a biostatistician? Have cat, will travel.
I thought I announced it, but I have a second postdoc now at the University of Sydney, starting next year. It’s on religion.
John, this reminds me. I’ve been wanting to ask you if your job search is going okay. If it’s going tough, any chance of renewing or finding a new postdoc?
I shall remain an eternal student until the day I die or lose my remaining mental faculties. As it happens, the profile was amended, as you can see if you read down past the pic… The blog won’t change. It is still for whatever is passing through my forebrain at a moment. My research is on the naturalisation of religion.
I shall remain an eternal student until the day I die or lose my remaining mental faculties. As it happens, the profile was amended, as you can see if you read down past the pic… The blog won’t change. It is still for whatever is passing through my forebrain at a moment. My research is on the naturalisation of religion.
I shall remain an eternal student until the day I die or lose my remaining mental faculties. As it happens, the profile was amended, as you can see if you read down past the pic… The blog won’t change. It is still for whatever is passing through my forebrain at a moment. My research is on the naturalisation of religion.
Congratulations.:) Perhaps I missed the announcement. You’ll need to redo your profile. Add more about a varied career.:) Is it Philosophy of Religion or plain Religion? I suppose I agree with you more about species concepts than religion. But you might have a stronger background in religion compared to biology.:) We agree that religion tends to change. But I suppose we also have our differences.:) For example, I see primitive monotheism in the Yahwist and a maturing monotheism in the Deuteronomist. So what direction will you take your blog?
Congratulations.:) Perhaps I missed the announcement. You’ll need to redo your profile. Add more about a varied career.:) Is it Philosophy of Religion or plain Religion? I suppose I agree with you more about species concepts than religion. But you might have a stronger background in religion compared to biology.:) We agree that religion tends to change. But I suppose we also have our differences.:) For example, I see primitive monotheism in the Yahwist and a maturing monotheism in the Deuteronomist. So what direction will you take your blog?
John Wilkins is an eternal postdoc, who thinks religion is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important….
John Wilkins is an eternal postdoc, who thinks religion is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important….
“As every enquiry, which regards religion, is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular, which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning its origin in human nature.” David Hume, The Natural History of Religion The latter is the naturalisation project.
“As every enquiry, which regards religion, is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular, which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning its origin in human nature.” David Hume, The Natural History of Religion The latter is the naturalisation project.
“As every enquiry, which regards religion, is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular, which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning its origin in human nature.” David Hume, The Natural History of Religion The latter is the naturalisation project.
John, I’m not finding a clear definition of “the naturalization of religion”. Could you give us a simple one paragraph definition?
John, I’m not finding a clear definition of “the naturalization of religion”. Could you give us a simple one paragraph definition?