Tag: Religion
A Contest Over Cosmic Authority
Religion and science are often framed as hostile, opposing forces. But in the history of human society, they are more like siblings.
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The broken hallelujah
On the new film about Leonard Cohen’s most famous song and more in the latest microphilosophy newsletter.
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Wrestling with the Almighty
“There are the bones of a very interesting book here. But what Brinkmann presents us with is a diary that reads like the notes for a book he couldn’t find the willpower to write.”
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Hume is still a man for our times
One of our problems today is that we are intolerant of anyone who we think is wrong about something that matters a lot to us. Hume shows us that if instead we seek to understand each other, to converse calmly and intelligently, we will find that we will more easily correct each other’s errors and that more unites us than divides us.
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