The Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, was this last weekend. This year, I felt its cleansing power palpably. My reacquaintance with the power of Yom Kippur came decades ago. I see it as part of the ...

Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, superstition and intuition. They might even argue that atheism is the most ...

Society and religion were born, the author argues, as “twins.” Though religion as we understand it today arrived late.

BOSTON - In humans' mysterious journey to become intelligent, socializing creatures like no other in the animal world, one innovation played an essential role: religion. That's the theory that a ...

In his book Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science (Yale Univ., Oct), New York University philosophy professor Kwame Anthony Appiah explores the work of leading sociologists and ...

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Belief in God among adults who say humans evolved due to God's design who have a household income of $100,000 or more % of adults who say humans evolved due to God's design who have a household income ...

Will Gervais has received funding from various organizations over the years, including The Leverhulme Trust and the John Templeton Foundation Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational ...

Religious composition of adults in the Philadelphia metro area who say humans evolved; due to God's design Christian 85% Evangelical Protestant 16% Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 2% Southern ...