Richard Layman

Rational Study of Religion

theevolutioninstitute.org/foci/evolutionary-religious-studies/... "It is important to stress that most religious scholars, regardless of their intellectual perspective, study religion as a human-created phenomenon. Religious scholars (as opposed to theologians) have no more use for... Read More

Dissecting The Science Denier

 ... From a post by John Mashey on scienceblogs.com:... REASONS FOR ANTI-SCIENCE... Thanks to Barry & also Ruddiman PPP, Chapter 18.... The usual caveats apply, i.e., this is not about normal scientific skepticism and arguments, but where the science is denied/attacked for... Read More

Is spiritual the new supernatural?

Many of my peers seem to have adopted a non-denominational post new age "spirituality" as a common device by which they can dodge having to defend any particular sectarian dogma or faith.... I'm not politely buying it anymore.... Isn't spiritual just the new supernatural? How... Read More