This blog has been very silent lately, but real life was buzzing with activity… Just one example: my first article has been published! If you're interested in New Atheism, you should take a look at the summary, which is in English. The article itself is in Dutch. Gepubliceerd met Blogsy
Tag: religion
Nanotechnology and religion: a complex relationship – The Guardian
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The Guardian Nanotechnology and religion: a complex relationship The Guardian Transhumanism is a cultural current that thinks that technology (including nano) will steer human evolution artificially, eliminating diseases, extending life… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Science asking for a dialogue with ‘non-experts’ (i.e. religious people) for strategic purposes (to avoid ‘bad […]
Resurrection: the Rebellion of Religion
We're about to celebrate Easter again. Besides airing the Passion of the Christ on tv, or hiding chocolate eggs in the garden, this feast has remained untouched by the massive commercialisation that suffocates Christmas (though I like unwrapping gifts as much as the next kid). It's a celebration with a very strange and precious message: […]
The Art in Nature – or: Thinking About My Research
Land art is a fascinating form of art, blurring the lines between the artificial and the natural. You could say land art gives us insight in the way culture works: integrating humanity in the natural world, while at the same time changing that world – making it hard to say whether the artist discovered or […]
Golem
Culture is “the rational done in an irrational way”, “a golden cage” we have to escape from to find our freedom again… This video gives some food for thought! GOLEM from GOLEM on Vimeo. I don't agree with the general message though. I think culture is the only way we have to (re)connect with our […]
Is it a miracle?
Great cartoon!
Cooperation, conflict and the cultural evolution of religion | Human Evolutionary Studies Program (HESP)
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Those with an academic interest in the study of religion may have to check out this event at SFU. http://t.co/WCuGI5be Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Should have seen this earlier, seems an interesting program! See on hesp.irmacs.sfu.ca
Losing Our Religion: The Growth Of The ‘Nones’ : NPR
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution As religious as this country may be, many Americans are not religious at all. The group of religiously unaffiliated – dubbed “nones”– has been growing. One-fifth of Americans say they’re nones, as are one in three under 30. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: The importance of this article is that it […]
Regaining Sanity for the Earth
– Tom Uytterhoeven – I’ve been reading Klaus Nürnberger‘s book “Regaining Sanity for the Earth” to write a review for the ESSSAT Newsletter. The book has some interesting proposals about the relation between science and religion. Science and religion need each other to pursue their ends: religion needs science to be relevant, science needs religion […]
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