Curious study on intelligent design versus evolutionary theory and how these effect among other things, death anxiety.
Plos One: Death and Science: The Existential Underpinnings of Belief in Intelligent Design and Discomfort with Evolution
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I bookmarked that one. Existential terror is bound to drive people toward faith in God. Anything to cover the void.
I think the demise of modernism has made things worse, too. A secular utopian faith that served us well for a century, it's no longer salving those anxieties. So fundamentalism is on the rise.
Opium of the people, sure. Delusions are easier than reality. It's getting harder to find someone who isn't a junkie.
Ionesco's Rhinoceros comes to mind.
Ed, go ahead take the dive, tell us what you believe in...
Maybe Ed can make a stab @ replacing Joe Bageant? Hard shoes to fill.
I like that idea GK, we could use another Joe Bageant voice.
Can't tell if you're serious or sarcastic.
I like Sam Harris's belief explanation. Put me down as a non cult member.
Thanks Jim, you run a great blog.
Ed, no sarcasm here. I'm serious. Check out Joe Bageant, the guy was avery special writer and thinker.
I have run across him, probably here. Sorry to hear about his untimely death. we need guys like him.
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