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Is Ngozi Fulani’s outrage justifiable?

A conversation

The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists

By Holland Cooke Consultant   BLOCK ISLAND, RI -- In 1657, French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote “If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter.” If your mind is already wandering, I’ve made my point. And yes, boiling-it-down takes work. Whatever you’re saying ...

Justin Postlethwaite looks at how Le Figaro is annoyed at the creeping change in meaning of this little word

From the blog of Aaron David Fruh at The Times of Israel

Our beliefs today don’t conform to truth. Instead, they ricochet off our minds and hearts in all sorts of bizarre directions.

A significant omission in an otherwise good book.

Every year, the European Academy of Science awards the Blaise Pascal medal to outstanding scientists. This year, Distinguished Professor Susan Scott has

Trying to understand human nature has challenged and puzzled some of the world’s deepest thinkers. Humans seem to be such contradictions — capable of creating…