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Month: September 2013

Cosmology: Theism?

Cosmology: Theism?

If the Triple Path rejects failed ancient cosmologies, then why still believe in God? Current scientific models give us tremendous insight into how the universe began and how it works, and into the origins of mankind. These models, however, also have significant gaps and cannot explain the root cause of many scientific observations. Why did the Big Bang happen? How and why do the fundamental forces work? How and why do the elementary particles exist? How did consciousness evolve? What…

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Cosmology & Reasonable Religion: Worthwhile Religious Practices – Prayer and Meditation

Cosmology & Reasonable Religion: Worthwhile Religious Practices – Prayer and Meditation

Beyond studies of just the general effect of religiosity, prayer and meditation are two specific religious practices that have been shown to have positive effects. Prayer has a beneficial effect on the person who prays: it increases gratitude and has a strong relationship with hope and adult attachment.1 Praying for one’s partner also decreases infidelity in the person who prays (both unfaithful acts and thoughts) by increasing the perception that the relationship is sacred.2 Praying with and for one’s partner…

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Cosmology: The Benefits of Religion

Cosmology: The Benefits of Religion

This post is a follow-up to my previous five-part series on Cosmology, Religion, and Reason. Part one is here. Part two is here. Part three is here.Part four is here. Part five is here. In part five of my previous series on cosmology, I talked about some of the potential evolutionary explanations for the development of religion. Many of these evolutionary explanations are compelling, and it is likely that a combination of some or all of them may be right….

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