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We Will Continue To Spill Blood In What Is, At Bottom, A War Of Ideas

The Most Transformative Experiences People Have - Bliss, Devotion, Self Transcendence - Are Currently Anchored To The Worst Parts Of Culture And To Ways Of Thinking That Merely Amplify Superstition, Self-deception, And Conflict.

Science Has Long Been In The Value Business. Despite A Widespread Belief To The Contrary, Scientific Validity Is Not The Result Of Scientists Abstaining From Making Value Judgments; Rather, Scientific Validity Is The Result Of Scientists Making Their Best Efforts To Value Principles Of Reasoning That Link Their Beliefs To Reality, Through Reliable Chains Of Evidence And Argument.

How Can We Be “free” As Conscious Agents If Everything That We Consciously Intend Is Caused By Events In Our Brain That We Do Not Intend And Of Which We Are Entirely Unaware? We Can’t.

It Is Easy To See What Many People, Women Especially, Admire About Sarah Palin. Here Is A Mother Of Five Who Can See The Bright Side Of Having A Child With Down Syndrome And Still Find The Time And Energy To Govern The State Of Alaska.