Second and Third Thoughts
Most people understand that morality and good personal and social values are not tied to religious belief systems, but are the result of our common heritage and experience as human beings: social animals that care for each other and are kind to others because we understand that they are human too.
Half Of Brits Say Religion Does More Harm Than Good, And Atheists Can Be Just As Moral.
I’m travelling for a while only limited access to slow, but expensive wifi. So here’s another from the Jesus and Mo archives.
I’ve just finished reading Why Evolution Is True by Jerry Coyne. I personally don’t (and never did) have any doubts about the scientific Theory of Evolution, or Darwinism. Unfortunately, it is staggering how many people do. I was wasting some time a few days ago playing with the app, Voice Polls. It’s a kind of instant opinion poll.
Only 37% answer “science and evolution”; 33% say “god” and 30% “both”
It’s a bit hard to read the numbers for anything but the top choice, so I’ve added them in the caption. What this amounts to is that 63% of responders think god had a hand in human creation.
BBC News – Victoria Beckham named entrepreneur of the year.
Who’d a thunk it?
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