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Morality and the Brain
Some new research into our innate moral capacity (the ability to think morally is innate, not the rules; although there are some foundational presumptions human brains tend to make, relating to recipr… more →
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Morality and the Brain
Todd wrote 1 year ago: Some new research into our innate moral capacity (the ability to think morally is innate, not the ru … more →
Youtube for Intellectuals...There is hope for the internets
Todd wrote 1 year ago: Big Think is a youtube-like venture that just went live this morning. Big Think posts interviews wit … more →
Does pop culture unify or fragment us culturally?
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Todd wrote 1 year ago: On another forum, I’ve been having a brief discussion with some cyber-acquaintances about whet … more →
Rant against Naive Relativism
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Todd wrote 2 years ago: 1) All ideas (including religions) are not equal, either in their truth content or in their conseque … more →
Evolution, Religion, Biology and Social Science
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Todd wrote 2 years ago: I’ve written several times here about whether or not I think religion is evolutionarily adapti … more →
Meaning of Gay—My Research
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Todd wrote 2 years ago: Several people have emailed asking me about my upcoming book, and C.L.’s comment in the Histor … more →
Naturalism and the Meaning of Life
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Todd wrote 2 years ago: Many people who lose their religion or who through education have to radically change their world vi … more →
Thinking about Naturalism and Social Theory
Todd wrote 3 years ago: [I've been trying to think through, again, how I think evolutionary theory and cognitive science cou … more →
Evolution and Culture [via a lecutre about brains], part two
Todd wrote 3 years ago: [Note: This is a rough draft, taken from lecture notes. I'll return later today to clean it up for r … more →
Evolution and Culture [via yet another conversation about religion], part one
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Todd wrote 3 years ago: This semester, I’m teaching a course on the connection between “Nature” and cultur … more →
Naturalism and Meaning (after John Dewey)
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Todd wrote 3 years ago: [Apologies to all who tried to read this the other day. I'm having problems working out how to passw … more →
