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School! How much is an education worth? (Part 4)

born4more wrote 1 month ago: When all is said and done, the choice of what kind of school your child goes to, is unique to the ci … more →

Tags: Education 2, kids, School, Loving Learning, bell hooks, Children, Education, geoffrey canada, John Dewey

Do Prizes Motivate Children or Does Praise?

crookyt wrote 3 months ago: What circumstances encourage people to become “effective, competent, and independent” learners? Acco … more →

Tags: Theresa, Thoughts, Children, childrens minds, criticism, Extrinsic Reward, Learning, Motivation, praise

Where the Conflict Really Lies (1/4): preparing the ground3 comments

Pete Hulme wrote 3 months ago: It’s hard to tell which falling straws are a good guide to the way the wind is blowing. Is it … more →

Tags: Science and Religion, ken wilber, Jenny Wade, God, Evolution, Eben Alexander, Cosmo Landesman, Alvin Plantinga, Brian Cox

Why Religion is Natural, Science is Not - a review5 comments

Pete Hulme wrote 3 months ago: Muller-Lyer Illusion: the lines are of equal length We may think of science as one wing and religion … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Science and Religion, Abdu'l-Baha, Amos Tversky, Daniel Kahneman, ken wilber, Religion, Robert McCauley, Science in Society

A Faint Taste of the Lion's Den?1 comment

Pete Hulme wrote 1 year ago: Among other principles of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings was the harmony of science and religion. Religion  … more →

Tags: Science and Religion, Spirituality, Abdu'l-Baha, John Hick, ken wilber, Consciousness, Physics, iain mcgilchrist, Rupert Sheldrake

Roads to Reality

Pete Hulme wrote 1 year ago: Goya’s ‘Truth Has Died’ Just as there is a fundamental difference between divine R … more →

Tags: Science and Religion, Book Reviews, Abdu'l-Baha, altamira, David Horrobin, Eric Reitan, Keith Oatley, ken wilber, Paris Talks

Prayers for those lost too young.2 comments

Ginger in the City wrote 1 year ago: I often get sent links to various blogs to check out. I’ve seen one floating around Twitter, s … more →

Tags: Designing Life, Jack Donaldson, justin bieber, Pray, Help, Donate, Tweet, Loss, Thanks

Two Kinds of Enlightenment

Pete Hulme wrote 2 years ago: The title Bible’s Buried Secrets drew me to watch the first programme in the series on BBC2 in … more →

Tags: Science and Religion, spirituality, John Hick, Consciousness, Baha'i Faith, God, amit goswami, Physics, Robert Wright

'The Master and his Emissary' by Iain McGilchrist8 comments

Pete Hulme wrote 3 years ago: When woman’s point of view receives due consideration and woman’s will is allowed adequate expressio … more →

Tags: Identity, Book Reviews, Science, Psychology & Society, compassion & empathy, Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, jonathan haidt, ken wilber, Baha'i Faith

Images and Eternity: the Wisdom of Created Things1 comment

Pete Hulme wrote 4 years ago: The tarn lies among mountains. A rabbit enjoys the grass near the water’s edge. A slight breeze wrin … more →

Tags: Poetry & Song, Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, Jürgen Habermas, ann faraday, Dreams, Parables, Metaphors, Images

The Self and the Soul: the Promise of a Rose Garden? (5/5)

Pete Hulme wrote 4 years ago: Lake District Cliff The best journey to make is inward. It is the interior that calls. Eliot heard i … more →

Tags: Science and Religion, Self and Soul, Baha'u'llah, Hidden Words, jonathan haidt, Guy Claxton, T. S. Eliot, William Wordsworth, r. s. thomas

A Self and a Soul: Approaching the Heart of the Matter (2/5)

Pete Hulme wrote 4 years ago: Mirroring the Light A pure heart is as a mirror . . . In the garden of thy heart plant naught but th … more →

Tags: Self and Soul, Baha'u'llah, Pam Reynolds, Hidden Words, jonathan haidt, ken wilber, Consciousness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dennett


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