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More to Explore --Worldview Theme #5A: Scientific Materialism |
| Materialism
(from online encyclopedia) |
| Scientific
Materialism (from online encyclopedia) |
| Origin
of Life (from online encyclopedia) |
| Human
Evolution (from online encyclopedia) |
| Atheism
(from online encyclopedia) |
| The
Origins of Scientific Materialism (1940 article from the journal
Theosophy) |
| The
Blind Watchmaker (about this classic book by evolutionary
biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins) |
| Blind
Watchmaker Applet |
| The
God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins (book review of 2006 book) |
| Faith,
Reason, God, by Cornelia Dean, NY Times (reviews of books by
scientists (some believers, some atheists)) |
| Edge
(online thought-provoking website exploring questions "at the edge of
the world's knowledge") |
| From
Complexity to Life: On the Emergence of Life and Meaning ed. Niels Henrik (review
of this 2003 book) |
| Information
Theory, Evolution, and the Origin of Life, by Hubert Yockey (preview
of 2005 book at Google Books) |
| Why
Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails), by Matt Young and Paul Strode
(read excerpts of 2009 book at Google Books) |
| National
Center for Science Education (dedicated to defending the teaching of
evolution in public schools) |
| Life
on Earth: Instructions in Three Billion (tiny) Letters or Less (2006
UCTV program) |
| "New
Glimpses of Life's Puzzling Origins" by Nicolas Wade (June 15,
2009 article in NY Times Science) |
| Darwin's
Gift: to Science and Religion, by Francisco Ayala (2007 book w/
"rational, measured perspective") |
| NASA's
Origins website (explores questions like "Where Did We Com From?,
Are We Alone?") |
| DNA--The
Double Helix (educational exploration from nobelprize.org) |
| Outer
Space Nurseries, by Robert Cowan (Aug 2006 report that
"chemistry that gave rise to life on Earth may have begun in
space") |
| The
Artificial Life Project (mission is "to
promote and assist in the engineering of artificial life") |
| The
International Society of Artificial Life (ISAL) (conferences and
conference proceedings on this topic) |
| "Are
Spiritual Encounters All in Your Head? by Barbara Hagerty (part of
five part series on NPR, May 2009) |
| "Scientist
Creates Life--Almost," by Alice Park (article in Time
February 4 2008) |
| BBC
News Report on Craig Venter's Progress Toward Goal of Creating Life in the
Lab (June 2007 story) |
| Scientism:
Philosophy and the Infatuation With Science, by Tom Sorell (read
portions of this at Google Books) |
| The
Scientific and Medical Network: An International Interdisciplinary Forum
for People Exploring Worldviews Beyond Materialism |
| The
Shamans of Scientism by Michael Shermer
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| "Does
Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?" (from the John Templeton
Foundation website) |
| International
Society for Complexity, Information, and Design (rejects evolution,
supports intelligent design) |
| "Why
Everyone Should Learn the Theory of Evolution" (from January 2009
Scientific American on Evolution) |
| Should Science Speak to Faith?
(July 2007 Scientific American article provides two perspectives)
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| Worldwide
Corruption of Scientific Materialism (Islamic perspective) |
| positive
Atheism |
| Science,
Religion, Politics, Law and Education (evolution and creationism by
Tim Berra) |
| The
Godless Fundamentalist, by Lakshmi Chaudhry (review of The
Root of All Evil: Richard Dawkins' documentary) |
| The
Religion of the Blind Watchmaker (a critical look by Phillip Johnson) |
| The
Unraveling of Scientific Materialism, by Phillip Johnson |
| Materialism
and the Mind Body Problem, by David Rosenthal (read portions of this
book at Google Books) |
| Life
2.0 by Lee Silver (a June 2007 article about rewriting life's genetic
code from scratch) |
| Out
of Body Experience Recreated (report on scientists' inducing OOBE
using virtual reality goggles) |
| Anti-Scientism:
Which Side Are You On? (May 2007 post by Robert McHenry with
commentary by others) |
| Questioning
the Scientific Worldview
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| Charles
Tart article (has good discussion of "Science and Scientism
in the Modern World") |
| How
Does Consciousness Happen? (October 2007 Scientific American
article) |
| quotes
about atheism |
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More to Explore --Worldview Theme #5B: Vitalism |
|
Vitalism (from online
encyclopedia) |
|
Odic Force (from
online encyclopedia) |
|
Spirituality (from
online encyclopedia) |
|
The
Vital Force: An Arcane Idea?, by C. Wansbrough |
|
What
Does It Mean to Be Alive? (chapter one from book) |
|
The Philosophy of
Biology (from online encyclopedia -- why vitalism has been
rejected by mainstream biologists)
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| Nature
/ Animism (includes links) |
| A
Wisdom Archive on Material Force (Eastern / New Age perspective) |
| What
is Qi? (or old spelling Ch'i; a vital life force, used in
Chinese Medicine)
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| Wellness
& Alternative Medicine (from online encyclopedia)
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| Romanticism,
Vitalism, and the Life Sciences |
| Spiritual
Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith, by George Vaillant (more on
this 2008 book) |
| Thinking With Your Soul, by Richard Wolman
(about spiritual intelligence, preview this 2001 book at Google Books) |
| Healing
Through Applying Universal Life Force Energy (Reiki), by David Herron |
| Vitalism / Reductionism Debate in the Life Sciences, and the concept of
Emergence |
| "The
Emerging New Worldview," by Paul Helfrich (paper re: conscious
creation and "consciousness is cool") |
| Consciousness
in the Cosmos (essays on the Stoa del
Sol website by Beatrix Murrell) |
| "Information
is the Difference Between Life and Matter," by Gert Korthof (explains
ideas of Hubert Yockey) |
| Do
Miracles Happen Today? by James Arlandson (2007 article) |
| Is
There a God? by Marilyn Adamson (presents six reasons to believe in
God) |
| The
Holy Spirit, by Michael Welker (1989 article by the editor of the 2004
book The
Work of the Spirit) |
| Angels
(from the Catholic Encyclopedia) |
| Religion
and Healing in America, ed. L. Barnes & S. Sered (read excerpts of
this 2005 book at Google Books) |
| Therapeutic
Touch -- History and Philosophy |
| Therapeutic
Touch |
| United
Communities of Spirit (a Global Interfaith Effort) |
| Life
Force Centre for Natural Well Being (British organization established
in 1990) |
| Spirituality
and Health Magazine |
| GhostVillage.com
("the web's most paranormal destination") |
| Ghost
Research Society (clearing house for reports of ghosts, hauntings,
etc) |
| Neither
Brain Nor Ghost by W. Teed Rockwell (review by philosopher Liz
Swan of this 2005 book) |
| Life,
Vitalism, Misusing the Name of the Lord, etc. by Christopher Kelty
(article and commentary) |
| What
is Nutritional Medicine? by B. Armstrong (article links nutrition with
vitalistic life force) |
| Principles
and the Practice of Homeopathy, by David Owen (comprehensive textbook) |
|
Panentheism (from
online encyclopedia) |
|
quotes
related to spirituality |