Tag Archives: Free will

Living in a Material World

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, who died last year at age 82, was one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. Along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens, he campaigned relentlessly for the discrediting of religion (Christianity in particular) as a valid way to… Read more »

The Grand Master

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It seemed that everyone who carried a Nerd Card in my high school – and I had a Nerd Gold Card – eventually joined the Chess Club. I was a capable chess player.  Generally I could whip my friends during lunch before they had a chance to finish their Fritos. When I joined the Chess Club, however, I found myself… Read more »