Tom Uytterhoeven One of the benefits of working at my faculty is that my office is located in – yes, as in physically part of – one of the largest theological libraries in the world. Reading has become a true adventure, leading to ever more new findings (sometimes it is not so much the…
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Science and Religion: Has the Conflict Model Won the Popularity Vote?
– Tom Uytterhoeven – This morning my wife posted a picture on my Facebook wall. It shows two Post It notes on a wall in a community center in a Belgian town. The center had organized a cultural activity for kids: they were invited to write down who their hero was. So one kid posted:…
The Social Conquest of Earth
– Tom Uytterhoeven – I just started reading Edward O. Wilson’s book “The Social Conquest of Earth”, and almost on page 1 (actually, it was page 7) I was struck by a telling sentence. Wilson paints a grim picture of the human condition. And adds to this: “Religion will never solve this great riddle.” He…
Darwin in Mind
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution #2 – Darwin in Mind: new opportunities for evolutionary #psychology. http://t.co/mz1TAr4U See on t.co
Darwin’s iPhone: The Politics and Rhetoric of Neuroscience, Evolutionary Psychology, and Online Education
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution In a recent speech, John Tooby, one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, compared the human brain to an iPhone full of different apps. (Huffingtonpost! Tom Uytterhoeven’s insight: I’m not sure what to think of this article. It starts of with some critical remarks on evolutionary psychology and cognitive…
The Evolution of Darwin: The scientist’s problem with God did not spring from his theory.
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution The scientist’s problem with God did not spring from his theory. (As we discuss evolutionary beginnings of humanity in my Psychology Gen. Ed. class, I find this writer’s p.o.v…. Tom Uytterhoeven’s insight: Tis article tries to do two things: (1) to argue that the theory of evolution and religion…
Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Wallace formed the theory of natural selection, but Darwin’s connections ensured he got the glory, writes Robin McKie (Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment http://t.co/VgrP1cJl)… See on www.guardian.co.uk