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Leron Shults

I don’t believe in God but I’m very interested in her: LeRon Shults, Adaptive Atheism, Science, and Human Development

Christianity, integral theory, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Theology

“I don’t believe in God but I’m very interested in her.” –Arthur C. Clarke I recently listened to another great interview with theologian/philosopher, LeRon Shults. Every time I listen to LeRon he challenges me and gets me thinking. I really appreciate this about him. Reflecting back, though, every time I hear LeRon talk about his…

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Theology After the Birth of God: Is Atheism the Next Step in Human Psycho-Social Evolution?

Christianity, Philosophy, Theology, Theory

“What bio-cultural sciences show us is that exactly this in-group anxiety and out-group antagonism is intensified by religion, i.e., shared imaginative engagement with supernatural agents. Priming people to think about invisible agents that may be watching them, and participating in emotionally-arousing, synchronically organized, causally opaque rituals, reinforces superstitious beliefs and segregative behaviors. This has been…

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