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In Montréal, an fMRI study measuring 15 secluded carmelite nuns' brain activity while remebering an episode of "becoming one" with God yields uninterpretable results. "In the control condition", says the paper, "subjects were instructed to remember and relive (eyes closed) the most intense state of union with another human being felt in their lives while being in the Carmelite Order". Always mind your control...

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The Intelligent Design wave has not reached Europe so far ; Tuesday, however, in Castel Gandolfo, the Pope will gather his "Ratzinger Schulkreis" , a theological circle decided (or so it seems) to put an end to the Church's adhesion to Darwinism. But is it really ID that Ratzinger is preparing to embrace?

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In his review of Marc Hauser's new book, Richard Rorty doubts that there are biological constraints on moral reasoning. We disagree.

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On his way to becoming a European scientific superstar, Frans De Waal indulged himself in some careless piece of talk with a german journalist, last friday.

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Being a father is not always easy, even less so when scientists assure you that there is a 10-percent chance the kid might not be yours... But recent evidence has come to reassure every primate father on earth, while another study reveals how paternity can rewire a monkey brain.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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This post is part of a series of primers written for the AlphaPsy main site; they explain the ABC of the naturalistic worldview for the lay reader. For each topic, a bibliography can be found on the main site, below the primer.

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