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TechGnosis: Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information (by Erik Davis, 1994)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:50:18 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Full Text @ Source

Clip Source: www.techgnosis.com

TechGnosis

Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information

by Erik Davis ( techgnosis.com )

Originally appeared in Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberspace, (Duke University Press, 1994), edited by Mark Dery

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Erik Davis (b. 1967 in Redwood City, California) is a North American social historian, cultural critic, essayist and lecturer.

He is noted for his study of the history of technology and society and his essays about the fate of the individual in the dawning posthuman era. Although significant aspects of his work include media criticism and technology criticism, his works span across other disciplines to include a larger social history of art, religion, and science, technology, and politics.

He is also a noted Philip K. Dick scholar. His most recently published research has focused on the history of utopian movements in California. He is known for his lively writing style in a number of genres and on varied subjects.

Clip Source: www.techgnosis.com

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Tags: davis, cyberspace, history, future, literature, toread, internet, web, technology, information

Biocultural Evolution in the 21st Century: The Evolutionary Role of Religion

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:17:45 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks:

My outline introduces the concept of biocultural evolution, particularly with reference to the Twentieth Century and the prospects for the Twenty-First Century. I then explore the concept of complex distributed systems to characterize all highly creative processes in both culture and nature. Subsequently, I turn to the problem of complexity horizons and the challenge that these present for traditional moral reflections. Humans are then characterized as a Lamarckian wild card in epic of evolution. I close by discussing the evolutionary role of religion.

See source for the full paper:
http://metanexus.net/magazine/ArticleDetail/tabid/68/id/8779/Default.aspx

Clip Source: metanexus.net

Biocultural Evolution in the 21st Century: The Evolutionary Role of Religion

By William Grassie

human evolution bypasses genetics and allows for intentional culturally-acquired adaptations and their cultural transmission between generations in a Lamarckian evolutionary pattern. As humans are about to embark upon large-scale genetic engineering of other species and ourselves, even as we have already engaged in large-scale environmental engineering, our biocultural evolution becomes literal and directed Lamarckism. This new pattern of evolution now dominates all life on Earth and places the values and intentions of humans as the driving force in the future evolution of the planet.

Tags: k21st, religion, biology, culture, evolution, technology, transhumanism, future, humanity

Fewer Belgians attending Mass

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:21:36 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: 7% attend church weekly (11% a decade ago)
57% new born children are baptised (65% a decade ago)
26.5% opt for a church wedding (49% a decade ago)
61% for church funeral (76% a decade ago)

The full press release (27 pages) is available in Dutch or French

Clip Source: www.deredactie.be

Fewer Belgians attending Mass

Tue 08/07/08 12:36 - A study carried out by the Leuven University Centre for Political Science on behalf of the Belgian Conference of Bishops has revealed a big fall in the number of Belgians attending Mass on a regular basis.

According to the study just 7% of us go to Mass every week.

This is down from 11% a decade ago.

The figures also show that just under 57% of new born children were baptised in Catholic churches in 2006.

This is down from 65% in 1998.

However, the most dramatic fall was in the number of church weddings.

Almost half (49%) of couples opted for a church wedding in 1998.

By 2006 this had fallen to just over a quarter (26.5%).

The number of church funerals is also down from 76% in 1998 to 61% in 2006.

Flanders being the most Catholic region and Greater Brussels having the lowest percentage of practicing Catholics.

However, the multi-cultural mix that is Greater Brussels means that many people practice other forms of religion that Catholicism.

Tags: religion, belgium, church, stats, study, numbers, statistics

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Atheism

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:45:21 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Source:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/108226/Republicans-Democrats-Differ-Creationism.aspx

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Estimates on Atheism

A Gallup survey out this week reveals a wide partisan gap in perceptions of evolution. Specifically, 60% of Republicans say humans were created in their present form by God 10,000 years ago, a belief shared by only 40% of independents and 38% of Democrats.

In other words, it's very easy for citizens to convert climate change, stem cell research, or evolution into just one more wedge issue like abortion, taxes, or gun control that help define what it means to be a Republican or Democrat. The political packaging of science for electoral gain is the unfortunate outcome of a lot of different forces, with both Republican and Democratic leaders to blame.

the proportion of Americans who believe that evolution has occurred with God playing no part has edged up slightly over the past 15 years to roughly 14%.

Tags: evolution, religion, atheism, usa, politics, poll, gallup, survey, god, stats

The Journal of Cartoon Over-analyzations

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:59:08 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Looks like a wonderful blog

Clip Source: cartoonoveranalyzations.com

The Journal of Cartoon Over-analyzations

Clip Source: cartoonoveranalyzations.com

Are there existential dilemmas in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends? Does Brad Bird’s oeuvre contain creepy Objectivist subtext? Is there a Lorenzo Music/Bill Murray Ghostbusters-Garfield conspiracy? Were Paw Paw Bears simply evolved Snorks with a totemic religion? Or maybe Scooby and Shaggy, like, totally smoked weed, man. These and other questions require more than careful analysis. They demand over-analyzation.

This site thrives on reader submissions.

we’re beseeching you, the audience: send us your half-baked theories and misguided essays! (They don’t even have to be long, that’s what Mini-Analyzations are for.)

from the archives

Tags: humor, society, cartoon, cartoons, analysis, funny, philosophy

American Views of Religious Groups and Atheists

Sat, 03 May 2008 11:30:31 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: I find it remarkable that atheists are viewed almost as badly upon as Scientologists.

Clip Source: scienceblogs.com

American Views of Religious Groups and Atheists

Gallup has released a survey measuring Americans views on various religious groups

Tags: religion, atheism, scientology, survey, gallup, us, usa, stats, society

Ex-Scientology Kids Share Their Stories

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:50:27 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Cruise is a vocal supporter and close friend of Scientology's worldwide leader, David Miscavige, who took over the reins of power when science fiction author and founder L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986.

Miscavige says Scientology can offer its followers greater ability in all areas of life, rid people of negativity, and make them "clear."

But some former members of the Sea Organization, or Sea Org (Scientology's version of clergy -- the group of people who essentially run the church), including a niece of Miscavige, see another side to the religion. They spoke to "Nightline" about how they became increasingly disillusioned with the Church of Scientology, until they decided it was time to leave.

Exscientologykids.com was created by three young women who used to be members of the church, including Jenna Miscavige Hill, who is a niece of Scientology's leader David Miscavige.

Tags: scientology, religion, belief, church

42 Predictions

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:18:52 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.dailygalaxy.com

The Daily Galaxy launches "42 Predictions" (1/18)

42 Predictions is a place for you to share your predictions and thoughts and see what the world is thinking about science and space exploration, climate change, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, politics, technology, war and peace, and today's major news events that are changing the course of history. You can add a prediction or leave comments anonymously, or upload a pic or avatar and include a link.

Either way, let the world know your prediction or thoughts on the news and events that are changing the course of history, and the fate of our planet.

42 Predictions.com

Clip Source: www.42predictions.com

Show predictions in

- All categories
- Science
- Space Exploration
- Climate Change
- War & Peace
- Politics
- Religion
- Sports
- Technology
- Health
- Money
- Education
- Media

Tags: future, space, astronomy, science, history, scifi, resource, technology, politics, 42

Your Nose, Your Brain, Your Faith

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:02:56 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: Sam Harris article....very interesting!

Rest of article:

http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/my-nose-my-brain-my-faith/

Clip Source: www.samharris.org

By DAVID VAN BIEMA
Jan. 10, 2008

Your nose is one of the less complicated parts of your body, and yet we credit it with considerable intelligence in the area of truth vs. falsehood. We “sniff out a lie.” We say “something smells fishy.” Now studies suggest that something more than metaphor may be at work here--specifically, brain science. The same research may also shed unexpected light on religious faith.

Believing or disbelieving something is always as much about feeling as fact. Sam Harris, a doctoral candidate at UCLA, wanted to see what that means in physiological terms. To many readers, Harris is best known for his antireligious book The End of Faith. But he is also a neuroscientist. In a study reported in the Annals of Neurology, Harris presented 14 people with 360 statements designed to elicit belief, disbelief or uncertainty. He tracked their brain response with a functional magnetic resonance imager (fMRI) and got some very revealing results.

Tags: sam harris, neuroscience, faith, religion

Duelity

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:10:24 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks: Just go to http://www.duelity.net/ & click "watch". There are three short movies.

Clip Source: www.xplane.com

Duelity

Check out the short animated, “infographicy” film “Duelity,” by Marcos Ceravolo and Ryan Uhrich:

According to the records of the General Organization of Development labs (GOD) it took a mere six days to manufacture a fully-operational universe, complete with day, night, flora and fauna, and installing Adam as its manager to oversee daily functions on Earth.

That’s one story.

If thou shalt believe the Book of Darwin, t’is five billion years after The Big Bang that we behold what the cosmos hath begat; the magma, the terra firma, the creeping beats, and mankind, whose dolorous and chaotic evolution begat the gift of consciousness.

Duelity is a split-screen animation that tells both sides of the story of Earth’s origins in a dizzying and provocative journey through the history and language that marks human thought.

Tags: infographic, visualization, duelity, religion, creationism, science, evolution, earth, philosophy, darwin

The God Effect : Does Thinking of an Omniscient God Promote Altruism?

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:50:51 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

God Effect, The

does thinking of an omniscient God actually promote altruism?

Multimedia

Graphic

the so-called “dictator game,” a common way of measuring generosity toward strangers. The game is simple: you’re offered 10 $1 coins and told to take as many as you want and leave the rest for the player in the other room

the “God prime” worked like a charm, leading to fairer splits. Without the God prime, only 12 percent of the participants split the money evenly, but when primed with the religious words, 52 percent did.

In a second study, the researchers had participants unscramble sentences containing words like civic, contract and police — meant to evoke secular moral institutions. This prime also increased generosity. And unlike the religious prime, it did so consistently for both believers and nonbelievers.

Tags: morality, ethics, experiment, study, game theory, god, religion, dictator, psychology, society

Religions for a Galactic Civilization - by William Sims Bainbridge

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:06:29 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: mysite.verizon.net

Religions for a Galactic Civilization

by William Sims Bainbridge

March 26-27, 1981.

Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 - Videos

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:35:40 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: thesciencenetwork.org

Click on the links below to view the initial edited version of this event

Clip Source: thesciencenetwork.org

The aim of Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 is to invite participants to undertake together an ongoing reconnaissance of Enlightenment ideas in the light of advances in primarily cognitive neurosciences, evolutionary biology, physics etc. though not by any means scanting history, philosophy, law.

Tags: beyond belief, video, religion, atheism, resource, neuroscience, science, enlightenment, debate, belief

In case you didn't know how crazy scientology makes people

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:57:41 GMT

clipped by: Viiltaja
clipper's remarks: I looked this South park episode and I sincerely thought it was just a big joke but for a god sake those things were real. These people look totally flipped, this video seems to be a good example of that. If you wanna get rich find a religion!

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Tags: religion, scientology, crazy

Creationist vs. Atheist YouTube War Marks New Breed of Copyright Claim

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:48:15 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes
clipper's remarks:

As more people catch on to how useful YouTube can be for delivering political, religious and cultural messages, DMCA claims are likely to increase. With news cycles moving at light-speed, an illegal copyright claim might well suppress unwanted news long enough to distort coverage.

...

"Oscar Wilde once said that the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about," [Uri] Geller said. "When skeptics bring videos out, come on, that's free publicity ... I've been hounded by skeptics for years. I'm used to turning it around."

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Creationist vs. Atheist YouTube War Marks New Breed of Copyright Claim

YouTube yanked several videos last week that had been posted by the self-avowed atheist group Rational Response Squad. The videos criticized the Creation Science Evangelism ministry. YouTube removed the videos and at one point suspended Rational Response Squad's account.

The videos included content owned by Creation Science Evangelism. But Rational Response Squad argued in an open letter to YouTube that the content fell under fair use.

The videos were eventually reposted, and Rational Response Squad's account was reinstated. "The default, unfortunately, is that (sites like YouTube) take it down, and leave it to the user to issue a counter-notice," said Corynne McSherry, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "It was clearly fair use, and their claim was clearly bogus. It was just the fastest way they could think of to get it taken down."

Tags: youtube, dmca, copyright, fair use, religion, creationism, atheism, eff

Clipmarks | Djiezes's 'religion' clips

TechGnosis: Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information (by Erik Davis, 1994)

Biocultural Evolution in the 21st Century: The Evolutionary Role of Religion

Fewer Belgians attending Mass

Tue 08/07/08 12:36 - A study carried out by the Leuven University Centre for Political Science on behalf of the Belgian Conference of Bishops has revealed a big fall in the number of Belgians attending Mass on a regular basis.

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Atheism

Partisan Gaps Over Evolution and Estimates on Atheism

The Journal of Cartoon Over-analyzations

The Journal of Cartoon Over-analyzations

American Views of Religious Groups and Atheists

American Views of Religious Groups and Atheists

Ex-Scientology Kids Share Their Stories

42 Predictions

The Daily Galaxy launches "42 Predictions" (1/18)

Your Nose, Your Brain, Your Faith

Duelity

Duelity

The God Effect : Does Thinking of an Omniscient God Promote Altruism?

God Effect, The

Multimedia

Religions for a Galactic Civilization - by William Sims Bainbridge

Religions for a Galactic Civilization

by William Sims Bainbridge

Contents:

Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 - Videos

In case you didn't know how crazy scientology makes people

Creationist vs. Atheist YouTube War Marks New Breed of Copyright Claim

Creationist vs. Atheist YouTube War Marks New Breed of Copyright Claim