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Tag Archives: Richard Dawkins

Two Views of the Universe

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on May 26, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Richard Eckersley presents in his book Well & Good “two scientific descriptions of the world, which represent the extremes of the modern scientific worldview” (220). At least that is his claim. He first presents a description by Richard Dawkins from …
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Posted in Humanism, Religion, Science, Skeptical musings | Tagged meaning, Richard Dawkins | 2 Replies

Criticism of Buddhism

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 7, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Please note that i wrote this back in early 2008. My views on Buddhism have changed and thus my words from back then might not necessarily reflect what i am thinking now. However, so much work and time went into …
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Posted in Philosophy, Religion, Skeptical musings | Tagged Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris | 287 Replies

On genes and memes

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 30, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Damian Peterson summarized the definitions of genes and memesvery well. These two terms are important in understanding evolution, especially if the discussion involves Richard Dawkins since he originated the term “meme.” Damian’s summary is much more succinct than the blurbs …
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Posted in Science | Tagged meme, Richard Dawkins | 1 Reply
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